Media player not being recognized for links. Wha?

Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links. For
example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to the
site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.

Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
doing to fix this annoying problem?

Do you have WMP enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-Ons?

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"Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
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> Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links.
> For
> example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
> saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
> download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
> recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to
> the
> site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>
> Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> doing to fix this annoying problem?

I primarily use Firefox, not IE. But I just checked in IE, and it is enabled,
and video links work fine in IE. When I'm in Firefox, I get a new window
opened saying that no Media Player is detected. When I click the button to
Get The Player, it takes me to the Microsoft Download Center to download WMP
11 for XP.

Is there something in Firefox that I should be enabling that I might have
missed? Shouldn't it be automatically detected?

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Do you have WMP enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-Ons?
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
> "Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
> news:E32F50E1-056A-418E-A11B-...
> > Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links.
> > For
> > example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
> > saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
> > download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> > computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
> > recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to
> > the
> > site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
> >
> > Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> > doing to fix this annoying problem?
>
>
>

Ah, that's a good clarification then.

Since Firefox doesn't support ActiveX by default, and the 1998 WMP plug-in
for Netscape Navigator 3.0 is ... from 1998 and no longer supported (to my
knowledge), I believe you would need at this time to use the ActiveX Plug-in
for Firefox--
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=206213
if you wanted this to work.

-Zach
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"Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
news:4894004B-CFC7-4B4A-8DFB-...
>I primarily use Firefox, not IE. But I just checked in IE, and it is
>enabled,
> and video links work fine in IE. When I'm in Firefox, I get a new window
> opened saying that no Media Player is detected. When I click the button to
> Get The Player, it takes me to the Microsoft Download Center to download
> WMP
> 11 for XP.
>
> Is there something in Firefox that I should be enabling that I might have
> missed? Shouldn't it be automatically detected?
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> Do you have WMP enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-Ons?
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>> "Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
>> news:E32F50E1-056A-418E-A11B-...
>> > Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video
>> > links.
>> > For
>> > example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a
>> > window
>> > saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to
>> > manually
>> > download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
>> > computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to
>> > be
>> > recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going
>> > to
>> > the
>> > site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>> >
>> > Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
>> > doing to fix this annoying problem?
>>
>>
>>

Heh. Sorry about that - because I only use Firefox, it's hard to remember
that maybe not everybody *knows* that! :-)

I didn't realize that just because I have the player, I might not also have
the correct plug-ins for it to run correctly. The link you provided gave me
all the info I needed, and I've downloaded and restarted and downloaded some
more, and restarted again, and hallelujah! I can now watch the CNN videos in
Firefox!

Thanks for your help, zachd!

- Heather

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Ah, that's a good clarification then.
>
> Since Firefox doesn't support ActiveX by default, and the 1998 WMP plug-in
> for Netscape Navigator 3.0 is ... from 1998 and no longer supported (to my
> knowledge), I believe you would need at this time to use the ActiveX Plug-in
> for Firefox--
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=206213
> if you wanted this to work.
>
> -Zach
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
> news:4894004B-CFC7-4B4A-8DFB-...
> >I primarily use Firefox, not IE. But I just checked in IE, and it is
> >enabled,
> > and video links work fine in IE. When I'm in Firefox, I get a new window
> > opened saying that no Media Player is detected. When I click the button to
> > Get The Player, it takes me to the Microsoft Download Center to download
> > WMP
> > 11 for XP.
> >
> > Is there something in Firefox that I should be enabling that I might have
> > missed? Shouldn't it be automatically detected?
> >
> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Do you have WMP enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-Ons?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Speaking for myself only.
> >> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >> "Onyerbike" <> wrote in message
> >> news:E32F50E1-056A-418E-A11B-...
> >> > Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video
> >> > links.
> >> > For
> >> > example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a
> >> > window
> >> > saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to
> >> > manually
> >> > download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> >> > computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to
> >> > be
> >> > recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
> >> >
> >> > Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> >> > doing to fix this annoying problem?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

