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Affected users should install the "Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)" available from Windows Update. Microsoft issued a security bulletin on regarding a vulnerability in the Windows Media Player plugin on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, that could result in remote code execution when using non-Microsoft web browsers. This section of the guide gives instructions on checking the plugin, restoring it if missing, and on configuring it if it doesn't work properly. Sometimes though, the plugin is missing or refuses to work properly. Windows Media Player provides a plugin to allow browsers other than IE to display embedded Windows Media. The Quicktime guide contains instructions for this: For the most common formats found on the web (like mp3, midi, mpg, wav, etc.) you will need to install and configure Quicktime or Quicktime Alternative. wvx), and Windows Media Player provides no provision for changing this. If you came here wondering how to make Firefox use the Windows Media Player plugin play a specific file type instead of Quicktime, then you should know that the WMP plugin is hard-coded to only play the proprietary Microsoft formats (.asf. This guide discusses how to solve both problems. In addition, many websites use ActiveX only to embed media - making such websites IE-only.

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. It is common to find websites that use Windows Media Player to embed audio and video into a web page. Most of the ActiveX plugin information in this guide has now been mirrored in the Knowledge Base: įor other embedded/streaming media guides and information, visit the Complete Embedded & Streaming Quicktime/Real/Windows Media Player Guide for Windows Users. Configuring/Troubleshooting the Windows Media Player plugin.Restoring the Windows Media Player plugin.Checking Windows Media Player plugin installation (other).Checking Windows Media Player plugin installation (XP/Vista).Otherwise, your system will run almost any ActiveX control. WARNING!! Before you install the ActiveX plugin, if you use the Adblock Extension, you must make sure that the setting for OBJ-TABS is disabled.

Full Step-By-Step Guide: Embedded Windows Media in Firefox