Re: Windows Media Player executes WMF content in .MP3 files.

From: Joe (1@2.com)
Date: 02/27/02

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    From: "Joe" <1@2.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 23:23:22 -0500

    "Todd Knarr" <tknarr@silverglass.org> wrote in message
    news:WaVe8.5079$2v6.582363@news1.west.cox.net...
    > In comp.security.misc <a5h38q$9of$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net> Joe <1@2.com>
    wrote:
    > > If you don't use Media Player as your default MP3 player, then why did
    > > Windows start up Media Player when you double clicked on the mp3 file?
    >
    > Because of a nasty property of the way Windows handles files: for certain
    > types ( including MP3 ), it ignores the Content-type and extension and
    looks
    > inside the file, determines the type of data actually in it, and executes
    > the application for _that_, not the type displayed when you look at the
    file's
    > entry in the folder. Since the file was a WMP-only format, WMP got
    executed
    > even though the file had a .mp3 extension.

    That's the first time I hear that, Todd.

    At the very least, you're explanation is missing something...

    I just renamed an MP3 file with a TXT extension and it opened up in Notepad,
    not in any media player.
    I also renamed an MPG file with an MP3 extension and it opened in WinAMP, my
    default MP3 player.
    And I renamed a WMV file with an MP3 extension and it also opened up in
    WinAMP.

    What version of Windows and Media Player do you have?

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