290806 - When trying to watch embedded WMP Files it say need WMP 7.1 installed even tho I have WMP 10

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 264645

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, defect)

Description

[alan kimber]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.7) Gecko/20050414
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.7) Gecko/20050414

When you click on the link "watch free video clips and then click into one of
them. i.e.
http://skyscape.sky.com/do/externalLink?clubSiteCode=MSITE01&pla=deepLink&site=MSITE01&item=249555
  

I get the following error

 To view Video Lounge clips the correct version of Windows Media Player must be
installed on this PC.
If your operating system is Windows 95 or NT
please download Windows Media Player v6.4.
If your operating system is Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP
please download Windows Media Player v7.1.


Thanks for your help 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. just try and open a WMP file on Sky Sports VIDEO LOUNGE
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
 To view Video Lounge clips the correct version of Windows Media Player must be
installed on this PC.
If your operating system is Windows 95 or NT
please download Windows Media Player v6.4.
If your operating system is Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP
please download Windows Media Player v7.1.

Expected Results:  
Should of played the WMP files using WMP 10 which I have installed Offline with
Firefox closed down.

Comment 1

[zug_treno]

Related to/duplicate of Bug 264645, bug 268865, bug 274153 or bug 290554?

Comment 2

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 264645 ***