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Downloading an wmc file

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jlp4me
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I want to download rather than play an .wmv file. I cannot find where the setting is that causes firefox to play the file rather than download it.

Additionally my firefox is apparently set to let my organization control my settings. I have not organization even though this appears to be limiting what I can do with some settings. how do I change this?

I want to download rather than play an .wmv file. I cannot find where the setting is that causes firefox to play the file rather than download it. Additionally my firefox is apparently set to let my organization control my settings. I have not organization even though this appears to be limiting what I can do with some settings. how do I change this?

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Dropa
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Is this a Institution or company computer? There alot of missing info for others to know what is happening here and what site are you talking about this .wmv file at?

Terry
Terry
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Do .wmv files fit into any category listed under Settings > General > Files and Applications > Applications? If not, see this article:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file

It seems you have a policy document, possibly created by security software. Enter about:policies in the address bar and post the contents here.

cor-el
cor-el
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You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to prevent Firefox from playing media files you open in a tab via the HTML5 media player.