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Can't use YouTube
I used to be able to watch videos on YouTube in spite of the
messages telling me my browser (Firefox) was not supported. (That was even before upgrading to Flash 9.0.277.0.) But now, if I try to watch any video on YouTube, using either Firefox (2.0.0.20) or Opera (9.27), my entire system slows to a crawl, and I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the browser. Is there a cure, one which does not involve abandoning Win98SE? -- Angus Rodgers |
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Can't use YouTube
Angus Rodgers schrieb:
I used to be able to watch videos on YouTube in spite of the messages telling me my browser (Firefox) was not supported. (That was even before upgrading to Flash 9.0.277.0.) But now, if I try to watch any video on YouTube, using either Firefox (2.0.0.20) or Opera (9.27), my entire system slows to a crawl, and I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the browser. Is there a cure, one which does not involve abandoning Win98SE? You could try to use Firefox/Bon Echo 2.0.0.22pre. It is somewhat newer than the .20 version and still runs under Windows 9X. |
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Can't use YouTube
On Jul 13, 8:42*am, Angus Rodgers wrote:
I used to be able to watch videos on YouTube in spite of the messages telling me my browser (Firefox) was not supported. (That was even before upgrading to Flash 9.0.277.0.) But now, if I try to watch any video on YouTube, using either Firefox (2.0.0.20) or Opera (9.27), my entire system slows to a crawl, and I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the browser. *Is there a cure, one which does not involve abandoning Win98SE? -- Angus Rodgers I use Opera 9.64 don't know what starts when the the video starts, maybe Adobe Flash 9, but I found that *if* I can click on starting the video fast enough, youtube seems to bypass checking my browser and instead starts showing the video. Then I simply go to Opera's Cache, download the fideo, and watch it at leisure using SoThink, which is an awesome video player. Seems to run everything. |
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Can't use YouTube
Angus Rodgers wrote:
I used to be able to watch videos on YouTube in spite of the messages telling me my browser (Firefox) was not supported. (That was even before upgrading to Flash 9.0.277.0.) But now, if I try to watch any video on YouTube, using either Firefox (2.0.0.20) or Opera (9.27), my entire system slows to a crawl, and I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the browser. Is there a cure, one which does not involve abandoning Win98SE? I posted the following here in this newsgroup on June 23: --------------------------- Some websites now require that you have Flash version 10 instead of version 9. Flash 10 won't install on win-98 unless you have installed a third-party API helper like KernelEx. However, a simple modification done to the main Flash DLL (NPSWF32.dll) will make it appear that you have flash 10 when you really have flash 9. The modified file is available he http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NPSWF32.ZIP The password to unzip that file is "a" (no quotes). After you unzip it, rename it to NPSWF32.dll. Copy it over-top your existing file with the same name. It should be located he C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MACROMED\FLASH Before you do that, you should first update your windows 98 or ME system to the latest flash version 9, which can be done he http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...h_player_9.exe Note: This is the download link for the Netscape version of the Flash player, not the IE version. This is the download link for flash version 9.0.277.0. The modified DLL mentioned above is based on this version of flash. It's internal version number has been changed to 10.0.45.2. This modification has been tested using firefox version 2.0.0.20 on websites such as google street view and youtube and it works perfectly. Google streetview no longer works unless you have flash 10, regardless what your browser is. This is one way to correct the problem. Note: This modified flash DLL does not seem to work when viewing any video file on the msnbc.com website. Addendum: If using Firefox 2.0.0.20, you might want to alter the user-agent string that Firefox reports to the destination servers that you are surfing to. To do this, enter "about:config" in the Firefox address bar. On the "Filter" bar, enter "agent". You should see something called "general.useragent.extra.firefox", and it's value should say "Firefox/2.0.0.20". If you don't see that item, you can create it. Right-click on it, and select "modify", and change it to read "Firefox/3.0.0.20". In other words, change it's major version number from 2 to 3. This will trick some websites to not complain that you are running an older / unsupported browser. |
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Can't use YouTube
On 14/07/10 00:12, 98 Guy wrote:
Angus Rodgers wrote: I used to be able to watch videos on YouTube in spite of the messages telling me my browser (Firefox) was not supported. (That was even before upgrading to Flash 9.0.277.0.) But now, if I try to watch any video on YouTube, using either Firefox (2.0.0.20) or Opera (9.27), my entire system slows to a crawl, and I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the browser. Is there a cure, one which does not involve abandoning Win98SE? I posted the following here in this newsgroup on June 23: --------------------------- Some websites now require that you have Flash version 10 instead of version 9. Flash 10 won't install on win-98 unless you have installed a third-party API helper like KernelEx. However, a simple modification done to the main Flash DLL (NPSWF32.dll) will make it appear that you have flash 10 when you really have flash 9. The modified file is available he http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NPSWF32.ZIP The password to unzip that file is "a" (no quotes). After you unzip it, rename it to NPSWF32.dll. Copy it over-top your existing file with the same name. It should be located he C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MACROMED\FLASH Before you do that, you should first update your windows 98 or ME system to the latest flash version 9, which can be done he http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...h_player_9.exe Note: This is the download link for the Netscape version of the Flash player, not the IE version. This is the download link for flash version 9.0.277.0. The modified DLL mentioned above is based on this version of flash. It's internal version number has been changed to 10.0.45.2. This modification has been tested using firefox version 2.0.0.20 on websites such as google street view and youtube and it works perfectly. Google streetview no longer works unless you have flash 10, regardless what your browser is. This is one way to correct the problem. Note: This modified flash DLL does not seem to work when viewing any video file on the msnbc.com website. Addendum: If using Firefox 2.0.0.20, you might want to alter the user-agent string that Firefox reports to the destination servers that you are surfing to. To do this, enter "about:config" in the Firefox address bar. On the "Filter" bar, enter "agent". You should see something called "general.useragent.extra.firefox", and it's value should say "Firefox/2.0.0.20". If you don't see that item, you can create it. Right-click on it, and select "modify", and change it to read "Firefox/3.0.0.20". In other words, change it's major version number from 2 to 3. This will trick some websites to not complain that you are running an older / unsupported browser. i did everything exactly as suggested, but still can't view videos on YouTube.. Wot to do now.. |
