Safari no longer runs windows media player files

so I am running safari 2.0.4 (419.3) and OSX 10.4.8 and Windows Media Player 9.0.0 (3307)
and I am going through the www.amazon.com pages to purchase a few CDs.
I find that when I click the Window Media audio sample link - Windows Media Player does open and claims the error "Windows media Player" cannot play this file because the Player does not support this file format."
Anybody know a work around to this issue.
I reinstalled WMP but still the problem persists.
Cheers,
Noah

Hi Noah-
Windows Media Player will not play natively on an Intel Machine. The alternative is to install the free Flip4Mac. After installation, this plug-in includes its own preference panel in your System Preferences.
Give it a try and post back.
iMac G5 Rev C 20" 2.5gb RAM 250 gb HD/iBook G4 1.33 ghz 1.5gb RAM 40 gb HD   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   LaCie 160gb d2 HD Canon i960 printer, Airport Express (2 units)

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