Playing windows video files

hey guys,
i am a mac noob. anyways, i have a few .wmv files that i really want to play on my new macbook, but quicktime wont play them. I am sure there is a way to make it work because i was able to play them on the demo macbook in my local apple-store.
Are there plug-ins or something to enable my mac to play these windows files?
Thanks!
PS: are there any other things you would recommend for a mac noobie to install on his shiny new macbook?

Are there plug-ins or something to enable my mac to play these windows files?
About the only people currently supporting Windows Media in a QT compatible component is Flip4Mac. Player component download is free. Conversion codecs are not.

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