CNN wants Windows Media Player

[Paul Williams]

On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 16:43 -0500, Kevin C. Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 14:37 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> > Damien Hull wrote:
> > > Can someone tell me why I can't watch the videos on cnn.com?
> > > 
> > > When I click on the link a window opens up and tells me I don't have 
> > > Windows Media. Is there a fix for this?
> > > 
> > 
> > Yes. Switch to Fox News :-)
> > 
> > http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html
> > 
> > They use Flash.
> 
> Fox isn't news.
> 
I was gonna say the same thing, but I decided to hold it in until they
make and 'ubuntu-politics' list.

Anyways, try installing mplayer and mozilla-mplayer from the
repositories. Also, try removing totem-mozilla. It sucks. Mplayer has
much better plug-in support.
> -- 
> Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false,
> and by the rulers as useful. --- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
> 
> 
Thanks,
Paul Williams (paul at smoothweb.net) | Jabber: pwill at jabber.org
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