Windows media player fails to open

I click the video link and the WMP icon opens in the doc but the player doesn't open.
I went to:
Home/Library/Preferences/
But these files aren't there to delete:
com.microsoft.mediaplayer.plist
Windows Media Favorites
Windows Media Player Prefs

Or you could just get the free Windows Media Components for QuickTime:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

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quote:
Originally posted by:
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No.
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>
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>
>
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>
>
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