Trying to open some media content...help!

[FloridaMac]

I'm trying to access some media content from a webpage and I'm getting a message that says: this page has content of MIME type "application/x-mplayer2", but you don't have a plug-in installed for this MIME type. A plug-in should be available on this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/Downloads/Contents/Products/MediaPlayer/

I'm able to view it on my ibook G4...I think I downloaded Silverlight to make it work but I tried it here on my iMac and while it downloaded successfully, it still didn't allow the media to play. After it downloaded was I supposed to do anything else to make it work?

 

[Str8edgepunker]

Try this:

http://www.videolan.org/

Edit: Oh wait, nevermind, you need this: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

 

[JediMeister]

You could also just download the free Flip4Mac WMV components software from http://dynamic.telestream.net/downloads/download-flip4macwmv.htm. I believe Microsoft's Windows Media Player 9 requires Stuffit Expander to open the file you download from their website to even begin installation.

 

[BlueRevolution]

Flip4Mac is Windows Media Components, which is what Str8edgepunker linked to.