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How to install windows media player (WMP11) plug-in for opera

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 5:50:04 AM

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Windows media player plug-in has recently become a headache for many users specially those using vista. With the new buzz of WMP firefox plug-in, there is more confusion than ever before. That installer should install in c:\PFiles> and should be either auto-detected by opera or copy files to opera plug-in folder. Sometimes, nothing happens.There are discussion in the forum to extract np-mswmp.dll file from C:\PFiles\Plugins\np-mswmp.dll to opera plug-in folder. You can also get the np-mswmp.dll file by extracting(using uniextract program) the installer itself.

Method 1 For your conenience, you can download this zip file with latest wmp plug-ins and extract the files to opera's plug-in folder(c>programfiles>opera>program>plug-in).

Alternate Method: I use WMP 11 plug-in files without any problem on windowx xp and vista(don't know about 64-bit).For me old horse still runs good! So I would rather recommend use this simple steps to make windows media player plug-in working with opera.

You will need the following files: npds.zip, npdsplay.dll, and npwmsdrm.dll in Opera's plugins directory for WMP plug-in to work with opera. Get these plug-in files from this zip file, unzip and copy/paste those to opera's plug-in folder (c:\program files>opera>program>plugins ). Start opera and enjoy. Tools>advanced>plug-ins should show you detected plug-in for WMP.


Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Libraryapplication/asx
video/x-ms-asf-plugin
application/x-mplayer2
video/x-ms-wm wm
audio/x-ms-wma wma
audio/x-ms-wax wax
video/x-ms-wvx wvx
video/x-ms-wmv wmv
video/x-ms-asf asf
C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins\npdsplay.dll

Microsoft® DRMapplication/x-drm nip
C:\Program Files\Opera 9.5 alpha\Program\Plugins\npwmsdrm.dll

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Comments

Steve DarkenDarken Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:06:28 AM

Thanks.

Dag Øivind UndsethDecoman Sunday, March 9, 2008 10:46:09 AM

Very nice.

I couldnt view videos on BBC news website, and simply downloading the zip file and placing the 3 files in the plugin folder made the file play (after restarting the browser).

I'm using Opera 9.26 on Windows Vista 64bit.

VitaminD Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:43:27 PM

thanks alot...smile

rogerjac Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:22:33 PM

well... it didn't work for me.

Nikost4 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 11:30:33 PM

I tried the second method on vista 64 but I couldn't get it to play the video on http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ (to play the video press the "launch Player" button on the left hand side). Does it work for anyone else?

PMoperafan2006 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:04:00 AM

for vista, you may try method 1 and use imply the plug-in files.

Nikost4 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 1:59:48 PM

Thanks for the help. I had a couple of instances of opera installed as well as fire fox and it seems opera was getting confused when it saw duplicates of the same plug-ins in different directories. To solve the problem I deleted all the plug-ins in the opera plug-in folders and just let opera find the plug-ins in the Firefox directory. This seams not only to have solved my problem with WMP but also Flash player.

PMoperafan2006 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 7:27:55 PM

It has been the case for most users who have both opera and ff. But for flash it should be detected from system32 folder. I never installed firefox and can't comment definitively about complexities that may arise in plug-ins and plug-in paths due to both browser sharing similar plugins.
Anyway, glad that it works for you.

Yndi Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:35:12 AM

Thx for this.
I found a bit newer Version of the plugin file. It´s in the installer of KB911564.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ccdd3d35-be5c-4c43-8ffa-bb8570a7321c&DisplayLang=de

But it´s really only a little bit newer.

PMoperafan2006 Sunday, September 21, 2008 2:42:56 PM

thanks. I usually update as majr version changes o wmp occurs.

asanidar Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:32:00 AM

Thanks for the plugin. Plays fine with me but I can't see the interface.
It is there but I just can't see it(if I click on the blank space I get, it will still buffer forward or back)
I am running the opera 9.60 on vista 64bit.
EDIT: it also starts abit slower than another plugin I have(deleted it when i install this)

dapxin Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:54:44 AM

Is there a way to make it link with the WMP11 style player ?

PMoperafan2006 Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:48:51 PM

asanidar, I can't say what happens with vista64-bit. please post in the forum and we will try to debug from there.

dapxin, I don't knwo what you mean by WMP11 style player

RomanRom2s Saturday, November 1, 2008 1:46:11 AM

very nice! thanks =)

amirfazwan Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:12:24 PM

Alternate method really works.thanks!

im using windows 7,64bit.love opera damn much..=)

Saifullah Razasaifullahraza Tuesday, January 4, 2011 10:33:23 AM

im using opera 11 there is no such path c:\program files>opera>program>plugins

so what now?

TheSolution Friday, February 25, 2011 11:55:26 PM

In opera 11 or later, click on menu (on the top left of the browser)-then click on "help" and "about opera". That will give you the directory used for its plugins. On my system its actually using my firefox plugin folder automatically, although if you dont have any other browser installed it may list another folder, which you may have to create yourself if it is not showing up. I hope that helps! smile

oberleg Monday, December 5, 2011 3:29:46 PM

I applied the above solution (PM's alternate method) and installed this: http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download
It works so now! wink

spekkies2 Tuesday, December 6, 2011 9:20:45 PM

works now! thank you very much!

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