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Mozilla Firefox: Embedding Windows Media Player into Firefox

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It is common to find a Web site that uses Windows Media Player to embed audio and/or video into a Web page. The Windows Media Player plugin, while not included with Windows Media Player, should be included with Windows itself. However this is not always the case, thus embedded audio and/or video is unable to be seen in Mozilla Firefox. In addition, many Web sites use ActiveX only to embed media making such Web sites applicable to Internet Explorer only. This article will show users how to embed Windows Media Player into Mozilla Firefox and fix this problem.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.

2. Go to the following website Firefox Add-ons: Common Plugins for Firefox.

3. Under the Windows Media Player section, click the link of the plug-in that represents the version of Windows Media Player running on the computer.

Click the link of the plugin that represents the version of Windows Media Player running on the computer.

Click the link of the plugin that represents the version of Windows Media Player running on the computer.

4. Click the link marked Download Now! to download the plug-in. and follow the installation directions to properly install the plug-in.

Click the link marked "Download Now!" and follow the installation directions to properly install the plugin.

Click the link marked "Download Now!" and follow the installation directions to properly install the plugin.

5. Click the button marked Save File to save the file to the computer.

Click the button marked "Save As" to start the download.

6. Click Open in the Downloads box to continue.

Click "Open" in the "Downloads" box to continue.

7. Click OK to open the file.

Click "OK" to open the file.

Installation Instructions

Note: Installation of this plug-in may require administrative access to the computer. It is recommended that all other open browser windows are closed before continuing with this installation.

1. Click Next at the Setup Wizard box to start.

Click "Next" at the "Setup Wizard" box to start.

Click "Next" at the "Setup Wizard" box to start.

2. Check the box marked I accept the terms in the License Agreement and then click Next to continue.

Check the box marked "I accept the terms in the License Agreement" and then click "Next" to continue.

3. Click Install to install the plug-in.

Click "Install" to install the plugin.

4. Click Finish to complete the installation progress. Changes should take effect when Mozilla Firefox is restarted.

Click "Finish" to complete.

Article ID: 6205
Last Updated: 12/14/2009 12:20:19 PM

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