Windows Media Player: Revision history

3 August 2015

• curprev 21:5721:57, 3 August 2015‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,652 bytes −89‎ →‎Testing: removed non-working link

2 December 2014

• curprev 13:1813:18, 2 December 2014‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,741 bytes −443‎ →‎Installing the new plugin

16 May 2013

• curprev 14:2414:24, 16 May 2013‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 21,184 bytes −4‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: browser folder already exists
• curprev 12:1712:17, 16 May 2013‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 21,188 bytes +386‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: added info on creating a new "browser" folder to hold the "plugins" folder in version 21 or above

15 May 2013

• curprev 19:5919:59, 15 May 2013‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,802 bytes +67‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: added bug 872325
• curprev 19:1719:17, 15 May 2013‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,735 bytes +522‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: pluhinds folder no longer scanned by default in Mozilla/Firefox 21 (bug 844553)

14 May 2013

• curprev 20:3720:37, 14 May 2013‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,213 bytes −56‎ →‎Testing: replaced nonworking link

28 December 2012

• curprev 13:1013:10, 28 December 2012‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 20,269 bytes +2‎ →‎Installing the new plugin
• curprev 13:0913:09, 28 December 2012‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,267 bytes −56‎ →‎Installing the new plugin

4 May 2012

• curprev 22:5022:50, 4 May 2012‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 20,323 bytes +54‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: added bug 724468 reference to warning.

30 March 2012

• curprev 01:1301:13, 30 March 2012‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 20,269 bytes +558‎ →‎Content does not play when multiple Windows Media plugins are enabled: added info and note about preferred WMP plugin

28 March 2012

• curprev 15:5115:51, 28 March 2012‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 19,711 bytes +47‎ →‎Content does not play when multiple Windows Media plugins are enabled: added another reference

30 December 2011

• curprev 01:0601:06, 30 December 2011‎ Dickvl talk contribs‎ 19,664 bytes −6‎ SUMO links

3 October 2011

• curprev 11:5211:52, 3 October 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 19,670 bytes +562‎ →‎Troubleshooting: added "Content does not play when multiple Windows Media plugins are enabled"

5 September 2011

• curprev 15:1815:18, 5 September 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 19,108 bytes −105‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: updated download link for WMP Firefox plugin
• curprev 15:0215:02, 5 September 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 19,213 bytes +78‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: added reference on HTML5 extension causing memory issues and that that removing the extension doesn't remove the plugin

4 September 2011

• curprev 18:1818:18, 4 September 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 19,135 bytes +320‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: more on HTML5 Extension for Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in

3 April 2011

• curprev 00:2200:22, 3 April 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 18,815 bytes +636‎ Moved up "Testing" section and added WMP plugin test link, editged note for installing the new plugin in Firefox 4.0

3 March 2011

• curprev 14:3614:36, 3 March 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 18,179 bytes −7‎ →‎Installing the new plugin
• curprev 14:3414:34, 3 March 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 18,186 bytes +11‎ →‎Installing the new plugin
• curprev 14:3114:31, 3 March 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 18,175 bytes +611‎ added info and link for the new "HTML5 Extension for Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in" for Windows 7.

30 January 2011

• curprev 00:0600:06, 30 January 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,564 bytes +241‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: updated for SeaMonkey 2, Firefox 4, and 64-bit Windows; Firefox 4 instructions. Removed paragraph about Mozilla Suite and Firefox 1.0.x

19 January 2011

• curprev 13:1213:12, 19 January 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,323 bytes +5‎ →‎Testing: just linked to Testing plugins since the hg.mozilla.org link doen't seem to work in Firefox 4

16 January 2011

• curprev 00:2600:26, 16 January 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,318 bytes −42‎ →‎Testing: replaced plugindoc test link which is not currrently working

20 October 2010

• curprev 12:2012:20, 20 October 2010‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,360 bytes +104‎ →‎Testing: Added another test page since the plugindoc.mozdev.org page doesn't seem to be working.

