danamo, that's a file extension error, I believe. Maybe file associations on your browser/pc have messed this up. It isn't server side.  XP Pro is a great OS. Running 24/7 w/ reboots normally every few months you can't complain. However, that wouldn't necessarily have much to do with an app having an issue. Downloading is usually easier to deal with instead of streaming. Some issues I have seen w/ media player are MS biased choices on the server side that aren't non-MS product friendly.

That is often the choice of the web site operator tho. They just assume MS everything. The best thing to do is download those kind of links and save them as a file then play them. Of course, you can't do that with a streaming link.

No need to think outside the box....
    Just make it invisible.