In message , Computer Nerd Kev
writes:
In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion Axel Berger
wrote:
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In eXPeriomental they don't let you do that (which is why I never will
downgrade, I am the arbiter on my own computer). But what you can do
when the video is fully loaded is hit the hard reset button (yes, all my
cases and boards still have one). After reboot the file is all yours.

Ouch, well I guess if you're desperate. Also, I really have been living
under a rock in the computer world these last few years - I didn't know
they've stopped putting the reset button on. Wierd...

In all cases I've encountered, though, holding in the power button
causes a hard shutdown - or of course you could cut the power.

FWIW, the DownloadHelper extra for Firefox brings up a list of links to
various qualities of the video currently being watched (sometimes a list
of only one, usually - especially for YouTube - several), and I don't
think these use on-the-fly conversion, I think they all come from the
YouTube (if it's YouTube you're looking at) server, since selecting one
seems to trigger an immediate download start. (If you pick the one
corresponding to the quality you're currently watching, the download can
appear instant.)

I'm not sure which versions of Firefox DownloadHelper works with, though
- possibly not as far back as 2.
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