# WMP on my mac doesn't work.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmp-on-my-mac-doesnt-work/476155 "2008-12-07T19:16:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmp-on-my-mac-doesnt-work/476155/1 "2008-12-07T19:16:36Z")

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Windows media player on my mac used to work, but now I get a “windows media player unexpectedly quit” message when I try to open a video. I just downloaded v9, but that didn’t work.  
Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmp-on-my-mac-doesnt-work/476155/2 "2008-12-07T19:49:18Z")

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I assume you’re running OS X. What’s changed since wmp last worked?

You should probably use [Flip4Mac](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx) if you need to play wmv files, which is even what Microsoft recommends. I think that WMP on the Mac is no longer in active development.

If you’re looking for a video player and don’t like the Quicktime Player, I’d try VLC.