Attention Netscape Experts: Media Player Plug-in?

I have a website. On that website I have some midis. They will play using Internet Explorer as my browser because I have Windows Media Player embedded,

But when use Netscape as my browser the midis won't play,

Does anyone know of a reliable media player plug-in that is compatible with Netscape other than Crescendo? I had the code for Crescendo on my website and it would play the midis using Netscape, but now that live-update.com doesn't support the crescendo player the code doesn't work.

I tried to find a Netscape plug-in, but either I didn't know what I was looking for or couldn't find a media plug-in player for Netscape
that would work with Windows XP.

If no one knows of a media plug-in player that will play my midis on my website, can anyone tell me if Windows Media player can be used in Netscape to play midis on my website? If this can be done, can you please tell me step by step how to do it. (or refer me to a website that will explain the process.)

Thanks.

http://www.gtalbot.org/Netscape7Sect...Netscape7.html

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More: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...xp&btnG=Search

Thanks for sending along the link to the code for activating a midi player in
Netscape, but I have one more question. If you can't answer it then that's OK. If you can that's fine too.

I have embed src code on my web page so that windows media player will
play the midi in IE. So. Would this code for Netscape interfere with playing the midi in IE? I mean, would I need to have both sets of code on my web page? Or to put it another way, would I want them both on there?

I wonder if my question was not seen by you or if I didn't phrase my question in a way that made it clear what my concerns were. Can you please reply and let me know if you at least seen this? Or maybe you could find the time to make a bit more clear what the consequences of using the code in that link would be?

Sorry about the delay. Don't have the time to in on VirtualDr as often as I'd like.

If it were me, I'd put both in your web page, one for Internet Explorer and the other for Netscape. Each browser should simply ignore any coding it doesn't understand.

Spyware,

Thanks for responding. Everybody is so busy!

Anyway, I will try the code and let you know what happens.

Spyware,

I tried the code offered at the link you provided. It didn't work. At least not the way I wanted it to. What happened was that it would not play directly with Netscape on my website like it does on IE. Instead it put a link to Windows Media Player on my website and if I clicked on that then it would take me to Windows Media Player and then the midi would play.

This seems like the correct code because I have the midi loaded on my website provider and <A HREF> in Netscape usually refers to the location of the file.
So I can't figure out why it won't play. I even have the code for autostart included on my website referring to the code for the midi.

Any other ideas?

Can you provide a link to the page so we can take a look?

If you mean my website then the url is:

<A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/fate/17" </A>

I'm not sure I did the link correctly so if it doesn't work, then then my Web
page is called: Dr Seven's UFO and Time Travel Page

I see that my html code for a link didn't work. Can you tell me why? Or can you tell me why the html code is disallowed when you were able to use it?

Spyware,


I know you said you are busy, but I thought I'd just check in and let you know that one of the administrators told me how to provide a link and I thought I'd try it. I don't know if you've been to my site yet, but if you haven't then maybe having a link to click on would help you somehow so here goes:

<A HREF="http://www.Fortunecity.com/roswell/fate/17"</A>

Know that this is providing a link to my site on IE. So in order to see it on Netscape where the midi doesn't play you'll need to copy and paste into Netscape, of course.

Guess it depends on your particular setup. The machine I'm on right now is an old laptop running Windows 98SE ... with the following three browsers:

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 - sound
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 - no sound
Netscape 7.2 - sound

I DO NOT mean any offense and it's VERY possible I'm missing something, but in what way is this supposed to help?

FWIW (for whatever it's worth) ...

On this particular setup I did not have to "...copy and paste into Netscape, of course.". I simply clicked your link in all three browsers.

Spywarwe,

So you're telling me that you got no sound on IE, but did on Netrscape?

How odd. I get sound on IE, but not Netscape.

I wonder what a person could do to get sound on all browsers.

Ideas? ANYONE?

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Originally Posted by Dr Seven

Spywarwe,

So you're telling me that you got no sound on IE, but did on Netrscape?

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Correct.

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Originally Posted by Dr Seven

How odd. I get sound on IE, but not Netscape.

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Again, it depends on how a particular computer is setup. There are an untold number of software and hardware variables.

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Originally Posted by Dr Seven

I wonder what a person could do to get sound on all browsers.