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Can't use YouTube
On 16/07/10 14:15, 98 Guy wrote:
Ed wrote: Try installing an older version of Flash, specifically 10.0.12.36: I am unable to install this flash 10 even though I have KernelEX. My system complains that I have an unsupported operating system. The following is from he http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/1309...lex-45-beta-2/ -------------------------- Despite changing Windows version in compatibility tab some programs complain about wrong system version. Example: Adobe Flash Player 10. Solution: Create "xp.reg" file in notepad with following contents: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] "CurrentVersion"="5.1" Double click on "xp.reg" file. Install the program. Create "unxp.reg" file in notepad with following contents: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] "CurrentVersion"=- Double click on "unxp.reg" file. ----------------------- Unicows.dll (which version, which directory it's in) might also play a role, but I don't have a clear idea of that right now. I still say your problem is noscript. Your system is probably bogged down by several anti-this and block-that and firewall junk, which complicates things from a diagnostic point of view. Hey 98 Guy, Making some progress here.. Now have Flash WIN 10,0,12,36 installed. Can now play some vids on YouTube. But only some!! With your configuration, can you play, for example, the file at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN |
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Ed wrote:
Hey 98 Guy, Making some progress here.. Now have Flash WIN 10,0,12,36 installed. Can now play some vids on YouTube. But only some!! With your configuration, can you play, for example, the file at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN I get this message: ---------- This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. ---------- If you ask me, Youtube should not accept videos that put geographic restrictions on viewability. Note the following: http://www.google.com/support/forum/...d323c8de&hl=en Some people there are saying that Channel 4 doesn't want people *in* the UK to see these video's on youtube. Since I am not in the UK, it's not clear if this is an error in geo-location sensing or not. There is a firefox addon called Phzilla, which can be downloaded from he https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3239/ A youtube video that shows Phzilla in action is he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT9ZfcgA-5U Phzilla allows you to bypass country-based rights restrictions somehow. But it won't install on Firefox 2.0.0.20 - only version 3. Another technique (which doesn't seem to work any more) was to modify the URL as follows: Original URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN Modified URL: http://www.youtube.com/v/7dGS1jqbNwc&feature=hp_SLN Doing that brought up what looked like the first frame of the video (a bunch of people - looks like 13 people - most of them female, sitting in a room, with the title "Big Brother's Little Brother"). The video screen is correctly formatted, with the play button in the middle of the picture. But when I press the play button, I get this message: ----------------- This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. ----------------- In doing some research on this, I found these other suggestions: You can start using Tor software - http://www.torproject.org/, using which you can change your IP to US based ips. Tor also has some really handy firefox addons like Torbutton and foxtor. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2275/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3606/ I've also seen something called Vidalia (a tor client I think). If you have a good download speed, you can also download the video onto your computer and then watch it, a service like keepvid is perfect to download youtube videos. http://keepvid.com/ Finally, there's also the suggestion to use a UK-based web proxy, but in the dozen or so attempts I made so far, I've yet to find one that actually works with your sample youtube video. |
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Can't use YouTube
98 Guy wrote:
Ed wrote: Hey 98 Guy, Making some progress here.. Now have Flash WIN 10,0,12,36 installed. Can now play some vids on YouTube. But only some!! With your configuration, can you play, for example, the file at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN I get this message: ---------- This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. ---------- If you ask me, Youtube should not accept videos that put geographic restrictions on viewability. Note the following: http://www.google.com/support/forum/...d323c8de&hl=en Some people there are saying that Channel 4 doesn't want people *in* the UK to see these video's on youtube. Since I am not in the UK, it's not clear if this is an error in geo-location sensing or not. There is a firefox addon called Phzilla, which can be downloaded from he https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3239/ A youtube video that shows Phzilla in action is he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT9ZfcgA-5U Phzilla allows you to bypass country-based rights restrictions somehow. But it won't install on Firefox 2.0.0.20 - only version 3. Another technique (which doesn't seem to work any more) was to modify the URL as follows: Original URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN Modified URL: http://www.youtube.com/v/7dGS1jqbNwc&feature=hp_SLN Doing that brought up what looked like the first frame of the video (a bunch of people - looks like 13 people - most of them female, sitting in a room, with the title "Big Brother's Little Brother"). The video screen is correctly formatted, with the play button in the middle of the picture. But when I press the play button, I get this message: ----------------- This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. ----------------- On the same youtube page there is a link to the same movie, which works. |
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Can't use YouTube
Sjouke Burry unnecessarily full-quoted:
Original URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN On the same youtube page there is a link to the same movie, which works. I don't see it. Post the URL. |
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98 Guy wrote:
Sjouke Burry unnecessarily full-quoted: Original URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGS1...feature=hp_SLN On the same youtube page there is a link to the same movie, which works. I don't see it. Post the URL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIxS5...eature=popular |
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