Solved Default Media Player setting

[michaelst]

Recently, I clicked on a link in an e-mail (Outlook) to an mp3 I posted on my website, and it opened IE 11 and played the file using QuickTime.

My default programs is set to use Windows Media Player for .mp3 files.

After I clicked on the 'manage plug-ins' in IE, and disabled QuickTime ... closed IE, and clicked on the link again in Outlook, it opens IE, it shows a small broken icon in the webpage.



Is this a setting in IE? or a setting in Outlook? or a setting in Default programs?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
outlook what office or .com ?

Either way right click the link and use open with "if listed" and see if wmp is listed if so click on it,
See if that works.

 

[michaelst]

Sorry.. it's windows Live mail (2011), and right clicking only gives me "Copy Shortcut", "save Target as"... and "add to favorites."

 

[michaelst]

Here's another strange thing... When I click on the link, and it opens Quicktime to play the file, when I go to 'manage add-ons'... Quicktime is there and I can disable it - that's when I get the red X. If I close the browser, then open it again to 'manage add-ons', Quicktime is not listed.

 

[michaelst]

Solved by uninstalling QuickTime, reasserting WMP as default on mp3 files and rebooting.

 

[Keithuk]

I use VLC Media Player all the time because it plays more file types and has better settings that WMP, on WinXP as well