Windows Media Player (wmv files)

Just wondering. Ever since I purchased this new intel core duo mac (I love absolutely love it by the way), I was wondering why anything associated with windows media player does not run correctly when used with safari. For example, mlb.com or espn.com don't function correctly and these are only a few among many sites. Does anyone know why or have any ideas? I downloaded and installed (and have since deleted) the flip4mac player (which sucked and didn't work correctly). Any tips or advice would be great! Thanks.

Re-download and re-install the Flip4Mac component. Once correctly installed, find your Safari application in your Applications folder. Go to "Get Info" and tick the selection which allows your browser to operate under Rosetta. Now launch Safari and surf both mlb.com and espn.com. All the video functionality on those sites will function correctly - I just tested both on my intel box.
Until such time as Telestream releases a optimized version of their Flip4Mac component, you'll need to launch Safari under Rosetta to view video content streaming WMV. It's not a perfect solution (you'll find it a bit slower vis-a-vis running native), but it's a solid work-around for the time-being.

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# Question
I am using Firefox 3.6.13 and have installed Windows Media Player 1.0.0.8 for Firefox. However, if I attempt to open a file with a .wmv extension it appears to function properly, except, that I cannot "play" the file. What am I doing wrong?

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I hope you enter your email contact information when reporting crashes. I note you see this crash when using videos, others may possibly see this crash in other circumstances.
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* Crash Reports for Crash IDs bp-71697f5d-41d4-48ae-9db9-3e6302130607 bp-6e1347bc-153f-433a-9c35-a5f022130607 bp-92a533a2-9e09-4c1e-8df7-deb4c2130607
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Lynnie Marie ---
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G

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