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Safari Macromedia Flash

I downloaded the latest version of Macromedia Flash player directly from Adobe's website. After Verifying Permissions, and Repairing Permissions and rebooting, the websites I've visited since (news websites) that have Quicktime or other video embedded display the Quicktime Logo and Question Mark ... and instruct me to download the newest version of Flash (also these websites detect I'm running Firefox when I am not). Previously all I would get was the notice to download the latest version but at least the videos would sometimes play. Now, nothing, no video and all software glitch. I'm at a loss how to determine what's wrong and how to cure it. Any help out there? Running a flat panel iMac with OS X 10.4.10

iMac Flat Panel, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jul 8, 2007 3:33 PM

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Answer 1

Klaus1

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Jul 8, 2007 3:55 PM in response to M230LF30mm

In Quicktime Preferences, go to Advanced and UNCHECK the box Enable Flash.

Restart your browser. Post back with result!

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Answer 2

M230LF30mm Author

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Jul 8, 2007 9:37 PM in response to Klaus1

Thank you. But the answer is no. My browsers now display lots of Quicktime w/Question Mark symbols. eBay, Yahoo, news sites, lots of things on pages that before loaded ads and the like now display this Quicktime w/Question Marks. I unchecked Enable. Rebooted. I checked Enable and rebooted. neither affected this problem. Any other thoughts?

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Answer 3

Jul 8, 2007 10:05 PM in response to M230LF30mm

QuickTime System Preferences / Advanced tab
Click the MIME Settings button
under Miscellaneous remove the check mark for Flash media
Quit and relaunch your browser and try the page again.

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Answer 4

M230LF30mm Author

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Jul 8, 2007 10:15 PM in response to QuickTimeKirk

Thank you. That seems to have done the trick. Appreciated.

Is there any reasonable way that I should have known this intuitively, or been able to figure out your answer? Asking because I have no Mac friends, no Mac clubs, no Mac co-workers, and don't learn very well from books. Was there any hope that I should have known how to intuit this answer for myself?

Thanks again.

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Answer 5

Jul 9, 2007 7:42 AM in response to M230LF30mm

You have all the Mac friends you'll ever need at these Discussions pages.
QuickTime Player can only view Flash media published as version 5, or lower (very old now). When it tries to play newer content it gives the ? mark icon in a Web page.

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M230LF30mm Author

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Dec 19, 2008 11:58 AM in response to M230LF30mm

thanks

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