Can't play midi files anymore

I've upgraded to QT 7.2 and now any midi file I download is unplayable. All I get it "Mac OS error -208". What gives? I use a lot of midi files for my work and now - nothing. Does anyone know a fix?

I just ran into the same thing. Use to work fine, now it doesn't. I don't play midi often so I can't pin point it, but Michael might be on to something. I checked my log and on Sept. 20 I upgraded to QT 7.2. I just downloaded Mighty MIDI and it plays. Sounds bad though. And it plays find under Windows running on the same computer.
Here's a link to a working file:
http://home.comcast.net/~unclespongehead/22.mid
Can somebody else with QT 7.2 try it and report the results here? TIA

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