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Firefox 3.6.8 under Win 7 can not link to streaming audio, such as NPR

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ashcomp
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It can call up Winamp or Win Media Player, but both of them lock up with a message about "waiting for video. . ."

One has to give up and try under IE, which is a 64-bit app on this machine. It can successfully manage a handoff to an audio player.

It can call up Winamp or Win Media Player, but both of them lock up with a message about "waiting for video. . ." One has to give up and try under IE, which is a 64-bit app on this machine. It can successfully manage a handoff to an audio player.

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cor-el
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Your above posted system details shows outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r2

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

You do not have the WMP plugin installed
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_Media_Player#Missing_plugin

You may need to disable the VideoLAN plugin as it can cause problems.

See also Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

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With the update to the Flash plugin per cor-el's post, you can listen to NPR's live news stream from this link: http://www.npr.org/programs/ or, if your local station offers live audio streams, find your local station here: http://www.npr.org/stations/