JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player

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JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player

Safari 3.2.1 - all the latest Java & Flash Player updates installed - Plug-ins allowed in Safari prefs - yet when I go to YouTube and try to play a clip I get this error -
"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player."
Worked ok before the Safari update - YouTube videos play ok in Firefox. I suspect this is a corrupted "plist" somewhere, but which one?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Robert

Power Mac G4 (Quciksilver), Mac OS X (10.4.11), 1.47 Ghz (CPU upgrade), 1GB RAM, Video card upgrade

Posted on Dec 6, 2008 2:49 PM

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Answer 1

Klaus1

Level 9

52,749 points

Dec 6, 2008 2:52 PM in response to Robert Caccioppoli

The latest FlashPlayer (version 10) works fine for me with Safari 3.2.1 - so it should for you also!

The latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer can be obtained from here:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash

(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS.

Note that Adobe requires you to uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157

It is also essential to repair permissions after installing anything from Adobe.

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Answer 2

Dec 6, 2008 4:23 PM in response to Robert Caccioppoli

OK - so I tried the Adobe upgrade (again, 3rd time) - repaired "permissions" - restarted - same problem. Then I saw the suggestion to use the "plug in uninstaller" - ran that - did the reinstall - repaired permissions again - restart - lo and behold, it works now!
I guess the new Adobe installer does not "erase" all the older stuff, and it has conflicts with YouTube - but it all works ok now - thanks for the response, and for the help.
The Apple community is the best!

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Answer 3

troy1g

Level 1

4 points

Jan 18, 2009 12:20 PM in response to Klaus1

BIG THANKS
Troy

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