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why do I need the win media player 11 plug-in when I have media player 12

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I have a new laptop w/win7. I am trying to open my public radios streaming music. FF responds that I need the win media player 11 plug-in. I have the win media player 12 on this machine. Why do I need the media player 11 plug-in?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I just got this machine so this started the first time I tried to access web site

I have a new laptop w/win7. I am trying to open my public radios streaming music. FF responds that I need the win media player 11 plug-in. I have the win media player 12 on this machine. Why do I need the media player 11 plug-in? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I just got this machine so this started the first time I tried to access web site

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cor-el
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You need the plugin to enable Firefox to embed the player on a web page.

Play Windows Media files in Firefox with the Windows Media plugin http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_Media_Player#Missing_plugin