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open mpg file in media player

Hi
i want to play a file in media player not in a page with embed i want that when you click on the link then it open the systems media player and then start buffering and playing.
i have put the direct link liek
<a href="www.domain.com/videos/file.mpg" >Play File</a>
then its starts downloading.

Hope you are understand my question.
Feb 1 '09 #1
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Feb 1 '09 #2

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