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by: joshenstein October 25, 2012 3:21 AM PDT

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WMP9 acting stubborn on xp 32bit pc w. firefox

by joshenstein - 10/25/12 3:21 AM

I am using win. xp 32bit , with firefox browser.
windows media player 9 is trying to open when i want to play mp3/video/etc..
BUT,.... its not opening after the settings are put in.

also adobe flash keeps failing updates on EVERY restart / boot..

help please.


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Tried Fixing Flash First...?

by Grif Thomas Moderator - 10/30/12 4:03 PM

In Reply to: WMP9 acting stubborn on xp 32bit pc w. firefox by joshenstein

First, uninstall Flash by using the Flash Uninstaller at the link below..
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

After that's done, then download the appropriate manual Flash player installer from the link below. If running two browsers, you may need both installers.

Flash Player for IE 32& 64 bit:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Flash Player for Non-IE browser (Opera, Firefox etc):
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player.exe
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After Flash is installed correctly, then please change the Flash settings like this:

So first, check if you can see the Flash animation (banner) without the system crashing at:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Don't worry, it's not a video, it shouldn't crash -- if it does, this won't fix your issue. If it works without crashing, right-click on the Flash animation (banner) and uncheck "Enable hardware acceleration" from the Settings panel. You should now be able to view the YouTube videos without crashing the computer.
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Next, if repairing Flash doesn't take care of the problem, instead of using WMP for playing your videos, try using a diffferent video player.. Download the free VLC player from the link below, install it, then set it up as the default player for all video types:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Hope this helps.

Grif


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