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"On all browsers" would be next to impossible. :(

Let me rephrase that. I meant on IE and Netscape.
I'm thinking that browsers have gotten more complicated and Windows XP didn't really help anything.

When I had Windows 98, and Netscape 4.7 and IE 5, things worked just fine then.

However, if I remember correctly I had to put the code for Crescendo player in two different ways in order to make it work both in IE and Netscape.

Still, it WOULD work. Now, windows media player will work as an embed for IE, but not for Netscape. That's why I am asking if there is a media player that I could embed in Netscape other than Windows Media Player.

You/we have no control over which program(s)/plugin(s) an end user has installed and configured to play/load different types files. Hence, all you can do is embed the HTML code known to launch the most common.

For example, I just went to your site, (on a different machine than last time), with Firefox, Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Firefox:
http://home.ripway.com/2005-7/361171...s/dr7ff_01.JPG

Netscape:
http://home.ripway.com/2005-7/361171...s/dr7ns_01.JPG

Internet Explorer:
http://home.ripway.com/2005-7/361171...s/dr7ie_01.JPG

As you can see, none of them automatically started playing your embedded MIDi sound file.

When I click the "Install Missing Plugins" button in Firefox (and Netscape) I got the following:

http://home.ripway.com/2005-7/361171...s/dr7qt_01.JPG



After installing Quicktime, your embedded MIDi sound file played just fine in both Firefox and Netscape.



(PS - Don't yet know why Internet Explorer cannot even view your page).

Spyware,

I don't know why you couldn't get the midi to play automatically. I have it bookmarked from the internet and it plays just fine.

Where in Netscape do I find install missing plug-in?

Soyware,

PS.

I found that if one goes to my site on the internet using the link provided by my provider that the midi plays just fine. But if one goes to a swecondary site that only refers back to my provider then the midi won't play auto.


The last time I tried to make install missing plug-in work it told me it couldn't do it. Can you describe the steps you took to find install missing plug-in player and how you proceded from there?

Well I don't have netscrape loaded to test with, but the audio plays fine in Firefox.

Thanks for replying. Every little bit of input helps.

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Originally Posted by Dr Seven

I don't know why you couldn't get the midi to play automatically. I have it bookmarked from the internet and it plays just fine.

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Your embedded MIDi sound file couldn't play simply because the new XP computer I was using (in particular, the browsers) did not yet have any plugins installed that could handle playing MIDi files.

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Originally Posted by Dr Seven

Where in Netscape do I find install missing plug-in?

The last time I tried to make install missing plug-in work it told me it couldn't do it. Can you describe the steps you took to find install missing plug-in player and how you proceded from there?

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When I arrived on your site with Firefox and Netscape, they both displayed the following line at the top of the page:

Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page. [Install Missing Plugins...] [X]

(Look closely at the first two screen images in my last message above and you can see this line).

All I did was simply click the [Install Missing Plugins...] button. When I then went back to your site, the midi file begin playing. :)

Spyware,

I looked at the image you referred me to and I could see where it said that it was missing a plug-in and where it said to click here to install the missing plug-in.
Unfortunately, when I went to the site on the net I couldn't see the line where it said there was a missing plug-in and the line where it said to click here to install plug-in.

I thought that maybe I didn't have all the tool bars open but I checked and I do.

In other words I can see those words in the screen image you provided here, but when I go to the net I can't see them.

Do you have any idea why I can't see them and what I should do to be able to see them?

I am going to attempt to provide you with a screen image of what I see when I go to my site on the net using Netscape.

Unfortunately I don't know how to do a screen capture using XP. IN Windows 98 all one had to do was hit print screen and if I remember right then it would ask you where you wanted to save it to.

When I hit print screen in XP it didn't ask me where I want to put it. Underneath it says something about sysreg. Is that where I would find it?

The whole thing is so frustrating since it should be so simple and it's turning out to be a nightmare. I know when I went to my page the first time on Netscape it told me - in a pop-up window, I believe - that it was missing a plug-in. But I could not get that to work either so I believe it clicked to tell it not to show me that message again.

I hope that didn't mess everything up.

In any case, there must be a solution to this.

Hopefully, you can tell me how to get the message about the missing plug-in and then I bet the problem will be finally resolved.

Sorry for being such a pest.

