.WAX files do not open .WMA's Windows Media Player...Windows 7


  1. doxology
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    .WAX files do not open .WMA's Windows Media Player...Windows 7


    hello...

    have been setting up all the *.wma files on my music web site to stream as directed by *.wax files.

    everything was fine in XP Pro...but now I've gone over to Windows 7; & noticed that when I click on one of the *.wma's at my site...it doesn't stream...Windows 7 instead asks me if I want to open or save the file. no matter which option I choose...it treats it as a text file (opening the *.wax in 'Notepad').

    not sure what I've done wrong or am missing.

    thanx,


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  3. mjm6783
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    Is your web browser set to open with WMA by default?
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  4. doxology
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    have no idea...it's IE8...only been up & running for a few days...how is this accomplished...???

    thanx,


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  6. doxology
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    ok...

    it's now set as default...

    ...& it is telling me that it cannot locate the file

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  7. mjm6783
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    Hmmm... have you confirmed that upgrading the OS from XP to 7 hasn't affected the location of the file? I don't see any way the url path would have changed, but you might as well check that out too. I'm not super familiar with .WAX files, but I do know that there are alternative file types that do the same thing.

    This was the best thing I found online:
    http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/s...redirector.htm
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  8. doxology
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    it's ok...

    I changed the music files all over to *.mp3...& the metafiles (pointers) to *.m3u...& they all work fine.

    [the only reason I went w/ *.wma's at all is that sound fractionally better than an *.mp3...but not so much so that it outweighs causing a problem for my visitors.]

    thanx 4 ur help,


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