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Mac Forum / Applications / Media Player / May 2006WMP for Mac OSX Tiger on MacBook Pro
I recently bought a MaCBook Pro, so i tried downloading WMP 9.0. I was able to download it, but it was a .sitx file, so I also had to download SuffIt. But, I tried to open up WMP and it kept not responding when I was trying to install. It would go through everything, but when it was about to install WMP it would freeze up so i would have to force quit. It would be greatly appreciated if someone could give me some tips or an explanation of why this is happening. > But, I tried to open up WMP and it kept not responding when I was trying to > install. It would go through everything, but when it was about to install WMP > it would freeze up so i would have to force quit. It would be greatly > appreciated if someone could give me some tips or an explanation of why this > is happening. Unfortunately, I don;t have a MacIntle to test this here. Flip4Mac makes QuickTime codecs for Windows Media formats, unfortunately, their codecs are not yet Universal BInary (I heard it was coming). There is a trick to install the current version though: select their installer in the Finder, press command-i and look for an option to launch it as a PPC installer. Then run the installer and the codecs should make it where they belong. Corentin  Signature--- Mac:MS MVP (Francophone) http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/ --- http://www.mvps.org - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com MVPs are not MS employees - Les MVP ne travaillent pas pour MS Remove "NoSpam" to e-mail me - Retirez "NoSpam" pour m'écrire >I recently bought a MaCBook Pro, so i tried downloading WMP 9.0. I was able >to download it, but it was a .sitx file, so I also had to download SuffIt. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >appreciated if someone could give me some tips or an explanation of why this >is happening. Does it help to know about the Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime ? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx It allows playback of almost all WMP content and is actively maintained, unlike the standard player. While you can run the two side by side (flipping between them in system settings) it's now the recommended playback solution for WMP content on Mac OSX HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs > Does it help to know about the Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime ? (it's not universal binary yet... but with a little bit of work it could work...) Corentin Signature--- Mac:MS MVP (Francophone) http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/ --- http://www.mvps.org - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com MVPs are not MS employees - Les MVP ne travaillent pas pour MS Remove "NoSpam" to e-mail me - Retirez "NoSpam" pour m'écrire > > Does it help to know about the Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime ? > > (it's not universal binary yet... but with a little bit of work it could > work...) > > Corentin http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/wmv9component.html About WMV-9 Component "Lets you import, view, and export WMV-9 files with QuickTime. It support export to any file format that QuickTime supports and WMV-9 Component 2.0 also runs on both PPC and x86 Macintosh computers. The evaluation version has no limits in regards to import and viewing of VMW-9 files, making it the first Windows Media plug-in for QuickTime that runs on both x86 and PPC hardware." Signature--------------------------------------------------- Swedish Webcams <http://web.telia.com/~u85529234> --------------------------------------------------- > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/wmv9component.html Yeah, this one I've never tried... They cost about $50... I've been rather hesitant to even give them a try since I wasn't sure I'd ever buy a license. They also only seem to support WMV and WMA 9 :-\ http://www.popwire.com/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=7 Corentin Signature--- Mac:MS MVP (Francophone) http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/ --- http://www.mvps.org - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com MVPs are not MS employees - Les MVP ne travaillent pas pour MS Remove "NoSpam" to e-mail me - Retirez "NoSpam" pour m'écrire > > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/wmv9component.html > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Corentin better than nothing try the demo ^_^ Signature--------------------------------------------------- Swedish Webcams <http://web.telia.com/~u85529234> --------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your input. I have actually tried tweaking with it, but i can't seem to get it to work. Hopefully the flip4mac will be out for intel-based macs soon. > > Does it help to know about the Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime ? > > (it's not universal binary yet... but with a little bit of work it could > work...) > > Corentin I also have a MacBook Pro and installed WMP 9. After a couple uses, it will not load up again. I tried re-installing, rebooting, etc. Now i just want it gone!! My questions are: what files do i have to erase to get this completely out of my system (i erased all the obvious ones). The installer said it installed 510 files. Is that for real!?. And, 2 did i do any damage to my MacBook Pro?? Any help greatly appreciated. |
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