Yahoo Music videos do not work: Difference between revisions

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'''This article has not been updated to reflect changes to the Yahoo! Music site. The steps described below might not help you view music videos.'''
See [http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/launch/videos/videos-07.html this Yahoo! Help article] for instructions on playing [http://music.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Music] (aka Y! Music aka Y! Launch aka Launch.com) videos.
 
[http://music.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Music] (aka Y! Music aka Y! Launch aka Launch.com) officially requires the use of Internet Explorer to view its videos. You will receive the following message if you try to access it Firefox or Mozilla Suite:
 
To use this application with Netscape, you must use version 7.1 or above. Download now.
Please use the following error code when writing to Yahoo! Help. (Error Code: 12)
 
[http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/launch/cgi_feedback Contact them] and ask them to support Firefox and Mozilla Suite.
 
Fortunately there's a workaround. (This doesn't work for Launchcast Radio, just for the music videos.)
 
* Install [[Windows Media Player | Windows Media Player]] and its Mozilla plug-in for Windows/Mac or [http://mplayerplug-in.sourceforge.net/ mplayerplug-in] for Linux, etc.
* Install [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] and restart.
* Install the [http://www.pooyak.com/p/pklaunch/ pkLaunch] script into Greasemonkey.
* Activate Greasemonkey (click on the sad monkey face on the status bar).
 
You should now be able to access the videos.


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Revision as of 16:42, 6 May 2006

See this Yahoo! Help article for instructions on playing Yahoo! Music (aka Y! Music aka Y! Launch aka Launch.com) videos.