Firefox Plug-in: How to add and use Windows Media Player plug-in on Firefox 3?

by rollingcaker On April 17, 2009 | Utilities | Hits: 230

Software you need: Firefox

To play Windows media in Firefox, Firefox needs the Windows Media Player browser plugin installed. Wonder how to add the Windows Media Player plugin to your Firefox? Follow this guide step by step, you will find very easy to handle.

To use Windows Media Player plug-in to Firefox, procedures as follows:

Download and Install

1. Go to Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin download page.

2. Click "Free Download" You will be prompted to save a file.

3. Save the file to your desktop.

4. Once it has downloaded, run it, and the plugin will install.

5. When the installation has finished, close and restart Firefox:

>> Click the File menu at the top of the Firefox window, and select Exit.

>> When Firefox has completely closed, start Firefox up again.

Checking if the plugin is installed

To see if you already have the plugin installed:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Tools menu and select Add-ons. The Add-ons window will open.

2. In the Add-ons window, select the Plugins panel. This reveals a detailed list of all of Firefox's plugins.

3. Scroll down the list, and look for the entry called:

Microsoft� Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin

4. If the entry is present, then the plugin is installed.

That's all there is about how to add Windows media player plugin to firefox and now you can try it by yourself following the guide above. And in Softwarehowtos.com, you can find more articles about how to use Firefox.

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