On Apr 5, 12:06 am, Onyerbike <Onyerb...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Heh. Sorry about that - because I only use Firefox, it's hard to remember
> that maybe not everybody *knows* that! :-)
>
> I didn't realize that just because I have the player, I might not also have
> the correct plug-ins for it to run correctly. The link you provided gave me
> all the info I needed, and I've downloaded and restarted and downloaded some
> more, and restarted again, and hallelujah! I can now watch the CNN videos in
> Firefox!
>
> Thanks for your help, zachd!
>
> - Heather
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Ah, that's a good clarification then.
>
> > Since Firefox doesn't support ActiveX by default, and the 1998 WMP plug-in
> > for Netscape Navigator 3.0 is ... from 1998 and no longer supported (to my
> > knowledge), I believe you would need at this time to use the ActiveX Plug-in
> > for Firefox--
> > http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=206213
> > if you wanted this to work.
>
> > -Zach
> > --
> > Speaking for myself only.
> > Seehttp://zachd.com/pss/pss.htmlfor some helpful WMP info.
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > --
>
> > "Onyerbike" <Onyerb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:4894004B-CFC7-4B4A-8DFB-...
> > >I primarily use Firefox, not IE. But I just checked in IE, and it is
> > >enabled,
> > > and video links work fine in IE. When I'm in Firefox, I get a new window
> > > opened saying that no Media Player is detected. When I click the button to
> > > Get The Player, it takes me to the Microsoft Download Center to download
> > > WMP
> > > 11 for XP.
>
> > > Is there something in Firefox that I should be enabling that I might have
> > > missed? Shouldn't it be automatically detected?
>
> > > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > >> Do you have WMP enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-Ons?
>
> > >> --
> > >> Speaking for myself only.
> > >> Seehttp://zachd.com/pss/pss.htmlfor some helpful WMP info.
> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > >> rights.
> > >> --
> > >> "Onyerbike" <Onyerb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >>news:E32F50E1-056A-418E-A11B-...
> > >> > Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video
> > >> > links.
> > >> > For
> > >> > example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a
> > >> > window
> > >> > saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to
> > >> > manually
> > >> > download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> > >> > computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to
> > >> > be
> > >> > recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going
> > >> > to
> > >> > the
> > >> > site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>
> > >> > Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> > >> > doing to fix this annoying problem?

IE Tab add-on for Firefox is extremely helpful in all kinds of
situations.

Having the same problem with not being able to view wmv files in sties. I do
have the addon enabled. where ever there should be a video i get a box area
with a x in the upper right corner of the box. Use to work fine and then
about 3 weeks ago it just stopped.

"Onyerbike" wrote:

> Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links. For
> example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
> saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
> download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
> recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to the
> site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>
> Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> doing to fix this annoying problem?

What changed three weeks ago on your system? Did you add or remove any
software around that time?

If you to WMP's Tools:Options menus, what options do you get? I'm guessing
that you are only going to see "Burn" here....

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Richmc" <> wrote in message
news:5DDA2D47-18D5-4510-A9C7-...
> Having the same problem with not being able to view wmv files in sties. I
> do
> have the addon enabled. where ever there should be a video i get a box
> area
> with a x in the upper right corner of the box. Use to work fine and then
> about 3 weeks ago it just stopped.
>
> "Onyerbike" wrote:
>
>> Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links.
>> For
>> example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
>> saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
>> download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
>> computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
>> recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to
>> the
>> site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>>
>> Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
>> doing to fix this annoying problem?

Nothing else changed except for this. I have all the nomal tabs when I go
to options in wmp
"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> What changed three weeks ago on your system? Did you add or remove any
> software around that time?
>
> If you to WMP's Tools:Options menus, what options do you get? I'm guessing
> that you are only going to see "Burn" here....
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Richmc" <> wrote in message
> news:5DDA2D47-18D5-4510-A9C7-...
> > Having the same problem with not being able to view wmv files in sties. I
> > do
> > have the addon enabled. where ever there should be a video i get a box
> > area
> > with a x in the upper right corner of the box. Use to work fine and then
> > about 3 weeks ago it just stopped.
> >
> > "Onyerbike" wrote:
> >
> >> Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video links.
> >> For
> >> example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a window
> >> saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to manually
> >> download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
> >> computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to be
> >> recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going to
> >> the
> >> site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
> >>
> >> Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should be
> >> doing to fix this annoying problem?
>
>
>

Did you have SatelliteTVforPC on this machine at some point?

What is the value for-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, CLSID\{6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6}
\InprocServer32
?

Does WMP show up as Enabled in IE's Tools:Manage Add-ons ?

Does
http://zachd.com/pss/allbrowser.htm
properly show WMP for you?

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"Richmc" <> wrote in message
news:14319BA5-291B-4DEC-B615-...
>
> Nothing else changed except for this. I have all the nomal tabs when I go
> to options in wmp
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>>
>> What changed three weeks ago on your system? Did you add or remove any
>> software around that time?
>>
>> If you to WMP's Tools:Options menus, what options do you get? I'm
>> guessing
>> that you are only going to see "Burn" here....
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Richmc" <> wrote in message
>> news:5DDA2D47-18D5-4510-A9C7-...
>> > Having the same problem with not being able to view wmv files in sties.
>> > I
>> > do
>> > have the addon enabled. where ever there should be a video i get a box
>> > area
>> > with a x in the upper right corner of the box. Use to work fine and
>> > then
>> > about 3 weeks ago it just stopped.
>> >
>> > "Onyerbike" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ever since buying my new computer with Vista, I can't watch video
>> >> links.
>> >> For
>> >> example, when I click on the video news links on cnn.com, I get a
>> >> window
>> >> saying Windows Media Player is not detected, and I'm directed to
>> >> manually
>> >> download the plug-in. But I do have WMP - the newest version is on my
>> >> computer, and I've used it. But no matter what I do, I can't get it to
>> >> be
>> >> recognized for links. I have resorted to opening RealPlayer and going
>> >> to
>> >> the
>> >> site on there, and then opening the link in RealPlayer.
>> >>
>> >> Is this yet another Vista peccadillo, or is there something I should
>> >> be
>> >> doing to fix this annoying problem?
>>
>>
>>