rjlittlefield Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I uploaded a couple of .wmv files to my site. Using IE and "Save target as", I can download them OK and they play fine. But if I point IE directly at the .wmv, it displays the content as text, complains that "This content might not be displayed properly. The file was restricted because the content doesn't match its security information. Click here for options..." Then the browser hangs -- no more response from that window. Netscape also does something weird. Firefox seems to work OK. All these browsers work OK when I point them at .wmv's on other sites. So, I'm thinking there must be something weird about my site or server configuration. Do you have any idea what the problem is? The url's are http://www.janrik.net/MiscSubj/ClickBeetle.../Microscope.wmv and http://www.janrik.net/MiscSubj/ClickBeetle...llBody_0003.wmv Thanks! --Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I just successfully downloaded the microscope file. Went straight to the file and IE asked me if I wanted to save or run. No save target as... used. Did you try downloading with another browser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Works just fine for me. Are you sure you don't want them to play in the browser window? JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjlittlefield Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Are you sure you don't want them to play in the browser window? Quite sure. I'm linking to them in a bboard, like here, except at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5101. Did you try downloading with another browser? Yes. Firefox works fine. Netscape displays the file as text. IE warns about security, displays the file as text, and hangs. As I wrote the first time, all these browsers work fine loading .wmv's from other sites. I have problems only from my own. I downloaded and installed a fresh copy of Winamp, now version 5.23, no change in behavior. I also tried disabling my firewall (ZoneAlarm), no change in behavior. In IE, I added www.janrik.net to my Trusted Zone, and then the .wmv's run OK when I just click on the link. No change to Netscape in that case. Any more ideas about what's going wrong? Thanks, --Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonize Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Maybe your server is not sending the corect mime type for the wmv files so IE doesn't know it can play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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