ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Windows Media Components for QuickTime

Imagine you have two different toys that don't really fit together because they have different shapes. In this case, QuickTime is like one toy and Windows Media is like another. You want to be able to play a video or a song that was made using Windows Media on your QuickTime toy.

That's where the Windows Media Components for QuickTime come in. It's like having a special adapter that makes the Windows Media toy fit into the QuickTime toy.

When you install the Windows Media Components for QuickTime, it's like putting a special piece onto your QuickTime toy that allows it to understand and play things made with Windows Media. So when you click on a video or a song that was made with Windows Media, your QuickTime toy will know how to play it even though it's not exactly the same toy.

It's like having a magic wand that makes different shaped toys work together!