Firefox being a huge success among the internet users provides a host of functionalities. Owning to its user-friendly, customizable graphical user-interface and security features Firefox is mostly preferred by the users. The Firefox browser can be enhanced with variety of plug-ins that adds to the caliber of this smart internet browser. Firefox provides unrestricted benefits through its interactive plug-ins and stretched out functionality with add-ons and extensions.
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Mozilla Firefox allows high-level of customization through third-party Firefox Plug-In Development that enhances the browsing experience with personalized plug-in development that suits your web needs. The add-ons and extensions can completely change the working of Firefox. By adding speed, features and comfort to the browser the plug-ins extend its functionality by taking it to another dimension.
About the Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-In
With the help of this plug-in, you can watch and listen to video, audio and streaming URLs in Microsoft format such as ASF, WMV and many more directly from within the browser.
The Microsoft Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in is basically a small application which allows the user to run Windows Media Player inside the Firefox browser. In other words, we can play any multimedia content on the web directly through web browser. The current version plug-in is available for Windows XP2, Windows Vista and Windows 7 both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. This plug-in is offered and maintained by the PORT25 Community, a new IT division of Microsoft dedicated to the research and exploration of open source solutions.
The Pros
- Brings more interoperability with Microsoft’s Multimedia formats to the Firefox users.
The Cons- The Plug-in files are installed to the Mozilla Firefox plug-ins folder and will also be placed in a \PFiles\Plugins folder on your Windows drive which is considered as a major design flaw.
To check if the plug-in is successfully installed go to your Firefox tool bar and click on Add-ons>Plug-ins>Scroll down the list and check for Microsoft Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-In. The user can also disable, enable or uninstall the plug-in from there.
Check if the player loads and plays the content properly to confirm the successful installation of the plug-in. If the installation goes unsuccessful, check if the plug-in is outdated, missing, blocked in conflict with another extension or if the content is blocked for some other reasons.
From the user perspective, Windows Media Player plug-in is very useful and it enhances the browsing experience of the user. Further, Mozilla is working on making its add-ons more compatible with the future versions of Firefox. If you have more to share, then leave your replies in the comment box below…!
Mozilla Firefox allows high-level of customization through third-party Firefox Plug-In Development that enhances the browsing experience with personalized plug-in development that suits your web needs. The add-ons and extensions can completely change the working of Firefox. By adding speed, features and comfort to the browser the plug-ins extend its functionality by taking it to another dimension.
About the Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-In
With the help of this plug-in, you can watch and listen to video, audio and streaming URLs in Microsoft format such as ASF, WMV and many more directly from within the browser.
The Microsoft Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in is basically a small application which allows the user to run Windows Media Player inside the Firefox browser. In other words, we can play any multimedia content on the web directly through web browser. The current version plug-in is available for Windows XP2, Windows Vista and Windows 7 both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. This plug-in is offered and maintained by the PORT25 Community, a new IT division of Microsoft dedicated to the research and exploration of open source solutions.
The Pros
- Brings more interoperability with Microsoft’s Multimedia formats to the Firefox users.
The Cons- The Plug-in files are installed to the Mozilla Firefox plug-ins folder and will also be placed in a \PFiles\Plugins folder on your Windows drive which is considered as a major design flaw.
To check if the plug-in is successfully installed go to your Firefox tool bar and click on Add-ons>Plug-ins>Scroll down the list and check for Microsoft Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-In. The user can also disable, enable or uninstall the plug-in from there.
Check if the player loads and plays the content properly to confirm the successful installation of the plug-in. If the installation goes unsuccessful, check if the plug-in is outdated, missing, blocked in conflict with another extension or if the content is blocked for some other reasons.
From the user perspective, Windows Media Player plug-in is very useful and it enhances the browsing experience of the user. Further, Mozilla is working on making its add-ons more compatible with the future versions of Firefox. If you have more to share, then leave your replies in the comment box below…!
