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To have us workaround the issue discussed in the security advisory for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. To work around this problem yourself, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.
To implement the workaround that disables QuickTime parsing automatically on a computer that is running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, click the
Fix this problem
link under Enable workaround. To undo the workaround, click the
Fix this problem
link under Disable workaround. In either scenario, click
Run
in the
File Download
dialog box, and follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.
Note this wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
Note if you are not on the computer that has the problem, save the Fix it solution to a flash drive or a CD and then run it on the computer that has the problem.
To implement the workaround that disables QuickTime parsing yourself, use one of the following methods:
Important
This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Copy the following text to a text file, and then save the file by using a .REG extension. For example, save the file as "Disable_Quicktime_Parser.reg":
For 32-bit Windows systems:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D51BD5A0-7548-11CF-A520-0080C77EF58A}]
For 64 bit Windows Systems:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D51BD5A0-7548-11CF-A520-0080C77EF58A}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{D51BD5A0-7548-11CF-A520-0080C77EF58A}]
On the target computer, type the following command from an elevated command prompt to run the registry script:
Regedit.exe /s Disable_Quicktime_Parser.reg
Impact of the workaround
QuickTime content playback will be disabled.
How to undo the workarounds
How to undo the interactive method
Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Import.
In the Import Registry File dialog box, select Quicktime_Parser_Backup.reg, and then click Open.
Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.
How to undo the managed deployment script
On the target computer, type the following command from an elevated command prompt to restore the original state:
Check whether the registry key is created or modified. If the registry key is created or modified, you are finished with this article. If the registry key is not created or modified, you can contact support