Windows Media player streaming video

I want to watch some internet streaming video using windows media
player, but it is forcing me to use real player. The following UK BBC
link has a button on it Watch Now . How can I make win Media player the
default stramer. I am not getting the choice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/

Desmond.

Open Windows Media Player | Tools | Options |
File Types tab | Click the Select All button |
Click Apply | Click OK

Select All
[[Click to select all the file types in the File types list.]]

[[If you install other multimedia playback programs on your computer, they
may interfere with your Player file types settings. For more information
about setting file type ownership in other multimedia playback programs, see
the documentation that came with those programs. ]]

[[If you want to make another player the default player for a specific file
type, clear the check box for it in the File types list. ]]

[[If a selected check box is dimmed, Windows Media Player has only partial
ownership of the file type. Multiple file extensions are assigned to the
file type, but the Player only plays some of those extensions by default. To
give the Player full ownership of a file type, double-click the dimmed check
box. ]]

Setting file type options help...
Start | Run | Paste this in the box and click OK...

hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm
or
hh wmp10.chm::/htm/player_overview_formats.htm

Supported file types help...
Start | Run | Paste this in the box and click OK...
hh wmplayer.chm::/htm/supportedfileformats.htm
or
hh wmp10.chm::/htm/filetypesoptions.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1169810402.040386.114450@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com,
Des <desotuatail@aol.com> hunted and pecked:
> I want to watch some internet streaming video using windows media
> player, but it is forcing me to use real player. The following UK BBC
> link has a button on it Watch Now . How can I make win Media player the
> default stramer. I am not getting the choice.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/
>
> Desmond.