Firefox 6.0 w/ win media player plugin 1.0.0.8 enabled ALWAYS asks if I want to open a .wmv file with Win Media Player.

Firefox 6.0 would not open .wmv files, so I downloaded and installed M/S windows media player firefox plugin, ver 1.0.0.8.
I have checked using the plugin mgr that it is installed and enabled, but firefox still will not open .wmv files - It still brings up a window asking if I want to use Win Media Player to open the file.

Flash Player.plugin 0x1a89d53e FlashPlayer_10_0_45_2_FlashPlayer +
You have an outdated version of Flash installed.
Uninstall the current copy of Flash then reinstall, instructions here.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/865/cpsid_86551.html#ostype=m,prob1=fnctn,prob2=game,
And, you have the Community Toolbar installed. That has to go.
/Library/Application Support/Conduit/Plugins/cttoolbar.bundle/Contents/Resources/Services/ct_alerts. bundle/Contents/MacOS/ct_alerts
/Library/Application Support/Conduit/Plugins/cttoolbar.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ct_plugins
/Library/InputManagers/CTLoader/ct_loader.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ct_loader
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/ct_scripting.osax/Contents/MacOS/ct_scripting
Open a Finder window then select MacintoshHD in the Sidebar on the left. Then open the LIbrary folder then the Application Support folder, the Input Managers folder and the Scripting Additions folder.
Move all the files above in bold print to the Trash.
Relaunch Safari after you have re installed Flash and deleted all those files.

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