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The thread discusses an issue where downloading playlist files (like m3u or pls) in browsers such as IE and Firefox results in no action, despite correct MIME types and handlers being set. The original poster recalls a registry tweak from previous experience but cannot find it and mentions difficulty in troubleshooting remotely for a visually impaired friend. A user suggests the problem might be due to security trust issues, recommending unblocking the file via its properties to resolve the problem.

digitaltoast

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In IE, Firefox etc, when a user clicks on a playlist file which the server requires the browser to download (eg: m3u, pls etc), the browser downloads it but nothing happens.

I have checked in both the control panel and IE itself that the correct MIME type and file handler (VLC but have tried others) is set, but nothing happens. However, if the file is manually located on the disk and double-clicked, it correctly loads the application and plays the audio/stream.

I remember doing the same thing about a year ago, and there was some kind of registry tweak I had to do, but despite lots of googling I cannot find it again, nor remember what it was. We have also tried Fixit etc.

Thanks

(It's for a blind friend and I have to remotely access the PC)
 

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It's most likely a trust issue. When a file is downloaded from the internet it will be untrusted. You have to right click the file and go to properties and unblock the file.

Neemobeer

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It's most likely a trust issue. When a file is downloaded from the internet it will be untrusted. You have to right click the file and go to properties and unblock the file.
 
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