Youtube URL (but not links to Youtube from pages elsewhere) crashes all three of my browsers., Youtube URL (but not links to Youtube from pages elsewhere) crashes all three of my browsers.

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Youtube URL (but not links to Youtube from pages elsewhere) crashes all three of my browsers., Youtube URL (but not links to Youtube from pages elsewhere) crashes all three of my browsers.

All three of my browsers crash when I enter the Youtube URL <http://www.youtube.com> in the address window. Safari reports that the problem may be caused by my Adobe Flash Player, so I reinstalled that, rebooted. Didn't help. Google Help then suggested I empty the cache and remove all cookies. I did that (with Firefox). Also didn't help. Then I Repaired Permissions. That didn't help either.

But if I use Yahoo video search, or any other site's link to get to a Youtube video, there's no problem; the video not only plays, but once I'm in the Youtube site, I can navigate within it and play other Youtube videos. And when I bookmark a Youtube site, I can use that bookmark to return to Youtube.

The crashes occur only when I type Youtube's URL into my browsers' address windows. And since they occur with all three of my browsers, I have to think the fault is in my OS.

I have a G4 Mac laptop WITHOUT an Intel chip, using OSX10v10.5.8.

What might I do to fix this?

Further:

At about the same time the above problem arose, I could no longer play any FaceBook videos. Error message: "Upgrade to latest Flash player". But I HAVE the latest Flash version (10.0.12.36) that my NON-INTEL Mac, a G4 with OSX10.5.8. can support. And it had been working on FB.

(Note: the Adobe Flash Player site offering Flash upgrades for OSX10 specify that the upgrades are only for machines with Intel chips.)

Posted on Oct 23, 2011 2:32 PM

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Answer 1

Allan Jones

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Oct 23, 2011 6:18 PM in response to dickns

You don't have the latest version of Fash for a PPC processor. You can use up to 10.1.102.64 available here:

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html

scroll down to "Release and Debugger Archives--it's the second bullet point form the bottom

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dickns Author

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Oct 24, 2011 12:04 PM in response to Allan Jones

Thanks!

But when I go to the link you gave me, I see a number of candidates for further download, three saying "Mac". Which should I use, please?

In the folder simply marked :10_1r102_64" are:

flashplayer10_1r102_64_mac_sa.app.zip @ 8.1MB

flashplayer10_1r102_64_ub_mac.dmg @ 7.6 MB

and in the folder marked: "10_1r102_64_debug" is:

flashplayer10_1r102_64_ub_mac_debug.dmg

I'll gladly install whichever one you say, but I'll be amazed (and delighted!) if that stops my browsers from crashing whenever I enter http://www.youtube.com in the address window. I can play youtube videos and navigate the site once I reach it using a link from another site, but if I enter http://www.youtube.com in the browser window and hit Return, the colored wheel rotates for several seconds, then the browser crashes. Happens with Safari, Firefox and Netscape, so I suppose the bug must be in the OS. I Repaired Permissions - didn't help. Disc First Aid verifies as OK.

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Allan Jones

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Oct 24, 2011 6:05 PM in response to dickns

I believe it's this one:

flashplayer10_1r102_64_mac_sa.app.zip @ 8.1MB

"ub" is probably "universal binary" and could also work. You don't need the debugger.

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dickns Author

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Oct 24, 2011 8:40 PM in response to Allan Jones

BINGO!

I downloaded / installed the updated Flash Player using one of the links you gave me.

The problem with both Youtube and Facebook is FIXED! YAY!

Thank you!

Tried what turned out to be a wrong link at first - it downloaded the app but not acompnied by an installer. Uh-oh - I'd just uninstalled my previous player to make a friendly space for the new one, so I now had NO player. Thank heavens for Time Machine! - I got my old player back. WHEW!

But then I tried another in that list of links; this one produce a Package. It installed the updated player, and from there, all went well.

Why on earth would Youtube examine a just-opened home page, see it didn't have access to the latest player, so crash the browser??? Pretty draconian!

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Allan Jones

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Oct 25, 2011 7:45 AM in response to dickns

Pretty draconian!

Yes, probably form years of dealing with Windows!

Glad that sorted things out.

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