I hope you don't bail out on me!

OK! That's it! I'm officially an Idiot!

I've done everything I know how to do to show you what is wrong and obviously since I'm a n idiot that was nowhere near enough to help you.

I even got someone else on this site to show me how to upload the screen shot using manage attachments. Obviously, I did something wrong because even after following their directions it still wouldn't work. But what did I expect being an idiot?

I wish I could show you what I see when I go to the internet, but I can't.

Suffice it to say, I can't see the message where it says missing plug-in and I can't see the message where it says install missing plug-in.
I also can't see the message bar at the bottom of the page where it shows the progress of downloading the website which I should be able to see in Netscape since that's how Netscape works.

So somehow I suppose I have covered up the message bars I need to see. And being an idiot I can't figure out how to display them

Maybe you can help me despite the fact that I am an idiot? Maybe you can tell me in simple small words that maybe even an idiot can understand how to find the tool bar that shows the message where it says the missing plug-in and the message where it says to install plug-in.

I saw that once and it said about installing Quick time, but being an idiot I didn't know that that was what I needed to do because I thought since I already have Quicktime that I didn't need it twice.

PLEASE HELP before I add insanity to being an idiot!!

In Firefox 1.5, clicked Help | Help Contents, typed in plugins in the Search box on the right, then clicked the word plugins in the left pane:

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Managing Different File Types

Firefox can handle many types of files. However, for some files such as movies or music, Firefox needs Plugins or external applications that can handle those files. If Firefox doesn't have the needed Plugin or doesn't know what application to use to open the file, it can still save the file to your hard disk. When saving files, you can keep track of them using the Download Manager.

Plugins extend Firefox's functionality and run within it. Plugins like Sun Java, Macromedia Flash, and RealNetworks RealPlayer allow Firefox to show multimedia files and run small applications such as movies, animations, and games. You can find common Plugins on the Plugins page at Mozilla Update.

When files cannot be opened within Firefox, you can choose to open them with applications outside of Firefox. For example, you can use the media player of your choice to play MP3 files.

You can specify how Firefox handles files it can't display in the Download Actions dialog. To open this dialog, select Tools > Options, open the Downloads panel, and click the View & Edit Actions... button. You can change the action for a file type or remove it. More information about this dialog is available in the respective section of Download Options (below).

When you click on a file and Firefox doesn't know how to handle it, an Opening dialog box is displayed, offering these choices:

• Open with: Firefox opens the file using the default program in your system settings. You can also choose a different program by selecting Other... in the drop-down list.
  
  
• Save to Disk: Firefox allows you to select a location to save the file. If you have selected Save all files to this folder in the Downloads panel of Options, the file will automatically be saved to the default folder.
  
  
• Do this automatically for files like this from now on: When this is selected, Firefox will automatically perform the selected action the next time you download a file of this type.

Tip: You can clear your saved optionspreferences for Do this automatically for files like this from now on in the Download Actions dialog.

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Download Actions

The Download Actions dialog, which can be opened by clicking the View & Edit Actions... button, contains file types that you have downloaded. You can choose what Firefox should do when clicking on a specific file type by selecting the file type you want to modify and clicking the Change Action... button.

This will display the Change Action dialog, where you can choose to have the file type opened by the default application, opened by a user-selected application, saved to disk, or shown with an installed plugin. For example, if you view lots of media files on web pages, you might want to specify that Firefox always open media files in your media player instead of asking where you want each media file to be saved.

• Open them with the default application:
  Select this option to open this file type in the default application for that file type (determined by the operating system).
  
  
• Open them with this application:
  Select this option to specify another application that should handle this file type. You will see a dialog asking you to specify the application to use.
  
  
• Save them on my computer:
  This option will save the files to disk. If you have the Save all files to this folder option enabled, the files will be saved automatically.
  
  
• Use this Plugin:
  Select this option to let a plugin handle this file type.

To remove an automatic rule for a file type, select that file type in the Download Actions dialog and click the Remove Action button.

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All this info about Firefox is very interesting and I REALLY do appreciate the effort you took to post it all. But I don't have Firefox and don't want to complicate things even more by downloading Firefox. I'm just trying to get it to work in Netscape.

When I go into HELP in Netscape it doesn't work the way you say Firefox does.