5 April 2010

• curprev 17:5117:51, 5 April 2010‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,256 bytes −42‎ Updated for Windows 7

3 December 2008

• curprev 00:3600:36, 3 December 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,298 bytes −144‎ →‎"Cannot create DirectShow Player": try updating to WMP 11 - reference added

28 November 2008

• curprev 13:1913:19, 28 November 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,442 bytes −240‎ →‎Testing: removed bad links to defunct members.aol.com/jrzycrim01 site

8 November 2008

• curprev 18:2718:27, 8 November 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,682 bytes 0‎ Windows XP SP2 -> SP2 and above

2 September 2008

• curprev 12:5912:59, 2 September 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,682 bytes −256‎ →‎Player does not appear, but audio (sometimes) still plays - all plugin files are listed in <tt>about:plugins</tt>: removed unnneeded punctuation and reference to about:plugins and Primary monitor
• curprev 12:3112:31, 2 September 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,938 bytes +630‎ →‎Player appears, player status bar says 'Ready', no error messages, but nothing happens when you click Play: suggested opening link within WMP, linked to http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#INet

16 April 2008

• curprev 18:2518:25, 16 April 2008‎ LouCypher talk contribs‎ m 17,308 bytes −12‎ →‎External Links: fixed link to official WMP support

30 March 2008

• curprev 19:1919:19, 30 March 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,320 bytes +67‎ adding Issues categories since half the article deals with troubleshooting

22 December 2007

• curprev 14:4114:41, 22 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,253 bytes −11‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: Firefox 1.5+ and Seamonkey 1.0+ -> Firefox and Seamonkey

3 December 2007

• curprev 19:0019:00, 3 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,264 bytes +294‎ sub-section created for Mac and Linux users; added links to PluginDoc and Linux mplayer plugin
• curprev 12:1612:16, 3 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,970 bytes +143‎ →‎External Links: added Mac OS X link to WM components for QT Flip4Mac
• curprev 12:0412:04, 3 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,827 bytes +29‎ added to the Intro that this article is for Windows systems
• curprev 12:0212:02, 3 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,798 bytes +124‎ →‎External Links: WMP9 for Mac OS X , includes Flip4Mac link

8 November 2007

• curprev 14:1514:15, 8 November 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,674 bytes +119‎ →‎"Cannot create DirectShow Player": added forum references

6 September 2007

• curprev 02:0602:06, 6 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,555 bytes +81‎ →‎WMP thinks it is always offline: renamed section title and added a more generic error description
• curprev 01:5501:55, 6 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,474 bytes −24‎ →‎WMP thinks it is always offline or returns error 0xc00d1126 or 0xC00D11B3: added link to Microsoft article that includes firewall configuration link
• curprev 01:3901:39, 6 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,498 bytes +1,141‎ →‎Troubleshooting: "WMP thinks it is always offline or returns error 0xc00d1126 or 0xC00D11B3"

10 August 2007

• curprev 10:1310:13, 10 August 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,357 bytes −1‎ →‎Crashes or missing WMP controls while trying to play embedded WMV files: fixed typo

30 July 2007

• curprev 22:3622:36, 30 July 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,358 bytes +74‎ →‎Testing: added WMP plugin test page from plugindoc.mozdev.org

31 May 2007

• curprev 17:2517:25, 31 May 2007‎ Dikrib talk contribs‎ 15,284 bytes −12‎ Enable automatic language selection on AMO

29 May 2007

• curprev 23:1023:10, 29 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,296 bytes +8‎ Intro
• curprev 23:0723:07, 29 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,288 bytes +423‎ "Security alert" paragraph retitled "Standard WMP plugin" and reworded. Added sample plugin location for VLC issue; added SeaMonkey where Mozilla Suite is mentioned.

