Firefox Download Day

m-in-m · Wed 18 Jun, 2008 21.11

A bit of a crafty one, but as I know there are a few Firefox users here. Has anyone had problems viewing Windows Media Video in Firefox 3?

I am trying to view video at the Cambridge Evening News website, but on this article the error: To view this video you will need to use Internet Explorer, or download a plug-in for your browser which is capable of displaying Windows Media Video files.

I am at a little lose though because in a previous release of Firefox 3 I'm sure I had it working - and I believe it was on this site.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

Pete · Wed 18 Jun, 2008 22.13

m_in_m wrote:A bit of a crafty one, but as I know there are a few Firefox users here. Has anyone had problems viewing Windows Media Video in Firefox 3?

I am trying to view video at the Cambridge Evening News website, but on this article the error: To view this video you will need to use Internet Explorer, or download a plug-in for your browser which is capable of displaying Windows Media Video files.

I am at a little lose though because in a previous release of Firefox 3 I'm sure I had it working - and I believe it was on this site.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows ... nload.aspx

try installing that?

m-in-m · Wed 18 Jun, 2008 22.17

That is what I had previously installed. I tried again, using the repair facility.

When I go to aboutplugins it appears: Microsoft® Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin

cdd · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 16.22

Uninstall firefox, uninstall the plugin, delete your profile from %appdata%, reinstall firefox, reinstall the plugin maybe?

m-in-m · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 19.19

Thanks for that suggestion, will give it ago, but not quite now.

Dr Lobster* · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 22.02

i had this problem with one of the firefox 3 betas, i just uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin from port25 and it worked.

m-in-m · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 22.24

Hmm, I uninstalled Firefox and ticked the box to say remove customisation etc and the plugin remained. So uninstalled that, after reinstalling Firefox and it still failed.

I give up for now. Will give it another ago some other time. I have car issues to worry about first.

Mr Q · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 23.23

m_in_m wrote:I have car issues to worry about first.

Firefox is incompatible with your car?

Ant · Thu 19 Jun, 2008 23.57

There's a decent little add-on for Firefox called IE Tab. Basically you click on the Firefox logo and it renders the current page (and any future pages unless changed back) to IE.

Good for Microsoft/Windows Update seeing as it doesn't support Firefox (AFAIK). I think you can put specific addresses in so it automatically changes to IE when visited too.

m-in-m · Fri 20 Jun, 2008 07.09

Mr Q wrote:
m_in_m wrote:I have car issues to worry about first.
Firefox is incompatible with your car?

Sadly no, that would probably be easier to cope with. It failed it's MOT due to the "offside front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing" - whatever that means. Unfortunately I think my usual mechanic is on his holiday so looks like I might end up getting fleeced

cdd · Fri 20 Jun, 2008 12.57

Ant wrote:There's a decent little add-on for Firefox called IE Tab. Basically you click on the Firefox logo and it renders the current page (and any future pages unless changed back) to IE.

I stopped using that add on ages ago after an official Mozilla page (forget which) identified it as being a huge source memory leaks.