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I do indeed have the Adobe Primetime plugin installed and working. I have a better understanding of how Widevine likely works now. Websites generally cannot detect Widevine directly. But perhaps because I'm spoofing the OS to get Widevine to install in FF, I'm ending up with a Win7-dependent variant of Widevine 1.4.8.903 (as you suggested). It's what Google Chrome used for DRM in XP.
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Widevine likely uses API calls to the Windows OS that XP lacks. Here's the thread that I originally asked this question in, in case you'd like to answer there instead (seems like it would be a good idea):īy spoofing the OS version to 6.1 (Windows 7) using ''Application Verifier'', I've been able to get the DRM toggle to appear in the FF settings menu and have got widevine 1.4.8.903 to install and update.ĭo you know of any ''about:config'' settings (or anything else) that might make these websites recognize that widevine is installed? Here are the two websites which require widevine that I'm using for testing:ĭo you know of any about:config settings (or anything else) that might make these websites recognize that widevine is installed? However the websites that require widevine aren't recognizing that widevine is installed. I'm currently trying to get widevine installed and working in Firefox ESR 52.7.3 in Windows XP.īy spoofing the OS version to 6.1 (Windows 7) using Application Verifier, I've been able to get the DRM toggle to appear in the FF settings menu and have got widevine 1.4.8.903 to install and update. I frequently come across, and end up using, your answers and they're often answers to difficult problems that virtually everyone else avoids trying to answer. You seem to be the most knowledgeable and helpful person on this site. (2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''wide''' and pause while the list is filtered Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk. (1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Presumably Firefox will discover that at your next startup, but possibly you would also need to create some settings.
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Select and copy the folder name: '''1.'''įinally you can drop the contents of the ZIP archive here. Right-click a blank area of the list > New > Folder, then paste the folder name and click away. Select and copy the folder name: '''gmp-widevinecdm''' This should launch a new window listing various files and folders in Windows Explorer. In the first table on the page, on the Profile Folder row, click the "Open Folder" button. * type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
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* (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information * "3-bar" menu button > "?" Help > Troubleshooting Information Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either That archive doesn't set up the folder structure that I see, I think you will need to create it by hand.
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I think you would download the 64-bit Windows link: Now paste those two files that you extracted into this directory (You’ll be prompted by UAC), restart Firefox and you are done.I think these are the links for the August 2017 release:
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Note that if you are running on 64-bit Vista the path will have (x86) like the next screenshot, or if you are using Portable Firefox you’ll have to find your Firefox installation folder and navigate to the plugins directory there. Navigate down to the following path in Windows Explorer to find the Firefox installation directory: The two files you’ll need to copy are these: Now you’ll need to copy two files from that directory into one of two directories, depending on whether you want to install the plugin globally for all users, or just for your user account. You should be able to double-click on the file to open it up, since.