mplayer

[gary]

On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 09:51 +0100, brouwers roland lx wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On a RH Fedora3:
> I installed MPlayer and I can open wmv files while clicking on the
> right mouse button.
> A click directly opens a message window saying
> 
> "The filename "ZLATAN2.wmv" indicates that this file is of type
> "Microsoft WMV video". The contents of the file indicate that the file
> is of type "Microsoft ASF video". If you open this file, the file
> might present a security risk to your system.
> Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received
> the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to
> the correct extension for "Microsoft ASF video", then open the file
> normally. Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific
> application for the file." 
> 
> I did the same installation on a CENTOS installation and there it
> works.
> 
> What is the difference?

 Its just a warning  - Use the Open with menu to select mplayer and
everything should work fine (provided you've installed w32codecs)
           --gary