how to install vlc plugin for firefox

[Jeremiah]

hi,

my text environment:
vlc: 0.9.8a
firefox: 3.0.5

i found the solution of the problem of this topic here: http://wiki.videolan.org/Windows#VLC_Pl ... Mozilla.29

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Install There are at least two ways to install the VLC Mozilla Plugin. One way is to to check the "Install Firefox Plugin" when you install VLC. If the standard exe installation does not install the mozilla plugin directory then download zip version which includes the required data and continue with the next installation (2nd way of installing of the plugin) The second way involves several steps: 1. Quit Firefox or Mozilla 2. Copy the two files in VLC_Installation_folder\mozilla (usually C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\mozilla) to your mozilla plugins directory (Usually C:\Program Files\Mozilla\plugins or C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins). 3. Restart Firefox or Mozilla

and i followed the second way and it didnot work.

when i followed the first way i don't find any dlls of vlc in \\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\ after install vlc using vlc-0.9.8a-win32.exe but it works very good.

could anybody tell me why and how to install manually?

best regards.

[orleanz]

the doc you mentioned was outdated

enter about:plugins in your FF address field

in my case, one can see

VLC Multimedia Plug-in
File name: npvlc.dll
Version 0.9.8a, copyright 1996-2008 The VideoLAN Team

C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\npvlc.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\npvlc.dll.manifest

have fun

[VLC_help]

Installer method should create a registry key that leads browsers to correct location.

[Jeremiah]

thank you both very much....

and i find a solution that is writing the registry manully.

axvlc.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VideoLAN\VLC]
"InstallDir"="e:\\WorkBack\\vlc-0.9.8a\\win32\\vlc-0.9.8a"
"Version"="0.9.8a"
@="d:\\Program Files\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe"
"Language"="2052"

firefox.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=0.9.8a]
"Description"="VLC Multimedia Plugin"
"Path"="E:\\WorkBack\\vlc-0.9.8a\\win32\\vlc-0.9.8a\\npvlc.dll"
"Product"="VLC media player"
"Vendor"="VideoLAN"
"Version"="0.9.8a"