So I’m on a wikipedia page which has a OGG file. These are the steps taken to listen to the OGG.

• Next to the link is a large play button. I click it. A Java system tray icon appears along with a large tooltip saying something about Java. Nothing else happens.

• I click play again, nothing

• I open the ‘media help’ page in a new tab

• Try to switch to the tab with the standard keyboard shortcut ctrl-2. nothing

• Switch to the tab with the mouse, windows dialog ‘application has stopped responding’ Firefox crashes.

• Re-open firefox, visit the wikipedia page, navigate straight to the media help page.

• Download the ogg codec pack

• Install the codec pack

• Tell windows ‘yes i meant to double click that installer’

• Wait

• Click the ogg link on the original page, offered to save file (not play it)

• Save the file to disk

• Find file (firefox put it some temp folder so had to use find to locate it)

• Double click it. ‘Do you want windows to look on the internet to find out how best to handle this file?’ yes

• Windows cannot identify the file.

• Manually run Windows Media player, drag file onto player window.

• Player is busy ’loading library’ so nothing happens

• Wait, try again

• Nothing, no message.

• Shift Right click -> open with, manually choose Windows Media Player. file plays.

yay! 2008 and I feel computers have really come a long way.