Since I've installed Firefox I can't watch video links

[Raineyrocks]

 I tried downloading all the things that come up to enable me to do this but it's not working.  Can someone help me, please?

[Dan]

Post a link to a site that you can't play video on.  That would help.

Can you watch youtube.com and video.google.com stuff?
Can you watch the movie trailers on apple.com?

[Raineyrocks]

Post a link to a site that you can't play video on.  That would help.

Can you watch youtube.com and video.google.com stuff?
Can you watch the movie trailers on apple.com?

I can't watch youtube and video.google stuff, I haven't tried watching movie trailers. But here's a link I tried to watch this morning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD1uxujnFQ
It said I needed to download adobe and flash something.

[Dan]

Open a new tab or windows and type the following in the address/location field:

  about:plugins

Cut and paste the contents in a reply here.

[Raineyrocks]

Okay, I hope I do this right, I think I understand what your asking me to do so here goes!

I typed it in and it said Alert, the program you typed in isn't recognized by firefox, (it wouldn't let me copy and paste).

[Russell Kanning]

another work around is to open those video links in whatever browser worked for you before.

[Raineyrocks]

another work around is to open those video links in whatever browser worked for you before.

You know, that's a good idea, thanks!

[Dan]

I typed it in and it said Alert, the program you typed in isn't recognized by firefox, (it wouldn't let me copy and paste).

Thats not possible in firefox...  must have been some other application?  Oh!  You typed it into "Open File"  Try it in "Open Location" or press CONTRL-L  and then enter "about:plugins" without the quotes.

[Lloyd Danforth]

I did that.  Everything is enabled but the default plugin?

[Dan]

Lloyd: I thought I was helping Kate?
Kate:  I'm looking for a cut-and-paste of the about:plugins page.  Mine looks like:

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Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05

    File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
    Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-java-vm Java Yes
application/x-java-applet Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java Yes
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5.0_06 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;version=1.5 Java Yes
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.5.0_06 Java Yes
VLC Multimedia Plugin

    File name: libvlcplugin.so
    Version 0.8.6 Janus, copyright 1996-2006 The VideoLAN Team
    http://www.videolan.org/

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
audio/mpeg MPEG audio mp2,mp3,mpga,mpega Yes
audio/x-mpeg MPEG audio mp2,mp3,mpga,mpega Yes
video/mpeg MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe Yes
video/x-mpeg MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe Yes
video/mpeg-system MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe,vob Yes
video/x-mpeg-system MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe,vob Yes
video/mpeg4 MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Yes
audio/mpeg4 MPEG-4 audio mp4,mpg4 Yes
application/mpeg4-iod MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Yes
application/mpeg4-muxcodetable MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Yes
video/x-msvideo AVI video avi Yes
video/quicktime QuickTime video mov,qt Yes
application/x-ogg Ogg stream ogg Yes
application/ogg Ogg stream ogg Yes
application/x-vlc-plugin VLC plugin vlc Yes
video/x-ms-asf-plugin Windows Media Video asf,asx Yes
video/x-ms-asf Windows Media Video asf,asx Yes
application/x-mplayer2 Windows Media Yes
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media wmv Yes
application/x-google-vlc-plugin Google VLC plugin Yes
audio/wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/x-wav WAV audio wav Yes
audio/3gpp 3GPP audio 3gp,3gpp Yes
video/3gpp 3GPP video 3gp,3gpp Yes
audio/3gpp2 3GPP2 audio 3g2,3gpp2 Yes
video/3gpp2 3GPP2 video 3g2,3gpp2 Yes
Shockwave Flash

    File name: libflashplayer.so
    Shockwave Flash 9.0 r31

MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes
application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player[/li]


[error]

I can't watch youtube and video.google stuff, I haven't tried watching movie trailers. But here's a link I tried to watch this morning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD1uxujnFQ
It said I needed to download adobe and flash something.

Yes, you do, so do that.

[Dan]

Click here and say 'Yes' and 'Next' a lot.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=Win32&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape6

[Raineyrocks]

I can't watch youtube and video.google stuff, I haven't tried watching movie trailers. But here's a link I tried to watch this morning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD1uxujnFQ
It said I needed to download adobe and flash something.

Yes, you do, so do that.

But I did download everything they said to and it still didn't work. I'm going to watch them on IE and then switch back to firefox after.

[Raineyrocks]

Lloyd: I thought I was helping Kate?
Kate:  I'm looking for a cut-and-paste of the about:plugins page.  Mine looks like:

Hi Dan, no you weren't helping Kate, it's me Raineyrocks you were helping and thanks for helping by the way.   

[error]

But I did download everything they said to and it still didn't work. I'm going to watch them on IE and then switch back to firefox after.

I seem to recall that this is a real pain to get working and requires a couple of tries. But I think Dan's instructions are correct.

Click here and say 'Yes' and 'Next' a lot.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=Win32&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape6

I think maybe there's one where you have to say No, or Firefox, or something oddball. So watch carefully when you do it.

I'm afraid I don't remember; it's been so long since I had to do this. My Linux system already comes with it.