no more YouTube under 98

Rasta Robert wrote:

Well, this is nice. Nothing plays on You**** anymore

One solution is to download the videos and play them with
a standalone flv player.

Another numb-nut.

That solution is not needed - because there is no problem.

On 2010-04-17, 98 Guy wrote:
Rasta Robert wrote:

Well, this is nice. Nothing plays on You**** anymore

One solution is to download the videos and play them with
a standalone flv player.

Another numb-nut.

Uncalled for name-calling, What you say reflects more on yourself
than on me...

That solution is not needed - because there is no problem.


It's a perfectly good solution if one doesn't care to install flash,
or if flash is giving problems.

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Rasta Robert wrote:

One solution is to download the videos and play them with
a standalone flv player.

Another numb-nut.

Uncalled for name-calling, What you say reflects more

It reflects the fact that you haven't read what I've already posted on
this subject.

That solution is not needed - because there is no problem.

It's a perfectly good solution if one doesn't care to install
flash, or if flash is giving problems.

A solution is not needed because there is no problem.

If you are running Win-98 with Flash 8 or 9 installed, and you visit
youtube.com and are greeted with "your browser no longer supported"
message, you simply click on the X in the upper right-corner of the
message window to dismiss the message, and then you simply play the
desired video. The video will play normally, with no issues.

That is why there is no need for a solution, because there is really no
problem.

Do you now understand?

If you are running Firefox 2.0.0.20, you will get that bogus warning
message. You can download a firefox add-on that changes your browser
identifier to make youtuhe think you are using version Firefox version
3, and you will not get that message.

Youtube is posting the annoying message not because of the version of
flash that you have. It's posting the message because it sees that
you're using IE6 or FireFox 2.x.

One exception: Youtube videos no longer play if you're running flash
version 7. But there's no reason to be using that version with win-98.
You can use flash version 9.

On 2010-04-17, 98 Guy wrote:
Rasta Robert wrote:

One solution is to download the videos and play them with
a standalone flv player.

Another numb-nut.

Uncalled for name-calling, What you say reflects more

It reflects the fact that you haven't read what I've already posted on
this subject.

There's more than one way to Rome.

That solution is not needed - because there is no problem.

It's a perfectly good solution if one doesn't care to install
flash, or if flash is giving problems.

A solution is not needed because there is no problem.

If you are running Win-98 with Flash 8 or 9 installed, and you visit
youtube.com and are greeted with "your browser no longer supported"
message, you simply click on the X in the upper right-corner of the
message window to dismiss the message, and then you simply play the
desired video. The video will play normally, with no issues.

I'm running win98 WITHOUT Flash installed, and I'm not having a problem

That is why there is no need for a solution, because there is really no
problem.

Do you now understand?

Not everyone wants to run flash. And that is no problem, when you know
alternative ways exist to achieve your goal.

If you are running Firefox 2.0.0.20, you will get that bogus warning
message. You can download a firefox add-on that changes your browser
identifier to make youtuhe think you are using version Firefox version
3, and you will not get that message.

I'm running Firefox 2.0.0.20 and have never seen the bogus warnig.
Likely because I don't have Flash installed at all.

Youtube is posting the annoying message not because of the version of
flash that you have. It's posting the message because it sees that
you're using IE6 or FireFox 2.x.

I have no flash version at all installed. No annoying waqrnings in sight.

One exception: Youtube videos no longer play if you're running flash
version 7. But there's no reason to be using that version with win-98.
You can use flash version 9.

Yeah, or just download the videos and play them from your own PC.

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Rasta Robert wrote:

There's more than one way to Rome.

The direct way, and the stupid way I suppose.

I'm running win98 WITHOUT Flash installed, and I'm not having a
problem

If you want to be stubborn or irrational and not install flash (for
what-ever cocamame reason you think is rational) then that's your
problem.

Why you would ever want to visit youtube.com without having flash
installed is bizarre.

Not everyone wants to run flash.

Then they shouldn't complain when the go to youtube.com and wonder why
they can't view any videos.

Yeah, or just download the videos and play them from your own PC.

Or just install flash and watch them faster, with fewer mouse-clicks or
additional proceedures.

On 2010-04-17, 98 Guy wrote:
Rasta Robert wrote:

There's more than one way to Rome.

The direct way, and the stupid way I suppose.

yeah right, which way is the preferred way and which will be concidered
the 'stupid way' will differ depending who you ask, their
specific system configuration and internet connection specs.

Do you think there's just one way that's best for all, and
mentioning other ways should not be done...? I do think more choice
is better, and people can decide for themselves which way suits them
best. Why else would there be so many different text editors, browsers,
image viewers, audio/media players, operating systems etc?
I'm quite sure there are plenty people who will regard still running
windows 98 to be stupid, stubborn, being stuck in the past, etcetera.

If you want to be stubborn or irrational and not install flash (for
what-ever cocamame reason you think is rational) then that's your
problem.

No problem here at all, actually. It's not irrational to concider it
better when people are aware of several alternatives and when each
can make their own choices and/or try out what suits them best.

Why you would ever want to visit youtube.com without having flash
installed is bizarre.

I guess because I want to watch some of the videos on youtube...
Which, as I explained already a few times, is NO PROBLEM to get working.
So that's rather non-bizarre, and however fond I may be of the bizarre,
visiting/watching youtube without having Flash installed doesn't qualify.


Not everyone wants to run flash.

Then they shouldn't complain when the go to youtube.com and wonder why
they can't view any videos.

Try to think out of the box sometimes. One size not allways fits all.

Yeah, or just download the videos and play them from your own PC.

Or just install flash and watch them faster, with fewer mouse-clicks or
additional proceedures.

Yeah but then it's a bit more complicated procedure if you want to
keep the video on your own HD, like finding the files in cache.
On slower machines and slower internet connections dowloading the videos
avoids buffering and stalling of the video when it doesn't come in fast
enough to keep up with playing.

So some people will prefer your way, of installing flash and modifying
their browser's agent string, and for others it will be preferrable
to leave flash out of the equation and to download the videos and
play them from harddisk.


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