Hi Steve, thanks for putting this up. Now, makes me a bit more
confident about trying youtube again. I hate Flash with a passion!
73
KC9UIE
Jeff
On 6/9/2015 5:45 PM, Steve wrote:
> Glad it helped you out, Colin.
>
> Hopefully, Ronnie M will benefit as well.
>
> Steve,
> Who's a lot Younger Than Dr. M, but Partially Educated at the Same Place
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Colin McDonald=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: YouTube
>
>
> wow, that is soooooo much better than flash...buttons and sliders are=20
> accessible.
> Thanks for the tips.
>
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Steve
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:48 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: YouTube
>
> Yes, I've given up on Adobe's Flash player. It is unreliable, fraught =
> =3D
> with security exploits, and now unnecessary to watch Youtube videos as =
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> long as you enable HTML5 in Internet Explorer. I don't know if you can =
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> do this in earlier versions of IE, but it certainly works in IE 11.
>
> I'll describe some other potential workarounds below.
>
> To enable the HTML5 player in youtube:
> 1. Open https://www.youtube.com/html5
> Click on the "request HTML5 player" button. =3D20
>
> Most, but not all videos, will play with html5 on Youtube. =3D20
> If you run across the odd one that doesn't, then you can put Youtube =3D
> into compatibility mode which disables the html5 player. But, then, =3D
> you'll have to do a lot more troubleshooting into why your flash player =
> =3D
> doesn't play the videos.
>
> Here's some brief things to consider:
>
> 1. Revert Flash to a previous version. Adobe is aware of issues with =
> =3D
> some of the latest releases, but they shoould be addpressing this if =3D
> they haven't already with Version 17. But, if you just started having =
> =3D
> the problem, reverting might be an option if you accept the security =3D
> risks.
>
> See Adobe's page on installing an earlier version of Flash
> http://forums.adobe.com/message/4487439
>
> You can see which version of Slash you are using at=3D20
> http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
>
> After you install your version, you can download an older version at =
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> the flash archive page.
>
> Second, make sure you have Enhanced Protected Mode turned off in IE =3D
> Options. It is in the Advanced area, near the bottom, on mine if you =
> =3D
> scroll up from the bottom there are 24 items and it is 11.
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> I have Flash disabled on my IE11 browser, I don't have the freezing =3D
> issues I did with Flash. If I absolutely have to go to a page that =3D
> needs Flash, I use Firefox which I use as an alternate browser with the =
> =3D
> flash plug-in. =3D20
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: Pat Byrne=3D20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: YouTube
>
>
> Good point Colin. i've done that a couple of times recently and,=3D20
> sadly it didn't fix the issue.
> patAt 12:43 PM 6/9/2015, you wrote:
>> sounds like you need to update your adobe flash player.
>> That is usually what causes this kind of thing.
>> The adobe flash installer is now accessible so it's a breeze to update.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 10:56 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: YouTube
>>
>> I have tried to open several different YouTube videos recently of =3D
> different
>> types of antennas and other ham related videos, but I cannot get them =
> =3D
> to
>> play. I used to be able to listen to them on this computer, but =3D
> something
>> changed, and I can no longer open up and play YouTube videos. I'm using
>> Windows 7 with the most recent version of MSIE. It seems like it might =
> =3D
> be a
>> file association issue, but that is my best guess. Do any of you have =
> =3D
> any
>> recommendations on how I can solve this problem?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
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