How to make Windows Media Player a default player ?

[sumik]

K, my windows media player was always my default player. Now I bught Ipod Video and Installed Itunes with Qucktime Player and now any movies that I want to open online open up in Quicktime player. If I brwose some car forums and someone posted a video and I click on it it opens in Quicktime. Now how can I change it ? I use Mozilla Firefox.

 

[Dr Studly]

open windows media player
Tools/Options
look for a tab that says file types... click it
then click select all, the press OK and it should be fine...

 

[sumik]

did that before, did not help
also I saved one file to HDD and righclicked it, properties, and set as Open with to Windows Mewdia player. I ahte the Quicktime, if it wouldn't b for the ipod i would never download this.

 

[dave597]

screw the ipod get something from creative instead.

or uninstall quicktime, or goto quicktime and change the settings so it doesnt steal file associations.

 

[Dr Studly]

did that before, did not help
also I saved one file to HDD and righclicked it, properties, and set as Open with to Windows Mewdia player. I ahte the Quicktime, if it wouldn't b for the ipod i would never download this.

ok then open iTunes...
Edit/Preferences
then Advanced Tab and uncheck the box that says "Use iTunes as the defult player for audio files."

then press ok

then close itunes and open quicktime

Edit/Preferences/Quicktime Preferences...
File Types tab
make sure all files types you can uncheck are unchecked...
then uncheck the "Notify me if applications modify these associations."

then press "OK" and then everything should work fine...

 

[Skizzor]

Or you can click on a mp3 file and press open with and make it open with Windows Media Player and click the tab "Always open with".

 

[Dr Studly]

Or you can click on a mp3 file and press open with and make it open with Windows Media Player and click the tab "Always open with".

might not be an MP3 he is listening/watching from the site...