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Old 04-03-2006 | 06:04 PM
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Why won't windows media player work with firefox?

I'm on a new PC and have tried installing firefox multiple times with the same result. The windows media player plug-in for firefox won't work. Won't install. Works fine with IE but not in firefox. Never had this issue with other computers I have.
Old 04-03-2006 | 06:25 PM
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Interesting, never heard of this problem, mine works fine. Interested to hear others on this one.
Old 04-03-2006 | 06:26 PM
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I've never had this problem.
Old 04-03-2006 | 06:31 PM
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Shouldnt be an issue, but the title sounded funny. Like why wont my Coke machine despense any Pepsi?
Old 04-03-2006 | 08:11 PM
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Old 04-03-2006 | 08:18 PM
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every time i try and download something it shuts down
Old 04-03-2006 | 08:33 PM
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i wonder why taht happens also
Old 04-03-2006 | 09:01 PM
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I think it might have something to do with Windows XP Media Center
Old 04-03-2006 | 09:12 PM
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You will have better luck . . .

posting your question here; http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=38
Old 04-03-2006 | 09:16 PM
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i have the exact same problem; post back w/ any solution please...
Old 04-03-2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan
Question posted. Thanks for the link.
Old 04-03-2006 | 10:00 PM
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The fix . . .

in a reply to mrsteve.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...213#RestoreWMP
Old 04-03-2006 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan
For some reason that fix didn't work for me when I had the same issues.. I had to delete all my extensions and unistall firefox then re-install..
Old 04-03-2006 | 10:45 PM
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Doesn't work for me either...
Old 04-03-2006 | 10:45 PM
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I just restored the PC to factory settings/config yesterday when I installed Firefox... don't see why I'd need to reinstall yet again
Old 04-03-2006 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
I just restored the PC to factory settings/config yesterday when I installed Firefox... don't see why I'd need to reinstall yet again
Just do it.. It takes 2 minutes..

I actually tried to uninstall and reinstall and it didn't work til I removed my extensions..

I think it was adblock that was fucking it up..
Old 04-03-2006 | 11:56 PM
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damn... so XP-MCE makes you work to get FF to display embedded WMP content???
Old 04-04-2006 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
damn... so XP-MCE makes you work to get FF to display embedded WMP content???
XP=Micro$oft & FireFox=Not Micro$oft
. . .and your surprised because?
Old 04-04-2006 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan
XP=Micro$oft & FireFox=Not Micro$oft
. . .and your surprised because?
XP doesn't make you do this to get it to work, while XP-MCE does. This means something changed between XP and XP-MCE. That's why I'm
Old 04-04-2006 | 02:01 AM
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Windows Media Lite:

All support on FireFox without all the M$ programs to download...

http://www.codecguide.com/download_other.htm
Old 04-04-2006 | 04:10 AM
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that happens to me on some of the videos off of break.com... not all of them.
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