MP3 files don't play from IE7

[Ray Dawson]

I have Vista Home Premium.

If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
Player.

Therefore codecs etc are installed.

However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on line,
it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer cannot
display the webpage".

If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as', then it
downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the computer.

How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?

I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been used by
Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is Audio_MP3
Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are not listed in
'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.

What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?

Any help appreciated.

Ray D

[John Inzer]

Ray Dawson wrote:
> I have Vista Home Premium.
>
> If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> Player.
>
> Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>
> However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
> cannot display the webpage".
>
> If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> computer.
>
> How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>
> I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
> not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>
> What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Ray D
=========================
Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
a look at the following articles:

Windows Vista -
Understanding Windows
Firewall settings
http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7dbee1033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Allow a program to communicate
through Windows Firewall
http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b21bc1033.mspx

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Ray Dawson]

"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:

> Ray Dawson wrote:
> > I have Vista Home Premium.
> >
> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> > Player.
> >
> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
> >
> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
> > cannot display the webpage".
> >
> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> > computer.
> >
> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
> >
> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
> >
> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > Ray D
> =========================
> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
> a look at the following articles:
>
> Windows Vista -
> Understanding Windows
> Firewall settings
> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
>
>
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7dbee1033.mspx
>
> Windows Vista -
> Allow a program to communicate
> through Windows Firewall
> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
>
>
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b21bc1033.mspx

Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.

Any other ideas gratefully received.

Cheers,

Ray D

[Tim]

do you have a download manager installed? often, they will grab MP3 links
from the browser

"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwhvvr00h81dt01f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
>
>> Ray Dawson wrote:
>> > I have Vista Home Premium.
>> >
>> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
>> > Player.
>> >
>> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>> >
>> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
>> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
>> > cannot display the webpage".
>> >
>> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
>> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>> >
>> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
>> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
>> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
>> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>> >
>> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>> >
>> > Any help appreciated.
>> >
>> > Ray D
>> =========================
>> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
>> a look at the following articles:
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Understanding Windows
>> Firewall settings
>> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
>>
>>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7dbee1033.mspx
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Allow a program to communicate
>> through Windows Firewall
>> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
>>
>>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b21bc1033.mspx
>
> Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.
>
> Any other ideas gratefully received.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ray D

[Ray Dawson]

No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
premium.

As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download. Click
on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that they don't
play by clicking on them online.

It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them inside
the browser.

How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?

Cheers,

Ray D

"Tim" <nocando@nospam.com> wrote:

> do you have a download manager installed? often, they will grab MP3
links
> from the browser
>
> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.jwhvvr00h81dt01f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> > "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
> >
> >> Ray Dawson wrote:
> >> > I have Vista Home Premium.
> >> >
> >> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows
Media
> >> > Player.
> >> >
> >> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
> >> >
> >> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> >> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet
Explorer
> >> > cannot display the webpage".
> >> >
> >> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> >> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> >> > computer.
> >> >
> >> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
> >> >
> >> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> >> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> >> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they
are
> >> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
> >> >
> >> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
> >> >
> >> > Any help appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Ray D
> >> =========================
> >> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
> >> a look at the following articles:
> >>
> >> Windows Vista -
> >> Understanding Windows
> >> Firewall settings
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
> >>
> >>
> >
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7dbee1033.mspx
> >>
> >> Windows Vista -
> >> Allow a program to communicate
> >> through Windows Firewall
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
> >>
> >>
> >
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b21bc1033.mspx
> >
> > Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.
> >
> > Any other ideas gratefully received.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ray D
>

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 2/19/2008 2:57 PM, and on a whim, Ray Dawson
pounded out on the keyboard:

> No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
> premium.
>
> As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download. Click
> on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that they don't
> play by clicking on them online.
>
> It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them inside
> the browser.
>
> How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ray D

Hi Ray,

Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

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[zachd [MSFT]]

This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on the
system.

Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have stomped
on the file association settings for the player - using the Default Programs
control panel would reset that if that were the case.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwhqiz00d3ax601f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
>I have Vista Home Premium.
>
> If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> Player.
>
> Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>
> However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on line,
> it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer cannot
> display the webpage".
>
> If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as', then it
> downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the computer.
>
> How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>
> I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been used by
> Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is Audio_MP3
> Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are not listed in
> 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>
> What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Ray D

[Ray Dawson]

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:

> The date and time was 2/19/2008 2:57 PM, and on a whim, Ray Dawson
> pounded out on the keyboard:
>
> > No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
> > premium.
> >
> > As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download.
> > Click on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that
> > they don't play by clicking on them online.
> >
> > It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them
> > inside the browser.
> >
> > How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ray D
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the mp3s
and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' error,
although I can download them

http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html

zachd said:

> This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on
> the system.

> Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
> stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
> Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the case.

All the default file associations are set for WMP.

Is there a registry setting that makes IE7 play sound files in a window
via WMP, or is there a plugin or add-on which is used?

