Applications opening inside Excel when they should use their own setup

I have downloaded Windows Media player and when I go to open it, the code gets opened in Excel and it does not try to open the installation. Suggestions on how to get the download to execute itself would be appreciated?.
imac core duo 24in Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi, b.
1. What browser are you using? I suspect the .bin file in this case is a compressed Mac Binary. Safari should have decompressed this, but you might need the free StuffIt Expander. Tiger, unlike prior versions of Mac OS X, does not include StuffIt Expander: see "Mac OS X 10.4: Where is StuffIt Expander?"
A free download of StuffIt Expander is available from Smith Micro (nee Allume Systems) here.
2. Your launch services database may be corrupted. See my "Resetting Launch Services" FAQ.
3. As FYI, WMP is no longer supported by Microsoft. See Flip4Mac WMV player, which is now available as a Universal Binary for Intel-based Macs.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
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