Clicking on Help just takes me in a circle. If I put in the word plug-in it takes me to a place that explains that it is a helper function and has plug-in underlined. When I click on plug-in it just takes back to the place where it explains it's a helper function.

Under Help is also a listing that says "ABOUT PLUG-INS" When I click on that it tells me that the component failed to start because PNCRT.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application MAY fix this problem.

You'll notice that it says it MAY fix the problem - not that it WILL.

Also it does not explain how to reinstall PNCRT.dll. Why do the people who make these computers assume EVERYONE will know what this means and know how to do it??!!

Also, it takes me to a page that list all kinds of Plug-ins. This page says that all these plug-ins are enabled. None of them say they are to play a midi. And they also don't indicate whether or not they are installed on my machine. Enabled? Where? What good is vague info like this? Again, why do these people ALWAYS assume that EVERYONE will know what they are talking about?

They mention wav. files and video and so on. What I'd like to know is what GOOD is this page when it doesn't offer any help to fix the problem? Or if it is offering me Help it certainly isn't very clear about it. I mean, it doesn't offer me a function box and say that I could use one of those plug-ins to play midis with.

So I guess the upshot is this: Do you have any idea how a person reinstalls PNCRT.dll?? And do you know if doing that WILL fix the problem?

I was just checking around the net while I waited for your reply and I found a site that claimed that PNCRT.dll has to do with Real Player.

Well, I unistalled Real Player because it kept telling me that it needed to update and wouldn't quit saying that. But even when I had it installed it didn't play the midi so I fail to see where Real Player was of any use.

However, if you know any way that Real Player WOULD be useful in playing the mid would you tell me what that is?

Also, I have Quick Time installed as a plug-in in IE. Could I simply copy that to Netscape? Or does it have to be a seperate download directly into Netscape? I'm asking if you know about this because I don't want to waste time downloading Quick Time to Netscape only to find that won't work or that I've done it wrong somehow. I mean, if I download it to Netscape will it tell me what I need to do to make it play a midi?

I'm sorry for posting all this stuff before you reply (I hope you do!) but I am hoping that I can cover all bases so that you can reply more simply and quickly.

FWIW, (for whatever it's worth), Netscape's latest version, 8.0.4, is based on Firefox, (click Help | About).

All of the most popular Windows browsers use plugins, and in about the same way. The 'concept' of what I posted above from Firefox would also apply to Netscape and Internet Explorer.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of plugins available. Which one an end-user wants to use for various types of media files is entirely up to them. Hence, when you create your HTML code, all you can do is use the EMBED code that will launch the most popular plugins (or programs) to play your included media file(s).

Following is the URL for Netscape's 'Help' on plugins. (Clicked Help | Help and Support Center, then Index, then scrolled down to and clicked plugins).

http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/help...jsp#plug_inIDX

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Managing Different File Types

Netscape Browser can handle many types of files. However, for some files, such as movies or music, Netscape Browser needs plug-ins or "helper" applications that can handle those files. If Netscape Browser doesn't have the needed helper application or plug-in, it can still save the file to your hard disk. When saving files, you can keep track of them using Download Manager, as explained in Using Download Manager to Download a File.

About Plug-ins

Plug-ins are helper applications that run within Netscape Browser to extend its functionality. Plug-ins like Sun Java, Macromedia Flash, and RealNetworks RealPlayer allow Netscape Browser to show multimedia files and run small applications such as movies, animations, and games.

When you installed Netscape Browser, you had the option of adding some of these most popular plug-ins. You don't have to install them separately. However, you can also install plug-ins after you install Netscape Browser. To see a full list of Netscape Browser plug-ins you can install, refer to the Browser Plug-ins page at Netscape.

About Helper Applications

When files can not be used within Netscape Browser, you have the option to launch helper applications that open outside of Netscape Browser. For example, to play MP3 files, programs like Winamp can be opened outside of Netscape Browser.

Choosing a Helper Application

By default, Netscape Browser uses certain helper applications or plug-ins for specific file types. However, if you prefer to use another helper application or plug-in for one of your file types, or if your file type is not currently supported by a helper application, you can change Netscape Browser's settings as follows:

1. Under the Tools menu, select Options, then choose Downloads. The Downloads panel displays.
   
   
2. Under File Types, highlight a file type.
   
   
3. Click the Change Action button. The Change Action dialog displays.
   
   
4. To choose a new application, click the "Open them in this application" radio button, or click the Change button. A Choose Application dialog displays, which you use to find and select the required program. To always save applications of this file type to disk, select "Save to Disk".
   
