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Opera 10 and the Microsoft Silverlight plugin

Friday, September 25, 2009 7:39:28 PM

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Just in case anyone is wondering...

If you don't know, SilverLight is the Microsoft answer to Flash.
If there's some website that has videos or other content that you want to see but they chose to use SilverLight, not all hope is lost.

Just go to the download page for the SilverLight plugin. If you are using Opera, it will tell you that "This browser is not supported blah blah blah...".

Ignore that bullshit and just download it. Then close Opera and install it.
Be sure to remove any pre-existing version first, or it won't work.

After the installation takes place, reopen Opera and go to the plugins page. You should see the SilverLight plugin already enabled. Congratulations, and welcome to the fantastic world of SilverLight content. :-|

YouTube is implementing OEmbedMy Opera can now post on your Facebook wall

Comments

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Friday, September 25, 2009 9:54:22 PM

I upgraded my silverlight install per the instructions on the download page. I then went to verfiy the install, following the link to the Silverlight homepage.

The control activated, but when I try to click on one of the case studies Opera crashes. Reports submitted.

Charles SchlossChas4 Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:15:03 PM

Is this the right plug in list for opera:plugins and then silverlight on a mac?


Silverlight Plug-In
application/x-silverlight scr,xaml
application/x-silverlight-2 xaml

Cosimo Strepponecstrep Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:33:26 PM

No idea for the mac, sorry...

yespa Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:16:02 AM

e per linux?
ho provato a mettere silverlight su ubuntu con opera ma non c'è stato verso.

Anonymous Friday, October 23, 2009 5:31:37 PM

Alexey Zakharov writes: Nice. Now silverlight is cross browser on Windows! Great job!

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, October 23, 2009 7:53:02 PM

Originally posted by anonymous:

cross browser on Windows


I would say it it is not fully cross browser as there are other browser who are 100% left out due to Microsoft :cough: marketing strategies :cough:

Anonymous Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:19:02 PM

Anonymous writes: Using Mac OS X (10.6.2). Safari and Firefox recognizes Silverlight plugin. Opera 10.10 (6795) doesn't... :-/

Anonymous Sunday, June 6, 2010 2:40:15 PM

Anonymous writes: Does not work! Opera failed!

Charles SchlossChas4 Sunday, June 6, 2010 4:08:00 PM

Originally posted by anonymous:

Does not work! Opera failed!


The plug in it self was updated a few days ago and Opera did not fail it is Microsoft who epicly fail at browser support, so it can't even compete with Flash Player (major difference in the supported browsers between the two (silverlight only supports about 3)

Anonymous Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:26:44 PM

fixmeta writes: hey there http://fixmeta.blogg.no please replay there :D i did as you said ignored the bla bla bla uninstalled it first innstalled it afther i closed opera etc.. but still it dosen get listet in the plugins area.. can you help me :D if you repl om my blogg please leave youre msn or something i can contact you on :D

Anonymous Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:27:07 PM

fixmeta writes: hey there http://fixmeta.blogg.no please replay there :D i did as you said ignored the bla bla bla uninstalled it first innstalled it afther i closed opera etc.. but still it dosen get listet in the plugins area.. can you help me :D if you repl om my blogg please leave youre msn or something i can contact you on :D

Ashkir Saturday, June 19, 2010 5:38:29 PM

Anyone know a work around now? I miss netflix in opera!

W. Amenel VOGLOZINtopdawg Monday, January 3, 2011 7:10:58 PM

Thanks for the tip. It has been useful.

Anonymous Sunday, April 3, 2011 7:07:42 AM

Krzynio writes: From this site , you can download "silverlight" for Opera. This work ! https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/details/vodonetpl/1.0/?display=pl

Anonymous Thursday, September 29, 2011 3:16:08 PM

InDrunk writes: I already installed using firefox, should run it again using opera ?

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, September 30, 2011 3:24:52 AM

Originally posted by anonymous:

InDrunk writes:

I already installed using firefox, should run it again using opera ?


should not need to since both support the plug in framework

Anonymous Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:02:15 AM

Bill writes: This makes no sense. I'm testing with the France 2 on-demand news Web TV. On a desktop an install of Silverlight works happily with Opera and Win7 and gets Fr2. On a laptop also running Opera and win7 (VERY recent install) I get a message from Fr2 telling me to install Silverlight, which is ALREADY installed. If I uninstall and try a fresh install it incurably hangs on its first screen. I've had to grit my teeth and use Internet Explorer, which gets Fr2 OK. If I try Fr2 again in Opera I just get the same message. I HATE Exploder and Gates!! Any ideas?

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