RESOLVED: I get no audio using windows media player plugin for firefox or IE.

chrisdab · 01-31-2007, 08:22 PM

I get no audio using windows media player plugin for firefox or IE.

When playing video from http://www.cnn.com/video/ or a test page video at http://members.aol.com/jrzycrim01/mo...idtest-HS.html I get no audio in both my firefox and IE browsers. Playing any file normally through WMP, I can get audio fine but for some reason I cant figure out, both browsers have no sound when WMP is playing a video through it. I tried reinstalling WMP11 and reverting back to WMP10 but I cant fix the problem.

I cant find any answers around for this. I have windows XP with SP2, the latest version of firefox2, latest version of IE7, and latest version of windows media player 11. From searching through add remove programs, I have no codexs installed on this computer. I have the latest audio drivers for this laptop.

thanks for any help.

**nickster_uk** · 01-31-2007, 08:41 PM

You have no codecs??? That could be the problem me thinks....try using K-Lite Codec pack as it's got quite a few codecs and tools bundled into it.

chrisdab · 01-31-2007, 09:43 PM

--SOLVED--

I downloaded klite codec pack and it found 2 codec packs i didnt know where there. Everything works good now

**nickster_uk** · 02-01-2007, 12:26 PM

Glad that's sorted :)

dleonhardt · 03-03-2008, 04:30 PM

I was having a similar issue - no audio in either IE or Firefox with embedded Windows Media Player. Tried upgrading WMP to no avail. Don't think the codec pack installation is required.

Solution:
Rename the following file: ac3filter.ax to ac3filter.ax.old (didn't want to delete just in case it is needed down the road). Did some research and it looks as though this file is a filter used by Direct Show

01-31-2007, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
chrisdab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 45 OS: XP	RESOLVED: I get no audio using windows media player plugin for firefox or IE. I get no audio using windows media player plugin for firefox or IE. When playing video from http://www.cnn.com/video/ or a test page video at http://members.aol.com/jrzycrim01/mo...idtest-HS.html I get no audio in both my firefox and IE browsers. Playing any file normally through WMP, I can get audio fine but for some reason I cant figure out, both browsers have no sound when WMP is playing a video through it. I tried reinstalling WMP11 and reverting back to WMP10 but I cant fix the problem. I cant find any answers around for this. I have windows XP with SP2, the latest version of firefox2, latest version of IE7, and latest version of windows media player 11. From searching through add remove programs, I have no codexs installed on this computer. I have the latest audio drivers for this laptop. thanks for any help.

01-31-2007, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,023 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	You have no codecs??? That could be the problem me thinks....try using K-Lite Codec pack as it's got quite a few codecs and tools bundled into it. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

02-01-2007, 12:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,023 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Glad that's sorted :) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

03-03-2008, 04:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
dleonhardt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: RESOLVED: I get no audio using windows media player plugin for firefox or IE. I was having a similar issue - no audio in either IE or Firefox with embedded Windows Media Player. Tried upgrading WMP to no avail. Don't think the codec pack installation is required. Solution: Rename the following file: ac3filter.ax to ac3filter.ax.old (didn't want to delete just in case it is needed down the road). Did some research and it looks as though this file is a filter used by Direct Show

01-31-2007, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrisdab Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 45 OS: XP	--SOLVED-- I downloaded klite codec pack and it found 2 codec packs i didnt know where there. Everything works good now