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How do I get mp3 files to stream?

Ezra
Ezra
Posted

I installed Firefox on a new HD. Before when I clicked on a website mp3 audio file, it opened the file in the default player and streamed it in. This is what I prefer. But now, it automatically downloads the file and I must select it to play it. How do I change that to be as before?

  • Question details
    Product Firefox
    Topic Learn the Basics: get started
    System Details
    • Windows XP
    • Firefox 21.0

Additional System Details

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Modified Preferences

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  • browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
  • browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 4
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  • privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: True

Misc

  • User JS: No
  • Accessibility: No
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iamjayakumars
iamjayakumars
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Posted

Could you provide the website url

cor-el
cor-el
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Posted

You can open about:config via the location bar and set the media.windows-media-foundation.enabled pref to false to disable the built-in HTML5 media player.

cor-el
cor-el
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Posted

That file is send as Content-Type: audio/mpeg

So you need to have a media player that can handle this MIME type.

You can open the about:plugins page via the location bar to check that.

  • Tools > Options > Applications

You can delete the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.