Re: WMP11 plugin not included for use in Firefox
- From: Richard Mitnick <RichardMitnick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:12:53 -0700
Hey, thanks for your speedy rfeply.
You asked, "What association issue are you having troubles with? How does
Vista's"Program Defaults" control panel, available on the Start Menu, not
meet your needs? "
I think that I was pretty clear: if I go to WMP and want to de-select file
type associations, there does not appear to be any way to get the check marks
out of the boxes. Mind you, I have no problem with WMP11. I have it
configured the way I want (which was a lot of work), the CD burning function
is quick and easy, the ID-3 tagging works well, and syncing my mp3 player is
fine. WMP is a fine replacement for AMusicmZatch in these areas. But, should
I want to select another player as my default, I should be able to de-select
the file types in WMP. If you can tell me how to get those check marks out of
those boxes, I will appreciate it.
You further wrote,
"The Windows Media Player Netscape 3.0 plug-in from 1998 that you're
referring to is kind of old. Third party compatibility is a key feature,
but that plug-in from 1998 isn't really a great solution."
I wanted to see a Frontline Video from WBGH that I had missed on TV. I knew
it was available at the web site. I choose to use Firefox as my default
browser (because, frankly, I am lazy and with FF or SeaMonkey, I can save all
of my user id's and passwords without having to pay for Roboform). WGBH asked
for either WMP or Quicktime. I should have had WMP available. I will not use
Quicktime. In the end, I did have two choices which are really one chboice:
IE7 or IE Tab in FF, which is still IE7. I should have been able to use
Firefox with no difficulty.
Actually, what I did was to go back to my XP machine and use Firefox there.
So, MSFT has limited my ability to organize my computer the way I want, and
this is less freedom in Vista than I had in XP. If the Netscape 3.0 plugin is
"kind of old" then it should be replaced. Who does that? MSFT or Mozilla
Corp? Reading in the Mozilla KB, it says that MSFT did not include... which
sounds like MSFT needs to re-do the plugin.
In the end, it is my computer, I am agreeing to EULA's and then should be
free to use my computer as I wish.
::RSM
"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
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What association issue are you having troubles with? How does Vista's
"Program Defaults" control panel, available on the Start Menu, not meet your
needs? That is more comprehensive than previous association methods.
The Windows Media Player Netscape 3.0 plug-in from 1998 that you're
referring to is kind of old. Third party compatibility is a key feature,
but that plug-in from 1998 isn't really a great solution.
--
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.
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"Richard Mitnick" <RichardMitnick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Along with making it almost impossible to de-select file types in WMP11 in
Vista, MSFT has seeb fit to not include in Vista the plugin necessary to
have
WMP work with Firefox and SeaMonkey. This arrogance, in the face ofd the
fact
that in WinXP, WMP10 and WMP11 both worked fine with Firefox and
SeaMonkey.
This is why MSFT keeps getting sued.
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