Quicktime error in IE7, opening mp3, question mark icon
I have some problems with Internet Explorer 7 (and 8 beta) with MP3 link.
When I click a link in IE7 a new browser window opens and the quicktime plugin tries to play the file. Instead of a player, I see a faded Quicktime icon with a question mark in the center. alt text http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6871/quicktimeeh4.jpg
There is nothing wrong with the file.
Quicktime player opens and plays the file correctly in FireFox3, Safari and Chrome.
I've tried multiple computers using IE7 and it always fails.
I searched other forums in vain to find a solution. I've seen suggestions for changing registry settings to reinstall IE (didn't help).
This is the exact HTML that links the file:
<a onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;" target="_blank"name="Filename_Lnk" href="polka.mp3">
Lawrence Welk
</a>
A web page with a link and a file is placed on the website you must log into.
My only thought is that IE somehow loses the session by opening the file in a new browser. FF handles this penalty.
I would like to tell my users how to configure IE to open this file in Windows Media Player instead of Quicktime.
Thank you for your help.
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You need to reconfigure the QuickTime file associations in Control Panel so that they do not play MP3 in your browser.
Of course, you could post the link instead, and ask them to download the file and then play it - it is more likely to work.
Finally, you can use Flash-based MP3 player, or transcode the file and embed it in Flash, which automatically -play.
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