# Sample videos not playing on Internet explorer

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [January 21, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010 "2011-01-21T17:26:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Niraj\_Vyas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Niraj\_Vyas](https://community.wowza.com/u/Niraj_Vyas)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010/1 "2011-01-21T17:26:16Z")

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Hello,

I have installed the Wowza Media Server on a PC I can see the demo samples which you have given, but when I am typing ([http://localhost:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/manifest.f4m](http://localhost:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4/manifest.f4m)) on a internet explorer or on a windows media player or on a VLC player it not showing, even I have tried with local remote PC its just showing me the xml format or in some case I am seeing only Wowza Media Server 2 Developer 2.2.3 build26454

So can you help me out with this? I just need to play the content using http://

In local remote PC

Warm Regards,

Niraj

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010/2 "2011-01-21T15:08:00Z")

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Niraj,

You need a Flash application in the browser to play the manifest.f4m stream. You can use the Wowza OSMF example players or Adobe Strobe:

[https://www.wowza.com/downloads/forums/OSMFPlayers/OSMFPlayers.zip](https://www.wowza.com/downloads/forums/OSMFPlayers/OSMFPlayers.zip)

Flash Media Playback (easiest)

[http://www.osmf.org/strobe\_mediaplayback.html](http://www.osmf.org/strobe_mediaplayback.html)

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server)

Strobe

[http://www.osmf.org/strobe\_mediaplayback.html](http://www.osmf.org/strobe_mediaplayback.html)

Use RTSP in VLC:

rtsp://localhost:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4

For the above RTSP url to work in VLC without password challenge, change /conf/[app-name]/Application.xml /RTP /Authentication /PlayMethod from “digest” to “none”

Richard

Richard

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**Author:** ![Ian\_Beyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Ian\_Beyer](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ian_Beyer)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010/3 "2011-01-21T17:08:25Z")

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Answered in this thread: [https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?11952-http-streaming](https://www.wowza.com/forums/showthread.php?11952-http-streaming)

Please don’t post duplicate questions, it can get very confusing 🙂

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**Author:** ![Niraj\_Vyas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Niraj\_Vyas](https://community.wowza.com/u/Niraj_Vyas)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sample-videos-not-playing-on-internet-explorer/36010/4 "2011-01-22T00:12:59Z")

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We are trying to stream content from WOWZA server to a digital Signage player which supports http streams from Windows Media Server.

[http://www.ryarc.com/supportblog/CommentView.aspx?guid=2e912da6-825f-494e-9e03-f55d4cf2e08c](http://www.ryarc.com/supportblog/CommentView.aspx?guid=2e912da6-825f-494e-9e03-f55d4cf2e08c)

We want to use WOWZA instead of Windows Server. Is this possible?