Forum: General
November 19th 09, 09:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I wrote:
Based on what you've said, it's just too complicated and not worth the
trouble.
Wait, I gave in too quickly. I just realized, I did get youtube to work on
my W98 on my laptop in the...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 09:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I wrote:
Based on what you've said, it's just too complicated and not worth the
trouble.
Wait, I gave in too quickly. I just realized, I did get youtube to work on
my W98 on my laptop in the...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
In Device Manager, the only thing that looks like Audio is under "other
devices." It's PCI Multimedia Audio Device, with a yellow question mark next
to it.
Which makes it seem that there is no...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:59 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
In Device Manager, the only thing that looks like Audio is under "other
devices." It's PCI Multimedia Audio Device, with a yellow question mark next
to it.
Which makes it seem that there is no...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Which particular VM you are using; is it Microsoft's, VMWare [which I
think you discussed in prior posts], other...?
2. What the base/host OS update level is?
3. What sound card is presently...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Which particular VM you are using; is it Microsoft's, VMWare [which I
think you discussed in prior posts], other...?
2. What the base/host OS update level is?
3. What sound card is presently...
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
And if:
* YouTube videos (or at least some of them) DO require Flash10, AND
* flash10 isn't compatible with '98,
then your only option is to download them and play them in something
else....
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Forum: General
November 19th 09, 04:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
And if:
* YouTube videos (or at least some of them) DO require Flash10, AND
* flash10 isn't compatible with '98,
then your only option is to download them and play them in something
else....
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 07:28 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its
maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system
scanner from www.belarc.com.)
What do you mean by audio device, beyond what I...
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 07:28 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
1. Identify the hardware (audio device) and write down its
maker's name and model. (If in doubt use Belarc system
scanner from www.belarc.com.)
What do you mean by audio device, beyond what I...
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 07:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I thought we were talking about Flash 10? (Which seems to be required
for
at least some of the YouTube videos (?)
Um, I initially mentioned Flash 9, and you brought up Flash 10 and said...
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 07:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I thought we were talking about Flash 10? (Which seems to be required
for
at least some of the YouTube videos (?)
Um, I initially mentioned Flash 9, and you brought up Flash 10 and said...
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 04:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
Are you sure Flash 9 still works for watching videos on YouTube? I think
I
found (at least some) of their videos now require Flash 10. Flash 10 is
current, not Flash 9. (I haven't checked...
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Forum: General
November 16th 09, 04:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
Are you sure Flash 9 still works for watching videos on YouTube? I think
I
found (at least some) of their videos now require Flash 10. Flash 10 is
current, not Flash 9. (I haven't checked...
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Forum: General
November 15th 09, 08:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,411
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I still want to be able to play YouTubes and other videos online from
Windows 98 using Firefox. An earlier thread talked about the FLV Player, but
that doesn't seem to play videos online. It's for...
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Forum: General
November 15th 09, 08:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,586
Still trying to figure how to play videos
I still want to be able to play YouTubes and other videos online from
Windows 98 using Firefox. An earlier thread talked about the FLV Player, but
that doesn't seem to play videos online. It's for...
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Forum: General
November 15th 09, 06:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,863
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events
is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says
PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click...
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Forum: General
November 15th 09, 06:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine
In W98, no sounds. In the Sounds dialog, the arrow for testing Sounds events
is grayed out. I figured it was a driver problem. In Device Manager, it says
PCI Multimedia Audio Device. I double click...
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 03:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
However, another thing, though I'm not sure. It seems that FLV player is
only for downloading video files and playing them on your computer, not for
playing video files online. Is that right?
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 03:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
However, another thing, though I'm not sure. It seems that FLV player is
only for downloading video files and playing them on your computer, not for
playing video files online. Is that right?
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 02:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
I found this:
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flv-player/
FLV (Flash Video) is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over
the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia...
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 02:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
I found this:
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flv-player/
FLV (Flash Video) is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over
the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia...
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 01:06 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
If it's a .flv file, I found this
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flv-player
and it works on a very old Win98, just had to install an Adobe flash
player [not the latest, but one of them] and I got full...
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Forum: General
November 11th 09, 01:06 AM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
If it's a .flv file, I found this
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flv-player
and it works on a very old Win98, just had to install an Adobe flash
player [not the latest, but one of them] and I got full...
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Forum: General
November 10th 09, 07:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Youtube and Windows 98
Unplug add-on in Firefox to grab the flv video address,
VLC media player to play the FLV video.
I installed Unplug.
I downloaded and Installed VLC, but it wouldn't run as it said...
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