Why doesn't QuickTime send external MIDI signal to my Synth?

I am not able to play MIDI files through Quicktime to synthesizers. Quicktime is installed on an Acer laptop running the Windows 7 . The QuickTime user manual directed me to Edit,- preferences- Quicktime preferences, audio options. I have only two choices. One for music Synthesiser and one for General MIDI. The Quicktime Synth plays the files through the soundcard on board. I expected the General MIDI option to drive the external synth. I tried using Windows media player and it does play the external synth when a MIDI file is selected. The reason I want to have the Quicktime player operating is because most MIDI sites stream to Quicktime. I'd like to have the player use an external synth of better sound quality. Do I need to purchase Quicktime Pro to obtain the rseults I looking for with the Quicktime player?

Do you have a backup of your disk? If not, proceed at your own risk.
I would try to repair the disk using Disk Utility?
If that doesn't work... try DiskWarrior to repair the drive directory.
Beyond that you will need professional help to recover your data.

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