Eric J in MN
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:25 PM
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Internet Explorer 6.0 stopped playing mp3s. What do I do? |
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Internet Explorer 6.0 stopped playing mp3s. What do I do?
It used to launch RealPlayer when I clicked an mp3 link, then it launched WinAmp when I clicked an mp3 link, now it just displays garbage when I click an mp3 link.
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MikeG
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:26 PM
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Then paste the link into Open URL.
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:27 PM
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Tools>Internet Options>Delete Files. Clear the offline too.
Works 95% of the time.
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:30 PM
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4. Wait, sorry, ignore that |
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I missed that last line about it displaying garbage. It sounds like your file associations are screwed up, and IE thinks that MP3 files are text or web pages. The simplest way to fix this is to reinstall RealPlayer and WinAMP so they'll reclaim their file types.
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:27 PM
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XP has a repair function built in or you could take it back to a Restore Point.
Alternatively, you could use another browser like Mozilla's Firefox. Smaller, infinitely customizable and has built-in pop-protection.
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:32 PM
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Launch RealPlayer manually Choose Preferences from the Tools menu in RealPlayer On the left hand side of the Preferences dialog, look for 'Content' If there is a plus sign next to Content, click the plus sign Under Content, look for 'Media Types' Click on Media Types Check the box next to MP3 if there isn't a check mark already there Make sure that 'Notify me when these preferences are modified...' is checked Make sure that 'When clicking media in the RealPlayer browser...' is checked Click OK
That should make RealPlayer the default application for playing MP3s again. If not, you may need to uninstall and then reinstall RealPlayer.
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Eric J in MN
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:37 PM
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6. ok, launching RealPlayer did it. |
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I was prompted about whether to make RealPlayer the default, and I clicked yes, and now Internet Explorer is launching RealPlayer when I click an mp3 link.
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:38 PM
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Mon Jun-28-04 06:51 PM
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8. by the way, the mp3s I was trying to play are at my website. |
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MoveLeft Media, liberal songs and videos and more: http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_entertainment.asp
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