Windows Media Player

[stevef3nj]

At one time, you could get an plug in , to view an embedded Windows Media Player. I can't find it anymore. Is there a way to view an embedded Windows Media Player in Firefox? Thanks.

[JayhawksRock]

This works for me on XP and is/was the only Mozilla recommended WMP plugin http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/ ... n-download
Checks as current on this test https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

[stevef3nj]

I downloaded that, and got a VLC embedded page. That did not help me. I have windows 8.1

[Gingerbread Man]

It looks like Microsoft abandoned the Windows Media Player plug-in, so getting it installed in Firefox requires a bit of work. Also, using old plug-ins is bad from a security standpoint.

If you want to install the Windows Media Player plug-in in Windows Vista and later anyway,

1. Download the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin | Interoperability Bridges and Labs Center.
2. Run the setup file.
3. In Windows Explorer, open the Firefox installation folder, usually either of the following (for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, respectively).
   
   • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\
4. Move the Plugins subfolder into the browser subfolder. The resulting path for the plug-in should be either of the following (for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, respectively):
   
   • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\plugins\np-mswmp.dll
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\browser\plugins\np-mswmp.dll
5. If Firefox is currently running, restart it for the change to take effect.