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

From: Joe (1@2.com)
Date: 02/28/02 

From: "Joe" <1@2.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 14:31:03 -0500

"Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Joe" <1@2.com> wrote in message
> news:a5jd46$df4$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...
> >
> > "Todd Knarr" <tknarr@silverglass.org> wrote in message
> > news:zR8f8.6460$2v6.658560@news1.west.cox.net...
> > > In comp.security.misc <a5hmv3$v24$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net> Joe
> <1@2.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > 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?
> > >
> > > This would be WMP 8 and WinXP. Older versions of Windows may not have
> the
> > > tight integration between IE and the OS that causes this. The original
> > > Bugtraq report on this was on the 11th, BID 4087.
> > >
> > > --
> > > We won, didn't we? Cope!
> > > -- Mimi, Reality Check #8
> >
> >
> >
> > Ahh, thank you for providing me with reason #7,346 why I'm not going
> > anywhere near Windows XP or Media Player 8.
> >
>
> Since url_flips are a feature of the WMP v7 sdk, you're probably even
more
> better off staying with v6. Although you have to watch out for the buffer
> overflows in that one... gahh!

I AM using only version 6.4 and it works just fine! I show everyone I know
how to switch back to using <Media Player 6.4 and they all thank me for it!

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