playing local video clips Options

[Christian J]

I got the same problem with Firefox. But when clicking the link that opens an external Windows Media Player it could display the file name in the WMP window (after I closed the error message), which suggests the path is correct...?

[asa rand]

If you right-click the filename in WMP and select error details, it will tell you it can't find the file. If you right-click the filename and select Properties, you'll see that the file path is full of %20s where spaces should be.

Do the same thing using IE and the file will load and play. Right-clicking the filename then and selecting Properties, you'll see that the file path is correct, with spaces instead of %20s.

[asa rand]

Also you may be faced with the daunting task that Firefox will tell you that it's the plug-in that is causing the problem.
So you would then be looking at Microsoft support. But since it works in IE I doubt you'd have much success suggesting to them that there is any problem at all.

Someone on the Firefox forum is already suggesting that something else must be wrong, so I don't doubt you're correct. I can only hope that I can prove to them that the problem is Firefox, not the plugin. Plus, since it happens with the external app as well, then I would think that would rule out the plugin being the culprit.

[jimlongo]

Yeah the problem is with the player.

[Christian J]

Now I tested with an .mp3 file and an .mpg video, and both worked when you clicked the link in Firefox to the external WMP. None started in the embedded player. A .wma file did not work at all.

When I closed FF I got something like this error alert: "A plugin has performed an invalid operation. You should restart Firefox"

[asa rand]

Now I tested with an .mp3 file and an .mpg video, and both worked when you clicked the link in Firefox to the external WMP. None started in the embedded player. A .wma file did not work at all.

When I closed FF I got something like this error alert: "A plugin has performed an invalid operation. You should restart Firefox"

That is interesting. Perhaps I should put the link to this thread in a post on Firefox so they can read it and see what has been the result of many people trying.