


- #WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS INSTALL#
- #WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS SOFTWARE#
- #WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS DOWNLOAD#
- #WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS WINDOWS#
QuickTime player doesn’t support wma tracks in DivX files. Unofficial (but more advanced) version of MPlayer X: /mpla….mp3 and wav files: use QT player or iTunes.
#WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS INSTALL#
Use QuickTime Player for that (you can install additional codecs like the DivX or 3ivX codecs) or use VLC or MPlayer (both EXCELLENT. – WMP on the Mac never ever ever ever intended to play these files. The application itself appears to be fine), asx file and use the mms:// links found in there directly in WMP as mentioned above (only the plug-in is affected by this bug. It doesn’t affect most of the streaming contents, but when a server does multiple hosting with redirection for instance, the plug-in gets stuck by the limits of http 1.0.Īs a workaround, webmasters could use the IP addresses instead of server names in their. What’s with http request by WMP? It sends request in http 1.0 to server working with http1.1: You’ll find all the appropriate settings there: Open the preferences in Explorer and add (or modify) the proper file types and corresponding MIME settings in the File Helpers section. Through the Internet Explorer preferences (the modifications will be written back to the Internet Config database for all other browsers). – You need to properly setup the Internet Config Database for the file and MIME types WMP supports.
#WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS WINDOWS#
The plug-in doesn’t seem to pick up that I try to access Windows Media data and doesn’t open the files|streams in my web browser: – delete the “Windows Media Player Prefs” file in the pref folder. How can I clear the list of recent items: In other languages, this file might have a localized name like: – delete the “Windows Media Favorites” file in the pref folder. How can I clear the list of favorites items: Keep the key depressed as you select the command from the Finder menu or from the Trash’s contextual menu. – Press the Alt/Option key when you empty the Trash.
#WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS SOFTWARE#
I want to trash this software but the Finder tells me the files are locked when I empty the trash: On their page ( MS mentions that WMP 9 supports basic HTTP authentication, but so far I failed to get it to work on any server using authentication. asx file and copy the link for the bitrate you want, then use it in the Open URL command in WMP itself.Ĭan I play streaming content on a server using https: The only workaround I know is to use the trick mentioned in the previous topic to edit the. I selected a high speed connection in the WMP preferences but for some reason I only manage to get the lowest bitrate streaming: WMP won’t be able to play streaming on pages using Active-X either. Unfortunately, many codecs are still incompatible with WMP for Mac (eg etc.). Sometimes, making sure there is no special characters in the name of the drive helps. WMP9 for Mac only supports DRM up to version 1.3. Many formats still won’t work simply because we have no support for them (eg: third party codecs like or files with DRM 7). Copy this link, go back in WMP and use the “Open URL” command with this link to get your streaming content.

Once on your hard drive, open it in a text editor and look for a link starting by “mms://”.
#WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 FOR MAC OS DOWNLOAD#
Sometime the ASX file has a wmv extension by mistake: download it anyway and proceed the same way. asx file (use control-click on the link). The file refuses to play my streaming content: ~/Library/Preferences/Windows Media Player Prefs For MacOS X 10.1.5, you need the “Repair Privileges” application released by Apple for this version of the System ( /…) Select the boot volume and click on the “Repair Permissions” button. – repair permissions on the drive (then reboot… it can’t hurt): In MacOS X 10.2 or 10.3, you can do this through DiskUtility (located in /Applications/Utilities). The application won’t install or launch at all: Here is the first ( well it has been updated since then…) draft of the WMP 9 for MacOS X FAQ
