- #SET VLC AS DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER INTERNET EXPLORER MAC OS X#
- #SET VLC AS DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOWS#
To edit this file on Windows, you’ll have to open Notepad – or another text editor – as Administrator.
#SET VLC AS DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER INTERNET EXPLORER MAC OS X#
#SET VLC AS DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOWS#
Windows – C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http (use “Program Files” instead of “Program Files (x86)” on 32-bit versions of Windows.).
You’ll find this file in different directories on different operating systems: To allow access from other computers, you’ll have to edit the web interface’s. You’ll see a 403 Forbidden error page if you try to access VLC’s HTTP server from any other device. VLC 2.0.0 includes a new web interface that replaces the old one – hopefully it will see more polish in future versions.īy default, the web interface is completely locked down – it’s restricted to localhost, which means you can only access it from the machine VLC is running on. This is a bug in version 2.0.1 that isn’t present in 2.0.0 and has been fixed for version 2.0.2. Each time you start VLC, the web server will be started in the background – Windows will prompt you to allow VLC firewall access when you restart it, indicating that the web server is running.Ĭlick the following link or plug its address into your browser to access the VLC web interface on your local computer: If you’re using VLC 2.0.1, certain elements of the web interface – the seek bar in particular - may not work properly.