MP3 files don't play from IE7

I have Vista Home Premium.

If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
Player.

Therefore codecs etc are installed.

However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on line,
it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer cannot
display the webpage".

If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as', then it
downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the computer.

How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?

I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been used by
Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is Audio_MP3
Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are not listed in
'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.

What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?

Any help appreciated.

Ray D

Ray Dawson wrote:
> I have Vista Home Premium.
>
> If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> Player.
>
> Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>
> However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
> cannot display the webpage".
>
> If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> computer.
>
> How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>
> I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
> not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>
> What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Ray D
=========================
Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
a look at the following articles:

Windows Vista -
Understanding Windows
Firewall settings
http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...07dbee1033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Allow a program to communicate
through Windows Firewall
http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...1b21bc1033.mspx

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:

> Ray Dawson wrote:
> > I have Vista Home Premium.
> >
> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> > Player.
> >
> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
> >
> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
> > cannot display the webpage".
> >
> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> > computer.
> >
> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
> >
> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
> >
> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> >
> > Ray D
> =========================
> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
> a look at the following articles:
>
> Windows Vista -
> Understanding Windows
> Firewall settings
> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
>
>
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...07dbee1033.mspx
>
> Windows Vista -
> Allow a program to communicate
> through Windows Firewall
> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
>
>
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...1b21bc1033.mspx

Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.

Any other ideas gratefully received.

Cheers,

Ray D

do you have a download manager installed? often, they will grab MP3 links
from the browser

"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwhvvr00h81dt01f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
>
>> Ray Dawson wrote:
>> > I have Vista Home Premium.
>> >
>> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
>> > Player.
>> >
>> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>> >
>> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
>> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer
>> > cannot display the webpage".
>> >
>> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
>> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>> >
>> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
>> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
>> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are
>> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>> >
>> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>> >
>> > Any help appreciated.
>> >
>> > Ray D
>> =========================
>> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
>> a look at the following articles:
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Understanding Windows
>> Firewall settings
>> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
>>
>>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...07dbee1033.mspx
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Allow a program to communicate
>> through Windows Firewall
>> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
>>
>>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...1b21bc1033.mspx
>
> Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.
>
> Any other ideas gratefully received.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ray D

No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
premium.

As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download. Click
on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that they don't
play by clicking on them online.

It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them inside
the browser.

How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?

Cheers,

Ray D

"Tim" <nocando@nospam.com> wrote:

> do you have a download manager installed? often, they will grab MP3
links
> from the browser
>
> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.jwhvvr00h81dt01f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> > "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
> >
> >> Ray Dawson wrote:
> >> > I have Vista Home Premium.
> >> >
> >> > If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows
Media
> >> > Player.
> >> >
> >> > Therefore codecs etc are installed.
> >> >
> >> > However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on
> >> > line, it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet
Explorer
> >> > cannot display the webpage".
> >> >
> >> > If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as',
> >> > then it downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the
> >> > computer.
> >> >
> >> > How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
> >> >
> >> > I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been
> >> > used by Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is
> >> > Audio_MP3 Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they
are
> >> > not listed in 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
> >> >
> >> > What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
> >> >
> >> > Any help appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Ray D
> >> =========================
> >> Maybe it's a firewall issue...have
> >> a look at the following articles:
> >>
> >> Windows Vista -
> >> Understanding Windows
> >> Firewall settings
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2qsapx
> >>
> >>
> >
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...07dbee1033.mspx
> >>
> >> Windows Vista -
> >> Allow a program to communicate
> >> through Windows Firewall
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2oql7m
> >>
> >>
> >
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Wi...1b21bc1033.mspx
> >
> > Thanks for that, but Windows Media Player is enabled in the firewall.
> >
> > Any other ideas gratefully received.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ray D
>

The date and time was 2/19/2008 2:57 PM, and on a whim, Ray Dawson
pounded out on the keyboard:

> No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
> premium.
>
> As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download. Click
> on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that they don't
> play by clicking on them online.
>
> It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them inside
> the browser.
>
> How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ray D

Hi Ray,

Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

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This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on the
system.

Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have stomped
on the file association settings for the player - using the Default Programs
control panel would reset that if that were the case.