20 May 2007

• curprev 02:3402:34, 20 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 14,865 bytes +2‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: fixed internal link

18 May 2007

• curprev 17:0617:06, 18 May 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 14,863 bytes −185‎ →‎Troubleshooting: Fx 1.5.0.5 is long gone

6 May 2007

• curprev 11:2911:29, 6 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,048 bytes +138‎ →‎External Links: added MozillaZine forum link for new WMP plugin

2 May 2007

• curprev 18:3618:36, 2 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 14,910 bytes −149‎ →‎Installing the new plugin: see discussion
• curprev 18:0418:04, 2 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,059 bytes +19‎ Fixing broken internal link as last edit changed section titles. Added reference to Missing plugin section, Removed Yahoo Music Video link as site now uses Flash or ActiveX; other minor edits.
• curprev 15:2115:21, 2 May 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ m 15,040 bytes +7‎ use consistent verb tense
• curprev 13:3013:30, 2 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,033 bytes −4‎ →‎Install the new plugin
• curprev 13:1413:14, 2 May 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,037 bytes +584‎ "Security alert" and "New WMP plugin for Vista/XPsp2" made part of the Intro; "Missing plugin" section rewritten to clarify installation. See discussion.

1 May 2007

• curprev 16:1816:18, 1 May 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 14,453 bytes −123‎ remove ActiveX intro part
• curprev 16:1716:17, 1 May 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 14,576 bytes −29‎ since this article is about only the WMP plugin, we don't need to specify it in every section title
• curprev 04:5404:54, 1 May 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 14,605 bytes −4,863‎ move activex info out, lower the hierarchy a level

24 April 2007

• curprev 11:2111:21, 24 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 19,468 bytes 0‎ →‎New WMP plugin - Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2
• curprev 11:2011:20, 24 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 19,468 bytes +699‎ →‎Windows Media Player plugin: reorg and renamed/reworded some sections

22 April 2007

• curprev 00:0100:01, 22 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 18,769 bytes +457‎ →‎Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2: added which browsers work or don't work with forum reference. Also noted that instructions for "Earlier Windows versions" can also be used in XP/Vista

19 April 2007

• curprev 04:1004:10, 19 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 18,312 bytes +407‎ →‎Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2: added that the installer copies the plugin to another location such as "C:\PFiles\Plugins\" if Firefox directory can't be found

18 April 2007

• curprev 19:2819:28, 18 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,905 bytes +805‎ →‎Missing plugin: added new WMP Firefox plugin information

11 April 2007

• curprev 12:0412:04, 11 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,100 bytes +66‎ "Troubleshooting..." - WMP6 issue: rewrote entry and removed extraneous info; "Eternal links:" added "WMP mini FAQ at zachd.com"

9 April 2007

• curprev 23:2723:27, 9 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 17,034 bytes +4‎ →‎WMP6 used even though 9 or 10 is installed: renamed since WMP11 is now available

1 April 2007

• curprev 19:5619:56, 1 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,030 bytes −1‎ →‎See also: updated links

30 March 2007

• curprev 02:0502:05, 30 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,031 bytes +12‎ →‎Missing plugin: "Unknown Plugin" error added; "Workaround" -> "Alternative solution" to avoid confusion, since the Firefox release notes refer to this article section as a "workaround".
• curprev 00:3900:39, 30 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 17,019 bytes +99‎ →‎Missing plugin: added application/x-mplayer2 reference since it might be used in a KB search
• curprev 00:2700:27, 30 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,920 bytes +57‎ →‎Workaround: Clarified that the workaround can be used instead of restoring the WMP plugin

27 March 2007

• curprev 19:3319:33, 27 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,863 bytes +348‎ →‎Missing plugin: added workaround - MediaPlayerConnectivity extension

25 February 2007

• curprev 03:5103:51, 25 February 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,515 bytes +54‎ →‎Testing WMP plugin: reworded
• curprev 03:4403:44, 25 February 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,461 bytes +102‎ →‎Testing WMP plugin: added link to Testing_plugins article - see discussion
• curprev 01:3701:37, 25 February 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,359 bytes +5‎ →‎Missing plugin
• curprev 01:3401:34, 25 February 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,354 bytes +71‎ →‎Missing plugin: added that Vista doesn't include the WMP plugin, linked to bug report.

