Unable to Launch Windows Media Player

I recently installed Opera 9 on my XP Pro laptop and
immediately encountered a 
problem that I didn't have on the previous version.

I can no longer launch Windows Media Player from a web page
as I could with 
version 8.5

For example, on the page 

<
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/0624/>

when I click on the "Listen to the program" link
nothing happens, WMP remains 
unlaunched. Even when I manually launch the program it will
not play the link on 
the page.  

I verified that I still had the necessary plug-ins in the
correct directory from my 
previous Opera 8.5 installation, namely ==> 
<npds.zip>, <npdsplay.dll>, and 
<npwmsdrm.dll>

I tried launching WMP from this same page using Firefox and
IE and had no 
problem. Thus, the "problem" is confined to
Opera.  

Does anyone have a suggestion for trouble-shooting this
problem?

Thanx

W
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:58:59 +0200, Peacenik
<zenbonessbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> I recently installed Opera 9 on my XP Pro laptop and
immediately  
> encountered a
> problem that I didn't have on the previous version.
>
> I can no longer launch Windows Media Player from a web
page as I could  
> with
> version 8.5
>
> For example, on the page
>
> <
http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/0624/>
>
> when I click on the "Listen to the program"
link nothing happens, WMP  
> remains
> unlaunched. Even when I manually launch the program it
will not play the  
> link on
> the page.
>
> I verified that I still had the necessary plug-ins in
the correct  
> directory from my
> previous Opera 8.5 installation, namely ==> 
<npds.zip>, <npdsplay.dll>,  
> and
> <npwmsdrm.dll>
>
> I tried launching WMP from this same page using Firefox
and IE and had no
> problem. Thus, the "problem" is confined to
Opera.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for trouble-shooting this
problem?
>
> Thanx
>
> W

Works OK here. Please check that "opera:plugins"
lists "Windows Media  
Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library".
Then check if
"Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Downloads&quo
t; lists  
"video/x-ms-asf".
Select "Edit" and check that "Use
Plug-in" is "Windows Media Player  
Plug-in Dynamic Link Library".
Hanne
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Hi:

Thanx for your suggestion regarding my inability to get
opera to open Windows 
Media player. 

On Thursday, June 29, you suggested

> Works OK here. Please check that
"opera:plugins" lists "Windows Media  
> Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library".

It is listed. And in that list I find the following entry,
among others;

video/x-ms-asf	__________asf,asx,*

> Then check if
"Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Downloads&quo
t; lists  
> "video/x-ms-asf".
> Select "Edit" and check that "Use
Plug-in" is "Windows Media Player  
> Plug-in Dynamic Link Library".

This also checks out. Unfortunately, I still can't get that
link to play. Can you 
suggest any additional steps I might take??

Thanx very much for your help.

Wndy
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