For browser comparability, try the below code:
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<object classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" id="Player1" width="424" height="379">
<param name="URL" value="C:\WINDOWS\clock.avi">
<param name="http://path_to_the_video">
<param name="AutoStart" value="1">
<param name="ShowControls" value="1">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="1">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="1">
<param name="stretchToFit" value="1">
<embed type="application/x-mplayer2">
pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/Downloads/Contents/MediaPlayer/"
width="424" height="379" src="C:\WINDOWS\clock.avi"
filename="C:\WINDOWS\clock.avi" autostart="1" showcontrols="1" showstatusbar="1" showdisplay="1">
</embed>
</param></param></param></param></param></param></param></object>
</body> </html>