16 February 2007

• curprev 19:3019:30, 16 February 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 16,283 bytes −119‎ →‎ActiveX plugin: drop 1.0.x mentions
• curprev 19:2619:26, 16 February 2007‎ Np talk contribs‎ 16,402 bytes +141‎ →‎ActiveX plugin: firefox 2.0 users, don't do it!

26 January 2007

• curprev 21:3321:33, 26 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,261 bytes −4‎ →‎Missing plugin: typo
• curprev 21:2321:23, 26 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,265 bytes +100‎ →‎Missing plugin: made clearer that Windows Vista users should skip the WMP plugin for Netscape step
• curprev 02:2002:20, 26 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,165 bytes −88‎ →‎Missing plugin: WMP Plugin for Netscape Navigator not supported on Windows Vista

15 January 2007

• curprev 00:1300:13, 15 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,253 bytes +95‎ →‎Missing plugin: made steps into a numbered list.

11 January 2007

• curprev 01:4101:41, 11 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,158 bytes −172‎ →‎Missing plugin: shortened last step

10 January 2007

• curprev 21:0121:01, 10 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,330 bytes −1‎ →‎Windows XP Media Center Edition: yypo
• curprev 20:5920:59, 10 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,331 bytes +50‎ →‎Troubleshooting WMP plugin: Window XP -> Windows XP; Centre -> Center; added forum link reference for "XP Media Center" solution using update for "XP N"

9 January 2007

• curprev 22:3622:36, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 16,281 bytes −63‎ →‎Windows XP Media Centre Edition: added link back to missing plugins section since those steps should be tried first
• curprev 22:2322:23, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,344 bytes +103‎ →‎Missing plugin: added detail on bug 360336
• curprev 21:2521:25, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,241 bytes +147‎ →‎Missing plugin: added link to bug 360336
• curprev 16:0916:09, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,094 bytes −66‎ →‎Security alert: removed KB911564 download link since the security bulletin gives download links for different os versions
• curprev 15:5415:54, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,160 bytes +124‎ →‎Security alert: added direct link to Microsoft KB911564 download page.
• curprev 15:4215:42, 9 January 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 16,036 bytes +124‎ →‎Missing plugin: added actual entries listed in about:plugins for the WMP plugin file names.

25 December 2006

• curprev 00:2400:24, 25 December 2006‎ Dickvl talk contribs‎ 15,912 bytes +120‎ No edit summary

2 December 2006

• curprev 16:5516:55, 2 December 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,792 bytes +53‎ →‎Firefox 1.5.0.5: link to bug report
• curprev 15:5115:51, 2 December 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,739 bytes +1‎ →‎Firefox 1.5.x.x and Firefox 1.0.x releases: 1.5.0.7 -> 1.5.0.8

26 November 2006

• curprev 18:4418:44, 26 November 2006‎ Dmcritchie talk contribs‎ 15,738 bytes +202‎ Not primary monitor

24 November 2006

• curprev 00:2100:21, 24 November 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,536 bytes −46‎ →‎Missing plugin: linked to plugin scanning
• curprev 00:1500:15, 24 November 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,582 bytes −5‎ →‎Missing plugin: linked to about:plugins

31 October 2006

• curprev 06:1106:11, 31 October 2006‎ Vectorspace talk contribs‎ 15,587 bytes +103‎ →‎Player appears, player status bar says 'Ready', no error messages, but nothing happens when you click Play

13 October 2006

• curprev 13:5713:57, 13 October 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 15,484 bytes 0‎ →‎Missing plugin: typo
• curprev 13:5713:57, 13 October 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,484 bytes +463‎ →‎Missing plugin: added note that, on some systems, plugin scanning may fail; copying files to Fx or Moz plugins folder may be needed as a last resort (see discussion)

10 October 2006

• curprev 02:2302:23, 10 October 2006‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 15,021 bytes −202‎ →‎Missing plugin: simplified, removed suggestion to copy files to the Firefox or Mozilla Suite plugins folder.

15 September 2006

• curprev 07:1607:16, 15 September 2006‎ Vectorspace talk contribs‎ 15,223 bytes −4‎ ff1.5.0.7