Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Firefox 13 flash player not working with video (Finally Resolved)

Hi I Noticed Firefox version 13 and 14 are having problems playing web videos. If you load youtube and try watching a Video, You’ll simply get an error message as shown below


And on support.mozilla.org/questions you’ll find Questions like this
1.      I moved to the new Firefox 13 version, but there is a white screen where the video is supposed to run. YouTube is also showing an error (not playing video).
I thought it was the new update to the flash player, but chrome and IE are working fine so it is a Firefox thing.
And Replies like this
1.      Moderator Edit: The RealPlayer Record extension is known to cause this issue. Please read the Flash 11.3 doesn't load video KB article for details on disabling this extension.
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2.      Shriek11: It seems that FF 13 is working with 11.2.202.235, while the newest flash plug-in is 11.3.300.257. This is the first time an updated plug-in, not a BETA, has failed in Firefox.
Chrome seems to use the IE plugin, since flash was still working when I uninstalled the non-IE plugin. Mozilla seems to have dropped the ball here.
Now My Solution
Rather than disabling your “Real player plugin” {and face a sorrowful world of not being able to download web videos} or Uninstalling “Flash 11.3 to reinstall an older version (Terrible)”, simply download Firefox Aurora. Tada!!!
Firefox Aurora is a more stable version of web browser by Mozilla. Note: You don’t need to uninstall your Former Firefox to install Aurora.
Simply Google out Firefox Aurora or go to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/aurora/


Installing Firefox Aurora will correct the Error and play your YouTube Videos once again.
You can even switching between Aurora version and your Former Firefox any time you please. I hope this helps.
Cheers and Have fun

1 comment:

  1. Just to say thank you for the 11.4.402.278 version of which I have installed as I prefer to use them from here. Mozilla Firefox Support

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