QuickTime Mpeg2 will not install

tmaker · #1 March 6th, 2009, 11:10 PM

I recently did a clean install of my system and deleted my Previous Systems folder. I was looking to play DVDs in QuickTime with the Mpeg-2 Component, but it is missing from /Library/QuickTime. I can't find it anywhere on the drive. I am trying to reinstall it from the QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg I bought from Apple. Installer says "successfully installed" but there's no sign of the QuickTimeMPEG2.component file. And still no ability to play MPEG-2.

I have downloaded through the Apple store the most recent version of the component installer. No dice.

I have deleted QuickTimeMpeg2.pkg from /Library/Receipts. No dice.

I have searched through all /Users. Nothing.

Am I missing something? This is really ticking me off.

rmaille · #2 October 15th, 2009, 06:47 PM

I did the same thing with my system, and now I have the same problem you have...did you resolved it?...before this it was working perfectly fine...HELP PLEASE!

ElDiabloConCaca · #3 October 15th, 2009, 10:29 PM

Are you running Snow Leopard?

If so, have you tried opening the movie with the "Quicktime 7 Pro.app", located in /Applications/Utilities/?

rmaille · #4 October 16th, 2009, 01:41 AM

No my system is tiger (10.4.11), but I don't know what I did that is working again, but the only problem (maybe it's not a problem) is that in my desesperation I double click in the quicktime component icon (system/library/quicktime) and the lego brick icon was repalaced by simple folder (in all of them), do you think this will be a problem? is working fine, is there a way to restore the original icon?

thanks

rmaille · #5 October 16th, 2009, 03:28 AM

I still have the same problem after I restarted my mac