QuickTime doesn't appear, or is excessively delayed

QuickTime doesn't appear, or is excessively delayed I have no problem view Apple trailers in little windows, but when I click on a link to download an HD version, it's supposed to load QuickTime, which then buffers the movie and eventually begins to play it.
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"It looks like I may have found the solution.

I started by checking my task list with Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com. QuickTimePlayer.exe was parked there, so I killed it.

Then when I clicked on a trailer link, a new instance of QT appeared in the process list, and QT's window appeared as expected. The trailer played, and when it was finished I closed QT.

However, QuickTimePlayer.exe remained in the task list, and no more trailers would play. I killed the task again, and then clicked on a trailer to bring QT up again. This time I went to Edit / Preferences / QuickTime Preferences. On the Streaming tab I turned OFF Instant On.

Now when I exit QT, the player task closes, and a fresh one appears when I play another movie. This is exactly what I want it to do."