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Firefox stopped playing Flash Videos about two months ago

Jul 30, 2012 3:16PM PDT

I don't remember anything specific to the change, but I might have installed something new at the time. And I hate browser bars which I get rid of as fast as possible.

I decided to delete Firefox and reinstall in the hope that would correct the problem. No such luck. Still no Video.

Can you help, please.

Rob

2.5 yo HP Pavillion Entertaniment lap top AMD Turion x2 processor 4 gigs of Ram 500 Gigs of HDD ATI Radeon,
WiFi and of course Windows 7. Performance has been wonderful up until this issue.

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Dear Bob, you're a genius.Deleted Flash Player and Shockwave
Aug 1, 2012 12:33PM PDT

too since I've been having occasional problems with it. Downloaded, and reinstalled both. Firsta time she no work. So I downloaded it a second time, and this time the download process was a little different, and I was asked to close Firefox. I did so, and everything is perfect.

Thank you for your remarkable expertise,
Rob

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Good to read.
Aug 1, 2012 1:13PM PDT

You've learned a big secret. Ask around, talk about the issues and maybe, just maybe someone will guess what it is.

I'm a bit dumb at times since I've been at this since the GE-210 days. What I may just do without thinking is sadly stuff I forget to share with others. You've been kind enough to chat and as we did, you figured it out!
Bob

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(NT) Did you try that Chrome Browser?
Jul 31, 2012 3:26AM PDT
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Yes, Bob. I like having both browsers so I can download
Jul 31, 2012 4:43AM PDT

a YouTube video while I'm browsing something else like the Comedy Network for John Stewart, or vice versa.

Chrome has been working fine, and is now my primary browser while Firefox gets used for anything that doesn't involve Flash Videos. I'm just trying to fix Firefox. It was one of those programs that install Browser Bars without informing you that they're going to do that which seems to have caused the problem. I've cleared off all the Browser Bar programs, but still have a couple which I have to disable since I can't figure out what program they are associated with.

Thanks anyway Bob.
Rob

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I missed where you used Adobe's flash remover and installer.
Jul 31, 2012 4:48AM PDT

Chrome has Flash builtin and why I asked. Flash installers are in my view pretty broken today. But you didn't tell why you didn't use Adobe's remover and installer.
Bob

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Because I was too stupid to do it. To even know I needed to
Aug 1, 2012 1:41AM PDT

do it. I'll give that a try, and see if it helps. I did download Flash several times in order to try to get Firefox back to its old self, but no dice. I assume that if I delete Flash as a separate item from the Computer that the Flash Player built into Google Chrome will not be affected?

Rob

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Good assumption.
Aug 1, 2012 1:48AM PDT

Again, the flash installer and such looks pretty busted to me today. I've lost track of the hoops I jump through to get it to work today. It feels like Adobe is getting ready to or maybe already pulled the plug on Flash. You can read where they want to promote their AIR product now.

If you've been around, you recall all the hoopla about Flash development software and more. I know a few that learned nothing but Flash MX and such.
Bob

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May I have 5 thumbs up for Mr. Proffitt, who solved the
Aug 1, 2012 12:41PM PDT

problem in 35 minutes (at the outside) which has been bugging me for months.

Thanks again Bob