sorry windows media! (probs)

[wowser]

Basically, i got rid of Media Player a bit ago. now i need it back. basically, i thonk i went too far deleteing bits of it. Anyway, I reinstalled it, but now, when i try to view a video thru safari, thru media player (like on the Dail SHow site) it says that the page has a file that no plugi in in Sarafi will support. How do i get Sarafi and Media player married again, as they once were?

 

[edesignuk]

Did you reinstall with the installer from MS?

 

[wowser]

i downloaded the .bin file, as it was smaller.



Nice new keira pic, btw

 

[edesignuk]

In Library\Internet Plug-ins\ is there a file called Windows Media Plugin?

thanks

 

[wowser]

actually, there are no files in that folder.

 

[edesignuk]

actually, there are no files in that folder.

Hmmm...that's odd. Mine's got all sorts in there...

Unstuff this and pop it in there, restart safari and see what happens.

 

[flyfish29]

Note- there is more than one Library--> Internet Plug-ins folder on your Mac. Check it at the hard drive (start-up) level. Library-->Internet plugins. I don't have any on my username library-->internet plug-ins, but have almost as many as edisgnuk does.

 

[edesignuk]

Note- there is more than one Library--> Internet Plug-ins folder on your Mac. Check it at the hard drive (start-up) level. Library-->Internet plugins. I don't have any on my username library-->internet plug-ins, but have almost as many as edisgnuk does.

I'm talking about the system library, not the user profile library (which would have been ~/Library).

 

[wowser]

ah yes. it has lots in, and has the Media Player file. Still no luck, though

 

[edesignuk]

Permissions on the plug-in?

 

[wowser]

it's set up to read & write. When i go to the page now, it says no plug-in can handle the content, but i can try Windows Media to see if it works. Media Player pops up (non-embedded) but it doesn't even attempt to play.

I will say that i got in this mess by trying to get Launch.com videos to work

 

[wowser]

thanks guys - it's sorted now - i had to double click on it to re-associate it with Safari, then restart Safari . Hopefully Steven Colbert should be popping up, now