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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 11th Jan 2007 07:03
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Hey, I've been having this problem for a while. Once I installed Firefox, it told me to install the WMP plugin. I installed it, restarted. Nothing. It still says I need to install it. What is wrong, and how do I get it working? Thanks!

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dark coder
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Posted: 11th Jan 2007 08:06
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I don't recall installing anything other than quicktime(eww) and flash, I think you just need to update WMP manually and it usually works fine in FF, or atlest it does for me.

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Jess T
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Posted: 11th Jan 2007 09:15
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Why use WMP at all? It's a resource hog and will connect to MS servers and send information weather you ask it or not (but you can turn it off in options )...

Winamp or pretty much anyother multi-format media player is much better (besides Quicktime and RealMedia, of course)

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Kentaree
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Posted: 11th Jan 2007 13:38
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Jess: Winamp and most other players wont embed into Firefox. I believe VLC, a very nice little player that supports lots of formats does though

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 12th Jan 2007 01:22
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I have updated manually. I even did a rollback, to see if that was the problem. Firefox just doesn't see the plugin...

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Chris Franklin_
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Posted: 12th Jan 2007 20:28
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I've got this prob as well

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 12th Jan 2007 20:45
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Are you using Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005?

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Chris Franklin_
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windows XP Pro 2003

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David R
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Posted: 12th Jan 2007 21:02
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Quote: "windows XP Pro 2003
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2003? I thought the 2002 build was the only actual released build besides the 'N' edition (and SP1 + SP2 ones)


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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 13th Jan 2007 00:35
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Well, does anyone know what to do? Its annoying, I have to download my videos from GameSpot instead of streaming them.

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Jess T
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Posted: 13th Jan 2007 07:27
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Have you tried VLC like Kentaree suggested?

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Josh
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Posted: 14th Jan 2007 12:39 Edited at: 14th Jan 2007 12:43
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Have you tried the official MS WMP Netscape plugin? It seems to work with me, doesn't work with all WMP files/streams but most are fine.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 14th Jan 2007 18:32
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Would one for Netscape work with Firefox?

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Josh
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Posted: 14th Jan 2007 20:20
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Yeah typically MS hasn't renamed it. Just install the netscape plugin.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 01:51
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Working great! Thanks!

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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 17:59
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np.

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