   
5. Click OK.

For more information about the fields under File Types, refer to the window help.


Enabling/Disabling Plug-ins

By default, Netscape Browser supports certain file types with a plug-in. This means that files of this type automatically display in Netscape Browser's browser window, rather than being displayed outside of Netscape Browser by a helper application. You can view the list of file types that are supported by a plug-in in the Plug-Ins dialog.

1. Under the Tools menu, select Options, then choose Downloads. The Downloads panel displays.
   
   
2. Under File Types, click the Plug-Ins button. The Plug-Ins dialog displays.
   
   
3. Click the checkmark or dot in the Enabled column to enable (check) or disable (dot) the plug-in.

Example:

By default, Netscape Browser has enabled a plug-in to display Adobe Acrobat Documents (files with the extension .pdf) in Netscape Browser's browser. If you disable the plug-in, Adobe Acrobat documents do not open within the browser; they are opened with the helper application, Acrobat Reader.

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I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were saying Firefox and Netscape are that similar.

You have quite a lot of information here. A bit more than I can assimilate in one setting. I'm getting old and slow and a bit stupid. LOL.

I went to Quick Time's page last night while I was waiting for an answer from you. It didn't say - anywhere that I could see - that Quick Time plays midi's. Yet the link you sent me about the most popular plug-ins said it would play midis.

Anyway, I started to download Quick Time and found out it is 33 megabytes. My God! That's bigger than the Netscape Browser.

You mentioned that there are many types of plug-ins that a person can use and which one depends on what a person wants.

Well, I don't want to spend hours (with a modem) downloading a 33 megabyte plug-in just to find out it isn't what I want or need. If nothing else, 33 megabytes is a bit of overkill just to play a small midi.

So. Since you say there are many types of plug-ins maybe you can back that statement up by directing me to a site where I can find these others. Or at the very least give me some idea on the keywords I would use to search for them. I ask this because I've searched and all I can find are the most popular, like Quick Time, Real PLayer and Shockwave.

Thanks for all your help so far. This has been a long road - about a month.

I believe if I could just find the right plug-in then the road would end.

Netscape's "Most Popular Plug-ins" page:
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/community/plugin.jsp

Common Plugins for Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Suite
https://pfs.mozilla.org/plugins/

PlugInDoc's "Mozilla Plugin Support on Microsoft Windows" page:
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows-all.html

Download.com's "Search for plug-ins" pages:
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0....&search=+Go%21

wmplugins.com:
http://www.wmplugins.com/

Plug-ins for Windows Media Player:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...e/plugins.aspx

Google plug-ins:
http://desktop.google.com/plugins/

More:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search

I blame myself for not making this clear.

I appreciate all the time you took to research these links you provided for plug-ins, but most of them are for IE or else they are ones I've already looked at and decided they wouldn't work for whatever reason.

So I guess it's time to give up. The only plug-in that ever worked with Netscape in the best way was crescendo and it is no longer available to be supported on a web page.

Actually, Internet Explorer (Microsoft) now uses ActiveX instead of Netscape-style plug-ins.


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303401/EN-US/

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Netscape-Style Plug-ins Do Not Work After Upgrading Internet Explorer

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SYMPTOMS

Netscape-style plug-ins do not work after you upgrade Internet Explorer by installing any of the products that are listed above.

Some examples of Netscape-style plug-ins include QuickTime by Apple Computer, Inc.; Finale MusicViewer by Coda Music Technology; and AlternaTIFF by Medical Informatics Engineering.

CAUSE

The versions of Internet Explorer that are listed above (sic, listed below) do not support Netscape-style plug-ins.