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwhqiz00d3ax601f8.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
>I have Vista Home Premium.
>
> If I click on an MP3 file on the computer, it plays in Windows Media
> Player.
>
> Therefore codecs etc are installed.
>
> However, if I go on the internet using IE 7 and click on an MP3 on line,
> it doesn't play and I get an error from IE7 "Internet Explorer cannot
> display the webpage".
>
> If I right click on the file on the web page and 'Save Target as', then it
> downloads and can be played in WMP by clicking on it on the computer.
>
> How do I get MP3 files to play via IE7?
>
> I've looked in 'Manage Add-ons' and under 'Add-ons that have been used by
> Internet Explorer', Windows media player is listed, as is Audio_MP3
> Moniker Class and Windows Media services DRM - but they are not listed in
> 'Add-ons currently loaded in IE'.
>
> What settings are needed for IE7 to play mp3 files online via WMP?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Ray D

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:

> The date and time was 2/19/2008 2:57 PM, and on a whim, Ray Dawson
> pounded out on the keyboard:
>
> > No download manager. Just a bog standard installation of Vista Home
> > premium.
> >
> > As I say, if I right click and 'Save Target As', the mp3s download.
> > Click on the downloaded files and they play with WMP. It's just that
> > they don't play by clicking on them online.
> >
> > It's as if IE7 isn't passing the information to WMP to play them
> > inside the browser.
> >
> > How can that happen and how can I restore the link between the two?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ray D
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the mp3s
and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' error,
although I can download them

http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html

zachd said:

> This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on
> the system.

> Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
> stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
> Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the case.

All the default file associations are set for WMP.

Is there a registry setting that makes IE7 play sound files in a window
via WMP, or is there a plugin or add-on which is used?

Cheers,

Ray D

"Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:

>> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?

> Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the mp3s
> and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' error,
> although I can download them

> http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html

They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD attempts
and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug through it. It is
typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be set wrong on a server.

> zachd said:
>
>> This typically means that the file association chain has been munged on
>> the system.
>
>> Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
>> stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
>> Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the case.

This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:
various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.

> All the default file associations are set for WMP.

File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most
interest: what are the values for:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default value
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
Extension
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -
default value

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here

> Is there a registry setting that makes IE7 play sound files in a window
> via WMP, or is there a plugin or add-on which is used?

No, the Media Bar was removed several versions ago.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"zachd [MSFT]" <zachd@nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
> "Ray Dawson" <ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:gemini.jwj247000l9el02dw.ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk...
> > "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> >> Can you provide a link to verify it's not the site?
>
> > Any site, but the following is an example - just click on any of the
> > mp3s and I get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'
> > error, although I can download them
>
> > http://www.npbc.uk.com/pages/sermons.html
>
> They're using some minor validation that blocks my simple HTTP HEAD
> attempts and I'm too lazy to use a more complicated route or debug
> through it. It is typically unlike that the MIME type for .mp3 would be
> set wrong on a server.
>
> > zachd said:
> >
> > > This typically means that the file association chain has been munged
> > > on the system.
> >
> > > Are third party players installed? Usually one of those would have
> > > stomped on the file association settings for the player - using the
> > > Default Programs control panel would reset that if that were the
> > > case.

> This question wasn't answered - are there? This isn't an idle question:

> various multimedia packages accidentally overwrite the player settings.

I have Audacity and Nero installed on the computer, although neither are
configured to play .mp3 files by default - and don't. I do use Audacity
quite a lot for editing mp3s, but only use Nero for CD/DVD burning.

> > All the default file associations are set for WMP.
>
> File associations are heavily layered, so this is still the area of most

> interest: what are the values for:
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ .mp3 - default value and Content Type

Clicking on the .mp3 folder in Regedit shows:
Default) REG_SZ NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3

OpenWithList gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

ShowTime.exe gives (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell - default value

(Default) REG_SZ play

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3\shell\play\command - default
value

(Default) REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Media
Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:6 /Play "%L"

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ MIME\Database\Content Type\audio/mpeg - CLSID and
> Extension

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
CLSID REG_SZ (Default) REG_SZ {cd3afa76-b84f-48f0-9393-7edc34128127}
Extension REG_SZ .mp3

> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{CD3AFA76-B84F-48F0-9393-7EDC34128127}\ProgID -

> default value

(Default) REG_SZ WMP11.AssocFile.MP3

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
> Explorer\FileExts\.mp3 - any values here

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

OpenWithList -
(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
a REG_SZ audacity.exe
b REG_SZ IEUser.exe
MRUList REG_SZ ba

OpenWithProgids -
(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
NeroShowTime.Files7.mp3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)
WMP11.AssocFile.MP3 REG_NONE (zero-length binary value)

Perhaps the references to Nero ShowTime above are the cause of the
problem?

Any help in putting it right would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Ray D