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Q: Are there new plug-ins for my PowerBook G-4 to allow me to see utube and other videos?

Are there plug-ins for me to view videos and Utube videos? I am unable suddently to view either. Help!

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 2 G DDR SDRAM

Posted on Jun 10, 2013 5:12 PM

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I did go to the website and downloaded the adobe-flash. I also read the "read me" but I'm not sure I understood exactly what to do. I removed the old flash-player in the Library/Internet Plug-ins folder and just put it on my desktop; not sure what really to do with it. Instructions said to back it up, but I don't know how to do that. Should I have trashed it??? Then I closed the browser (Firefox); reopened it and went back to the site to see if has been installed correctly (I guess no); couldn't see the video and tested it again at uTube.

 

When attempting to play a uTube video, it asked me what "player". Looked in the Apps folder to see what I had: Quicktime, Real Time, and Windows Media Player. None worked. I'm still at a loss. I'm not a savvy tech person, so I might need more instruction if you're willing to help Texas Mac Man (I'm in TX, too).

 

One more thing, to put in the new plug-in, I just did a drag and drop into the folder.

 

What have I missed? I appreciate your help very much. This is my first time on the Support Communities.

 

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Posted on Jun 12, 2013 4:56 PM

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  • by Texas Mac Man,Helpful

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man Jun 11, 2013 2:56 PM in response to Joanne7648
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    Jun 11, 2013 2:56 PM in response to Joanne7648

    If they are flash videos, I use this hack http://scriptogr.am/nordkril/post/adobe-flash-11.5-for-powerpc

     

     Cheers, Tom

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    Joanne7648 Joanne7648 Jun 12, 2013 4:56 PM in response to Texas Mac Man
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    Jun 12, 2013 4:56 PM in response to Texas Mac Man

    I did go to the website and downloaded the adobe-flash. I also read the "read me" but I'm not sure I understood exactly what to do. I removed the old flash-player in the Library/Internet Plug-ins folder and just put it on my desktop; not sure what really to do with it. Instructions said to back it up, but I don't know how to do that. Should I have trashed it??? Then I closed the browser (Firefox); reopened it and went back to the site to see if has been installed correctly (I guess no); couldn't see the video and tested it again at uTube.

     

    When attempting to play a uTube video, it asked me what "player". Looked in the Apps folder to see what I had: Quicktime, Real Time, and Windows Media Player. None worked. I'm still at a loss. I'm not a savvy tech person, so I might need more instruction if you're willing to help Texas Mac Man (I'm in TX, too).

     

    One more thing, to put in the new plug-in, I just did a drag and drop into the folder.

     

    What have I missed? I appreciate your help very much. This is my first time on the Support Communities.

     

    Message was edited by: Joanne7648