From: Don Tuttle on
In article
<nospam.m-m-CB9A72.21064710112009(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com>,
M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote:

> In article <1j90rfc.48keoo1fowh67N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>,
> dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
>
> > From a quick glance, that appears to be because QuickTime Player 7 in
> > Snow Leopard has a special launcher which pre-checks the movie and
> > launches QuickTime Player X instead if it is able to play the movie.
>
> It doesn't stick in the Get Info window. If I choose QT Player 7, it
> just goes right back to QT Player X.

I am super uninformed about this subject, but I think I have read that
under Snow Leopard, the former principles for what app opens what file
no longer apply.
Thanks to all for help. You went "over and above," David Empson, to
lend me a hand.
don