Browsers: Firefox 3 and IE7 will not play Youtube video
Firefox 3 and IE7 will not play Youtube video
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 1:49 AMBoth browsers will not play YouTube and other videos. Avant browser will do.
I upgraded Firefox to newer 3.5 and still won't play. If something was missing from old Firefox 3 why the new installation of FF 3.5 wouldn't take care of that?
Operating system is Win XP.
Thanks for any help
(NT) Did you install Flash from Adobe?
by Kees Bakker
- 7/2/09 1:53 AM
In reply to: Firefox 3 and IE7 will not play Youtube video by Kiriakos
Yes I did
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 1:58 AM In reply to: (NT) Did you install Flash from Adobe? by Kees Bakker
I just did it but no change
Thanks
If something was missing from old Firefox 3
by MarkFlax - 7/2/09 3:52 AM
In reply to: Yes I did by Kiriakos
What does that mean, did your previous version of FF play YouTube videos?
What happens when you attempt to play YouTube videos in FF and IE? Any error messages?
Did IE ever play YouTube videos? Which version of IE?
What Firefox Add-ons are installed? If "NoScript" is installed, check the NoScript icon, (the capital letter "S"), at the bottom right of the browser window.
I have FF 3.5 myself and have no problems with YouTube.
Mark
I'll try to answer your questions
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 4:54 AM In reply to: If something was missing from old Firefox 3 by MarkFlax
1. Firefox 3 was playing at the beginning and then something went or done wrong and stopped playing Youtube. I thought by upgrading to v. 3.5 whatever was crooked will be reinstalled thru the new version and will correct itself. It was not.
2. No error messages, just a blank BLACK Youtube screen
3. I install Flash Player for Firefox but then I do not find it in the Tools/Add-ons tab. Obviosously it will not install for some reasons.
4. Flash Player for IE will install successfully but still it will not play Youtube. Black screen showing only.
I am dispaired, lucky that the Avant browser works
Thanks
What I would do then.
by MarkFlax - 7/2/09 4:59 AM
In reply to: I'll try to answer your questions by Kiriakos
I would completely uninstall Shockwave and Flash, and reinstall.
Adobe has guidance and a special uninstaller for that.
Adobe Flash Uninstaller.
Get Adobe Flash Player.
Perhaps a reboot of the computer after the uninstall, just to make sure any non-relevant registry entries are removed.
Mark
Thanks Mark but.....
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 5:31 AM In reply to: What I would do then. by MarkFlax
....no lack.
Maybe the Java Script is the problem? And what can I do about it?
Some good news
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 7:05 AM In reply to: Thanks Mark but..... by KiriakosI managed by unistalling and reinstalling the Flash player to have IE play the videos. No such luck with Firefox.
Here is a finding
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 7:19 AM In reply to: Some good news by KiriakosWhen I try to install the Flash Player for Firefox clicking the download button it says that: "This object has been blocked". So it doesn't take me to the download page but it blocks it. The result is that I cannot download and install it properly thru Firefox.
What blocks it in Firefox is now the question. In the Options/Content the Block pop-up windows is unchecked.
Help please!
Re: firefox blocking download
by Kees Bakker - 7/2/09 7:35 AM
In reply to: Here is a finding by Kiriakos
Seems to be a quite common situation. See http://www.google.com/search?q=firefox+%22this+object+has+been+blocked%22
It might be a problem (or setting) from one of your add-ons. Try to deactivate them all.
If neither the links nor running without add-ons don't help, uninstall Firefox and delete your profile. Be sure to backup your favorites and maybe your addons (use FEBE addon for that) before you delete your profile. Then reinstall a fresh download.
Kees
Problem solved
by Kiriakos - 7/2/09 7:47 AM In reply to: Re: firefox blocking download by Kees Bakker
It seems the culprit was Zone Alarm
I followed the following instructions from one of the google stuff you sent me
Quote
Zone Alarm Pro
Double-click the Zone Alarm icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen. With ZA open, click on "Privacy" button in the left hand part of the screen. Then click on the "Main" tab at the upper right. Once you're in, look in the third section titled "Mobile Code Control". Click the "Custom" button in this section. Four menu items should appear. The last one should say something like "Block mime-type integrated objects". Uncheck the box by this item, then click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog box. It should not be necessary to disable any other ZA privacy settings
Unquote
This allowed me to download and install Flash Player and Firefox is playing Youtube at last.
Thanks a lot
Thanks for telling.
by Kees Bakker - 7/2/09 11:43 AM
In reply to: Problem solved by Kiriakos
I couldn't have guessed that. I have free Zonealarm firewall and never had any of those problems with installing Flash.
Kees
Yep, good work
by MarkFlax - 7/2/09 1:25 PM
In reply to: Thanks for telling. by Kees Bakker
I have the paid version of ZA, but I never thought to look in there because I don't use any of the Privacy options.
Just goes to show though, all too often it is a firewall issue.
Well done on finding the problem.
Mark
To mkansaparga.
by Kees Bakker - 8/31/09 11:58 PM
In reply to: Firefox 3 and IE7 will not play Youtube video by Kiriakos
Please repost without all those links. I had to delete your post now.
And why not try our Coding forum? If your IE plays all other Youtube video's and not the one on your page one (and your Firefox does both) it's not a browser problem, but a problem on your page.
Kees
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