RESOLUTION

Contact the manufacturer of your Netscape-style plug-in to inquire whether the manufacturer has a version of the component available that is built on ActiveX technologies. Apple has provided an ActiveX control that restores the QuickTime plug-in for Internet Explorer versions 5.5 SP2 and 6. Please visit the following Apple Web site to download and install this control:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Developer information about the QuickTime ActiveX plug-in by Apple Computer, Inc. is available at the following Apple Web site:

http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/compatibility.html

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The Internet Explorer versions that are listed above (below) continue to support the Embed and Object tags and ActiveX. Content creators can continue to use the Embed tag for components that are built on ActiveX technologies, as has been the case since Internet Explorer 3. A few examples are the Flash and Shockwave products from Macromedia, as well as SVG Viewer from Adobe Systems. For additional information about the Embed and Object tags and ActiveX, please see the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ects/embed.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ivex/intro.asp

http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/activex/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...cts/OBJECT.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...ects/EMBED.asp

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

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http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;q281356

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Windows Media Player
Troubleshooting Playback Problems

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NOTE: You may experience some problems with streaming media content in Netscape Navigator 6. The plug-in architecture in Navigator 6 has been completely redesigned, which causes compatibility problems with existing plug-ins. Microsoft is aware of the issue. No workaround is available at this time. The Windows Media plug-in remains compatible with earlier versions of Netscape Navigator and other browsers.

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http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;q281356

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Netscape Navigator May Not Play an Embedded Stream

SYMPTOMS

When you use Netscape Navigator version 6.x to browse to a Web page that has embedded Windows Media Player content, the embedded media content may not be displayed. Instead of the Windows Media Player content, a blank box with a Click here to get the plug-in icon in the center of the box is displayed.

If you click the Click here to get the plug-in icon, the Windows Media Player 7 download page is displayed. If you download and install Windows Media Player 7 and return to the previous Web page, the embedded media content still does not display in Netscape Navigator 6.x.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because either the Windows Media Player plug-ins for Netscape Navigator are not compatible with Netscape Navigator version 6.x and these plug-ins are unable to play an embedded stream or file. This behavior is not observed with the same Windows Media Player plug-ins with the earlier versions of Netscape Navigator 4.x.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, remove Netscape Navigator version 6.x and install the earlier version of Netscape Communicator 4.x, which includes Netscape Navigator and installs the Windows Media Player plug-in for Netscape Navigator.

STATUS

This behavior occurs with Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Netscape Navigator 6.0 and the Windows Media Player plug-in.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior can also occur with Windows Media Player 6.4 and Netscape Navigator 6.0 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, and Windows 98. Windows Media Player 7 and 7.1 do not automatically install the Netscape Navigator plug-in.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1

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The only way I see this applies to me and that is in a negative way, is that I don't have Netscape 6. I have Netscape 7.


I downloaded Crescendo player last night and it told me if I wanted it to play in Netscape that I needed to put in this file path:

C:\Windows\ProgramsFiles\Netscape\Netscape7\plug-ins

Well that's the path I used to install it and it still didn't work.

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I downloaded Crescendo player last night and it told me if I wanted it to play in Netscape that I needed to put in this file path:

C:\Windows\ProgramsFiles\Netscape\Netscape7\plug-ins

Well that's the path I used to install it and it still didn't work.

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According to this page, that should be:

C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape7\Plugins

(In other words, no leading "Windows" folder name and there should be a space between the words "Program" and "Files").

Using SEARCH, I searched to see if I had written it down as you said here or as I said. When I put in C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape7\Plug-ins
I got an error message saying that the file was unavailable. It was talking about inserting a disk and asking me to make sure if I was on the internet and was telling me it might have been moved.

Well, I was on the internet when I checked, I have no disk and don't know why I would need one and I certainly don't think I moved it.

Do you have any idea what this means? Does it mean I would need to uninstall it and reinstall it? Or what?

And BTW Amradillo is where I found the same info you are talking about. That's where I downloaded it from and that's where I got the file path from.

Do you think there's EVER going to be a chance to isolate the problem and get it to work right?

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Just wanted you to know that I finally got Crescendo to work. It plays my midi in both IE and Netscape.

Thanks for the help you tried to give. Unfortunately, I had to go to another website to get this done. Still, you helped as much as you could and that's worth something.

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Just wanted you to know that I finally got Crescendo to work. It plays my midi in both IE and Netscape.

Thanks for the help you tried to give. Unfortunately, I had to go to another website to get this done. Still, you helped as much as you could and that's worth something.

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It's a great program. I love it! ;)