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PeteHall
May 30th, 2006, 01:48 PM
A tribute to Desmond Dekker, who died last week (obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5019606.stm))

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=14902

(couldn't get it to work in Firefox, only in IE)
Judy G. Russell
May 30th, 2006, 04:10 PM
It works in Firefox, but only if you have Quicktime installed.
Dan in Saint Louis
May 30th, 2006, 05:23 PM
It works in Firefox, but only if you have Quicktime installed.Or choose the WMV version.
Lindsey
May 30th, 2006, 05:32 PM
Or choose the WMV version.
I tried that, but with Mozilla, it only gave me sound, no video. (QuickTime gave me both.)

--Lindsey
Dan in Saint Louis
May 30th, 2006, 07:02 PM
I tried that, but with Mozilla, it only gave me sound, no video. (QuickTime gave me both.)

--Lindsey
Are you, by chance, using a Mac? Known problem, nobody seems to be qable to patch Win Media Player to work on Macs. If anyone knows of a way, please advise!
Pats
May 30th, 2006, 08:22 PM
A tribute to Desmond Dekker, who died last week (obit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5019606.stm))

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=14902

(couldn't get it to work in Firefox, only in IE)


That's a riot! Thanks, Pete.

Pats
Lindsey
May 30th, 2006, 09:12 PM
Are you, by chance, using a Mac? Known problem, nobody seems to be qable to patch Win Media Player to work on Macs. If anyone knows of a way, please advise!
No, standard IBM-type PC, using Windows 2000. I've used the Media Player on that PC for sound + audio files before, but maybe this file was recorded with a different version of Media Player.

--Lindsey
Dan in Saint Louis
May 30th, 2006, 09:34 PM
maybe this file was recorded with a different version of Media PlayerThey do keep updating -- "security", you know<G>.
PeteHall
May 31st, 2006, 04:35 PM
That's a riot! Thanks, Pete.
Everyone I've spoken too about his death see that ad in their mind when they hear that song...

Found another classic ad, beer this time, on that site... Carling - Dambusters (http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=24268)

(and one one to avoid avoid... http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=33215... found it annoying annoying when I first heard it heard it)