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inort - Apr 28, 2006 - 10:59 am

Are there downloads available to enable me to play these type formats on an eMac G4 800mHx OS 10.2.8? MIME plug-in missing messages; can't play wmv-ms-x

CaptainQuark - Apr 28, 2006 - 12:51 pm

Hi there,

Do you have Windows Media Player 9 installed on your Mac? If not, go here and download it:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloa...gnosysreq=True

Quit your e-mail apps and browsers. Install WMP. I don't remember whether or not you need to restart you Mac after installing it, but follow the installer's instructions.

Unfortunately, Microsoft haven't seen fit to keep up he development of its Mac software, so WIndows Media Player for the Mac no longer supports the latest wmv formats.

But there is now an application called Flip4Mac which will allow your Quicktime Player to display .wmv files. You can download it for free here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...omponents.mspx

Again, quit you e-mail apps and browsers and install it. It makes some pretty major modifications to Quicktime, so make sure you have your Adminstrators password handy.

Hope that helped,

CQ

PS. If you already have these applications installed, get back to me and we'll start with the troubleshooting process.