Another avi Q!!!

Hi
I've been through the forums and links and still come up confused
I'm trying to open avi files. Here's what I have
Quicktime 7.1.1
VLC 0.8.5
DivX Converter 1.1.1
DivX Doctor2 2.2
DivX Player 1.0.3
Real player 10.1.0(412)
WMP 9
How do I stop Quicktime trying automatically to open the avi as I download it and have another application do the job properly? When you download a WMF the WMP automatically opens it etc etc. I've been through all the application preferences to no avail!
Thanks for your patience!
Thanks for your patience
G4,1 ghz dual.1gb ram Mac OS X (10.4.6) logic 7.1.1,korg N1,unitor 8,01v

I want to download the file and open with an application that works . Do I have to download with Safari and watch Quicktime try to open (saving the file to say-Desktop).
I'd use any work flow that worked. Certainly you can try it that way. You could also try using Firefox's "Save as" option to try and "snag" the file as one of the HTML page assets. If your "application that works" has the ability to download/save directly using the URL, then the best approach might be to simply use Safari (or another browser) to learn the URL of the movie and "copy/paste" it to the media player and let it open the file itself.
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