Cheers,

Ray D

[zachd [MSFT]]

"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:

>> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

> Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the mp3s
> and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' error,
> although I can download them

> http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html

They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD attempts
and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug through it. It is
typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be set wrong on a server.

> zachd said:
>
>> This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on
>> the system.
>
>> Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
>> stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
>> Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the case.

This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:
various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.

> All the default file associations are set for WMP.

File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most
interest: what are the values for:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default value
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
Extension
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -
default value

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here

> Is there a registry setting that makes IE7 play sound files in a window
> via WMP, or is there a plugin or add-on which is used?

No, the Media Bar was removed several versions ago.

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Ray Dawson]

"zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> > "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> >> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?
>
> > Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the
> > mp3s and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'
> > error, although I can download them
>
> > http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html
>
> They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD
> attempts and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug
> through it. It is typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be
> set wrong on a server.
>
> > zachd said:
> >
> > > This typically means that the file association chain has been munged
> > > on the system.
> >
> > > Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
> > > stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
> > > Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the
> > > case.

> This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:

> various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.

I have Audacity and Nero installed on the computer, although neither are
configured to play .mp3 files by default - and don't. I do use Audacity
quite a lot for editing mp3s, but only use Nero for CD/DVD burning.

> > All the default file associations are set for WMP.
>
> File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most

> interest: what are the values for:
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type

Clicking on the .mp3 folder in Regedit shows:
Default) REG_SZ NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3

OpenWithList gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

ShowTime.exe gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value

(Default) REG_SZ play

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default
value

(Default) REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media
Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:6 /Play "%L"

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
> Extension

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
CLSID REG_SZ (Default) REG_SZ {cd3afa76-b84f-48f0-9393-7edc34128127}
Extension REG_SZ .mp3

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -

> default value

(Default) REG_SZ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
> Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

OpenWithList -
(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
a REG_SZ audacity.exe
b REG_SZ IEUser.exe
MRUList REG_SZ ba

OpenWithProgids -
(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)

Perhaps the references to Nero ShowTime above are the cause of the
problem?

Any help in putting it right would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Ray D

[zachd [MSFT]]

OK, so you have confirmed that the association really isn't fully to WMP,
which is what I thought was happening. This should be easy enough to fix.
=)

Go to the Default Programs control panel. Use the "Set Program Access and
Defaults" tool, then set the player as default that way. This should then
work.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
>> > "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?
>>
>> > Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the
>> > mp3s and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'
>> > error, although I can download them
>>
>> > http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html
>>
>> They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD
>> attempts and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug
>> through it. It is typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be
>> set wrong on a server.
>>
>> > zachd said:
>> >
>> > > This typically means that the file association chain has been munged
>> > > on the system.
>> >
>> > > Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
>> > > stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
>> > > Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the
>> > > case.
>
>> This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:
>
>> various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.
>
> I have Audacity and Nero installed on the computer, although neither are
> configured to play .mp3 files by default - and don't. I do use Audacity
> quite a lot for editing mp3s, but only use Nero for CD/DVD burning.
>
>> > All the default file associations are set for WMP.
>>
>> File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most
>
>> interest: what are the values for:
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type
>
> Clicking on the .mp3 folder in Regedit shows:
> Default) REG_SZ NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3
>
> OpenWithList gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
>
> ShowTime.exe gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value
>
> (Default) REG_SZ play
>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default
> value
>
> (Default) REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media
> Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:6 /Play "%L"
>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
>> Extension
>
> (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> CLSID REG_SZ (Default) REG_SZ {cd3afa76-b84f-48f0-9393-7edc34128127}
> Extension REG_SZ .mp3
>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -
>
>> default value
>
> (Default) REG_SZ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3
>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
>> Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here
>
> (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
>
> OpenWithList -
> (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> a REG_SZ audacity.exe
> b REG_SZ IEUser.exe
> MRUList REG_SZ ba
>
> OpenWithProgids -
> (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
> WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
>
> Perhaps the references to Nero ShowTime above are the cause of the
> problem?
>
> Any help in putting it right would be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ray D

[Ray Dawson]

"zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
> OK, so you have confirmed that the association really isn't fully to
> WMP, which is what I thought was happening. This should be easy enough
> to fix. =)
>
> Go to the Default Programs control panel. Use the "Set Program Access
> and Defaults" tool, then set the player as default that way. This
> should then work.

OK - thanks for that. I had previously set WMP to all of its defaults via
the Default Programs control panel, but it still didn't work.

This time, I uninstalled Nero Showtime first and then did it - with
success! MP3s now play from IE.

Many thanks for all your help.

