Skip navigation.

Welcome to Homepage of Operafan2006

Enjoy Opera :The best browser. My entire blog and links page dedicated for opera users. If you like it spotlight it for others.

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

Wednesday, 6. February 2008, 05:50:04

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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-wmwm
audio/x-ms-wmawma
audio/x-ms-waxwax
video/x-ms-wvxwvx
video/x-ms-wmvwmv
video/x-ms-asfasf
C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins\npdsplay.dll

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

How to install Shockwave player plug-in in OperaHow to download video from youtube and other sites

Comments

Darken 7. February 2008, 05:06

Thanks.

Decoman 9. March 2008, 10:46

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 6. May 2008, 17:43

thanks alot...:smile:

rogerjac 11. May 2008, 17:22

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

Nikost4 1. July 2008, 23:30

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?

operafan2006 2. July 2008, 00:04

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

Nikost4 2. July 2008, 13:59

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.

operafan2006 2. July 2008, 19:27

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 21. September 2008, 10:35

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.

operafan2006 21. September 2008, 14:42

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

asanidar 25. October 2008, 03:32

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 25. October 2008, 05:54

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

operafan2006 25. October 2008, 15:48

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

Rom2s 1. November 2008, 01:46

very nice! thanks =)

Write a comment

You must be logged in to write a comment. If you're not a registered member, please sign up.

Download Opera, the fastest and most secure browser

Photos

Browsers on a running track.JPG
December 2009
M T W T F S S
November 2009January 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

Opera browser related

Switching from firefox to opera: Opera equivalent of firefox extensions and firefox like Toolbar

Switching to Opera and migrating settings from versions to versions

Opera compact skins that save space

Opera Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

Opera Customizations

Opera Tutorials

Adblocking with Opera

  • Cutom urlfilter.ini list created by Tamil

    Great collection of adserver urls and nice page by Tamil on Opera adblocking feature. I highly recommend using this short list of urlfilter.ini.

  • Comprehensive adblocking list for those who like to block anything

    If you don't like ads and want to block anything that comes your way, get this list for urlfilter.ini file

  • Proxomitron

    External adblocking solution. BEaware that such program miight block something which you want to see and cause issues in opera.

  • Admuncher

    External adblocking solution. BEaware that such program miight block something which you want to see and cause issues in opera.

Use Opera Mail for External Mail service like Gmail,Yahoo.Hotmail etc

Opera Bookmark manager

My Widgets

  • My widgets

    Just few widgets for quick information and help. I will build more in future.

Export/Import Emails from Opera to other email clients

Download Manager for Opera