Embeded Windows Media Player: visualisations not working in Firefox

In IE my web page will play an mp3 with visualisations.
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Hello Martin.
Although possibly not related to your problem, I will remind you that the version of Firefox you are using at the moment has been discontinued and is no longer supported. Furthermore, it has known bugs and security problems. I urge you to update to the latest version of Firefox, for maximum stability, performance, security and usability. You can get it for free, as always, at [http://www.getfirefox.com getfirefox.com].
You may need to install an appropriate plugin. Firefox should detect which plugin it needs and ask you if you want to install it. If it doesn't, please provide us the link of the page where this happens so we can tell you which plugin it is.
If you are having problems using an already installed plugin (see plugins at Tools > Add-ons > Plugins), you need to contact its author for support.

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