Ray D

[zachd [MSFT]]

Had you used Set Program Defaults or Set Program Access and Defaults? The
first is per-user settings, the latter is for system-wide settings. The
system-wide settings on your box had been corrupted- Nero had reset the
shell associations without resetting the browser associations (MIME
database). So the latter option should likely have fixed you up. =\

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, so you have confirmed that the association really isn't fully to
>> WMP, which is what I thought was happening. This should be easy enough
>> to fix. =)
>>
>> Go to the Default Programs control panel. Use the "Set Program Access
>> and Defaults" tool, then set the player as default that way. This
>> should then work.
>
> OK - thanks for that. I had previously set WMP to all of its defaults via
> the Default Programs control panel, but it still didn't work.
>
> This time, I uninstalled Nero Showtime first and then did it - with
> success! MP3s now play from IE.
>
> Many thanks for all your help.
>
> Ray D
>

[Not Me]

I believe there is a setting in IE to 'DO NOT PLAY CONTENT THAT DOES NOT USE
AN EXTERNAL PLAYER'.
Poke around in your settings, uncheck that box, apply, OK, restart IE7
The MP3s should then play in IE7.

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"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
> premium.
>
> As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download. Click
> on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that they don't
> play by clicking on them online.
>
> It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them inside
> the browser.
>
> How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ray D
>
> "Tim" <nocando@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> do you have a download manager installed? often, they will grab MP3
> links
>> from the browser
>>
>> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:gemini.jwhvvr00h81dt01f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
>> > "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ray Dawson wrote:
>> >> > I have Vista Home Premium.
>> >> >
>> >> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows
> Media
>> >> > Player.
>> >> >
>> >> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>> >> >
>> >> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
>> >> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet
> Explorer
>> >> > cannot display the webpage".
>> >> >
>> >> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
>> >> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
>> >> > computer.
>> >> >
>> >> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>> >> >
>> >> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
>> >> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
>> >> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they
> are
>> >> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>> >> >
>> >> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ray D
>> >> =========================
>> >> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
>> >> a look at the following articles:
>> >>
>> >> Windows Vista -
>> >> Understanding Windows
>> >> Firewall settings
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7dbee1033.mspx
>> >>
>> >> Windows Vista -
>> >> Allow a program to communicate
>> >> through Windows Firewall
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b21bc1033.mspx
>> >
>> > Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.
>> >
>> > Any other ideas gratefully received.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Ray D
>>

[lforbes]

This was exactly my problem too. Thanks so much for the registry links.
Showtime was instructed NOT to take the file extensions on install. In the
Default Programs it is WMP that is the default. When I double click on MP3,
AVI and WMA, Windows Media player opens.

However in the registry Showtime was showing the default STILL???

That is a real pain with Nero and unless you know the specific registry
entries you can't do anything about it.

This is why I HATE the stupid "Default Programs" in Vista because it doesn't
change the registry properly.

Thanks again.

Lara

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> OK, so you have confirmed that the association really isn't fully to WMP,
> which is what I thought was happening. This should be easy enough to fix.
> =)
>
> Go to the Default Programs control panel. Use the "Set Program Access and
> Defaults" tool, then set the player as default that way. This should then
> work.
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.jwjhyj00ctc4302dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> > "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> >> > "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?
> >>
> >> > Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the
> >> > mp3s and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'
> >> > error, although I can download them
> >>
> >> > http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html
> >>
> >> They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD
> >> attempts and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug
> >> through it. It is typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be
> >> set wrong on a server.
> >>
> >> > zachd said:
> >> >
> >> > > This typically means that the file association chain has been munged
> >> > > on the system.
> >> >
> >> > > Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
> >> > > stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
> >> > > Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the
> >> > > case.
> >
> >> This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:
> >
> >> various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.
> >
> > I have Audacity and Nero installed on the computer, although neither are
> > configured to play .mp3 files by default - and don't. I do use Audacity
> > quite a lot for editing mp3s, but only use Nero for CD/DVD burning.
> >
> >> > All the default file associations are set for WMP.
> >>
> >> File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most
> >
> >> interest: what are the values for:
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type
> >
> > Clicking on the .mp3 folder in Regedit shows:
> > Default) REG_SZ NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3
> >
> > OpenWithList gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> >
> > ShowTime.exe gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> >
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value
> >
> > (Default) REG_SZ play
> >
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default
> > value
> >
> > (Default) REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media
> > Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:6 /Play "%L"
> >
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
> >> Extension
> >
> > (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> > CLSID REG_SZ (Default) REG_SZ {cd3afa76-b84f-48f0-9393-7edc34128127}
> > Extension REG_SZ .mp3
> >
> >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -
> >
> >> default value
> >
> > (Default) REG_SZ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3
> >
> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
> >> Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here
> >
> > (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> >
> > OpenWithList -
> > (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> > a REG_SZ audacity.exe
> > b REG_SZ IEUser.exe
> > MRUList REG_SZ ba
> >
> > OpenWithProgids -
> > (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
> > NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
> > WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
> >
> > Perhaps the references to Nero ShowTime above are the cause of the
> > problem?
> >
> > Any help in putting it right would be appreciated.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Ray D
>
>
>