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I've set m4v files to "always ask" but it opens in the browser player anyway

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DeltaBlast
DeltaBlast

Since one of the latest version, Firefox now has a built-in player for certain flash based videos, like m4v. Now, when I try to download such videos (by copy-pasting the direct url to the file into the url bar) it will just open that video in the player. I've tried changing it from always-ask to save file, but even that won't work. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

Since one of the latest version, Firefox now has a built-in player for certain flash based videos, like m4v. Now, when I try to download such videos (by copy-pasting the direct url to the file into the url bar) it will just open that video in the player. I've tried changing it from always-ask to save file, but even that won't work. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

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hello, firefox 21 and above now make use of the codecs that are included in your OS that enable it to directly play mp3 & mpeg files (also for html5 videos). in order to disable that, enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. double-click it and change its value to false.

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hello, firefox 21 and above now make use of the codecs that are included in your OS that enable it to directly play mp3 & mpeg files (also for html5 videos). in order to disable that, enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. double-click it and change its value to false.

DeltaBlast
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omg you fixed it :D You're my hero for today!