Guest * * Chas Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access some online services that I use. IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked great for several years. After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates still no joy. QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. Chas.
Guest thanatoid Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote in news:CSnaj.289186$kj1.286884@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.ne t: > I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've > been running since 1999. Several years ago I had to update > IE from 5.5 to 6 to access some online services that I use. > > IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of > annoying little glitches such as printing problems so I > installed Firefox and it's worked great for several years. > > After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a > QuickTime broken link icon for most videos in Firefox: > YouTube for example plus the startup and instructional > videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > > I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & > Shockwave updates still no joy. > > QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > > Chas. FWIW, I think FF is just IE that's "not IE". Most overrated software around. Try Opera. 7.x should work very well on 98SE. http://www.oldversion.com -- The only cure for stupidity is death. The only cure for brilliance is death. The only cure for love is death. {© 2007 thanatoid}
Guest Nigel Stapley Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 * * Chas wrote: > I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running > since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access > some online services that I use. > > IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little > glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked > great for several years. > > After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken > link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup > and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > > I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates > still no joy. > > QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > Suggest you go to alt.fan.mozilla - they nay have seen this before. HTH -- Regards Nigel Stapley http://www.judgemental.plus.com <reply-to will bounce>
Guest georget@unlisted.com Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:22:26 GMT, "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote: >I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running >since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access >some online services that I use. > >IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little >glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked >great for several years. > >After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken >link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup >and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > You mean 2.0.0.11. Thats the latest. There is no version 3.xxxxx yet. >I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates >still no joy. > >QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > >Chas. > Youtube videos are in .FLV format, but use Flash Player when running in any browser. I have IE, Firefox, and Opera installed. youtube videos play fine in all of them as long as I remember to disable my flash blocker (which is normally enabled because of all the flash advertising on sites these days). I hate to tell you this, but I will not allow QuickTime anywhere near my computer. I had it installed several years ago, and it did nothing but cause me problems. It's been quite awhile since I removed it, but if I recall, it caused me problems with flash content. I suggest removing it completely. For the record, using the uninstaller in ADD/REMOVE programs does not remove all of it. You have to manually remove the folder, then remove several DLL and EXE files in Windows/System. If you dont, everytime you click on a .MOV file online, Quicktime tries to reinstall itself. This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I view Quicktime as a virus of sorts. After you remove the files, clean your registry to remove all the Quicktime garbage left behind. I lost nothing by removing it, except the ability to play a few .MOV files I had saved on my drive. I keep them because I know someday I'll find some freeware converter to convert them to another format. Otherwise, removing Quicktime was one of the best things I ever did for this computer. I highly recommend removing Quicktime. You might also want to totally remove Firefox and start over with it. But make note, the program files/firefox folder is not the only place it's stored. All your settings are in a folder, which on my computer is called C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles (with several sub folders after that.) You have to remove all of that too, but you'll lose all your settings, and addons, and your bookmarks are somewhere in there too (you can backup your bookmarks...... someone else on here can explain how, I rarely use bookmarks, and when I do, I open the page in IE and save the bookmarks as IE bookmarks. Otherwise I got 3 bookmark files and that can become chaos). By the way, I still use IE 5.5. I've heard that 6.0 is troublesome, and I rarely use it anyhow. I like both Firefox and Opera. Firefox has the ability to save youtube videos if you download the addon called downloadhelper. Opera has other features I like. IE sucks in most cases, but there are times certain web pages work best in IE. If a page dont work right in one broswer, I try another. George
Guest AlmostBob Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 Dear Ford Motor Company After Years I got a flat tire so bought a Chev My Chev does not work how do I fix it -- -- -- -- -- -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/ Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote in message news:CSnaj.289186$kj1.286884@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running > since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access > some online services that I use. > > IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little > glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked > great for several years. > > After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken > link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup > and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > > I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates > still no joy. > > QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > > Chas. > > >
Guest Bob Harris Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 Save you Firefox bookmarks. Try uninstalling Firefox, as well as QuickTime and Flash. Reboot. Erase any directories with names like Mozilla or Firefox or Quicktime or Flash. (Flash be under Adobe these days, but do not erase all Adobe, since you probably want to keep Acrobat Reader.) Re-install Firefox and confirm that it works. Copy bookmarks back, or let Firefox import favorties from IE6, if that is sufficient. Then, install QuickTime, confirm working, then Flash. In Firefox, under tools, options, advanced, update tab, click to check for updates not only to Firefox but also to add-ons. Further, check the box to inform you of updates, but NOT to automatically install them. Whenever an update is available, wait a day or so before installing. On rare occassions updates can cause problems. Thus is more a problem with updates from Microsoft (I just got burned last month by KB942615; messed up IE6, but not Firefox.) I have found that doing a web search about the update and the word problem might help you avoid some "gotcha's". (e.g., search on Firefox 2.0.0.1 problem) However, in this case I doubt that a web search would have found anything. I just did one and nothing obvious floated to the top. Thus, your problem is more likely isolated to your PC. Let Firefox sit for 5 to 10 minutes and see whether it automatically detects any additonal updates. "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote in message news:CSnaj.289186$kj1.286884@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running > since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access > some online services that I use. > > IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little > glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked > great for several years. > > After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken > link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup > and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > > I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates > still no joy. > > QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > > Chas. > > >
Guest * * Chas Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 "AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OuqQTavQIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Dear Ford Motor Company > After Years I got a flat tire so bought a Chev > My Chev does not work how do I fix it Dear AlmostBob, Thank you for your gracious effort to help me solve my problem. My Ford 5.5 worked great for several years but I couldn't drive it to several destinations that I need to go to. I got a new Ford 6.0 with all of the factory recalls updated. I had problems with my new Ford 6.0 - for instance I can't get it to stay on the road when I try to print from a web site - it cuts of the left side of the page and so on. I finally broke down got a Chevy which would go anywhere I needed. When it started having problems I tried all of the shops in town but no one could figure out how to fix it. So in desperation I decided to contact someone in Dearborn for help. Chas.
Guest * * Chas Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 - Solution Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 - Solution "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote in message news:CSnaj.289186$kj1.286884@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running > since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to access > some online services that I use. > > IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little > glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's worked > great for several years. > > After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken > link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the startup > and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox 3.0.0.11. > > I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave updates > still no joy. > > QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. > > Chas. > I found a number of postings on the web by people having the same problem as me. There were a few suggestions but no cures. I had read on a Mozilla site that after 2006 they were no longer going to support Win98/ME. After trying to print some info from a web page in IE 6.0 I went to the site with Firefox 2.0.011 and got the QuickTime broken link icons again. I looked at the properties and saw that it was a Flash animation that wasn't loading so I went to the Adobe Flash DL site and got the latest version of Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and installed it. It was just released at the beginning of this month. Voilà - it fixed the problem. For some reason Flash didn't get updated in IE 6.0 but I was able to install the update with FF. I do a lot of technical research on the web and a lot of websites are including animated graphics and/or videos in their information. Here's the site I was having problems with in FF: http://mpwer.com/ Thanks for all of your suggestions. Chas.
Guest Vic Posted December 20, 2007 Posted December 20, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 George, you said: > By the way, I still use IE 5.5. I've heard that 6.0 is troublesome, > and I rarely use it anyhow. Ran across a 'fix' on this forum a little while back. It has worked wonderfully for me (I too had problems with IE6, couldn't stand it and thought M$ could have done a better job with it). What I did was place IE 5.5 files: BROWSELC.DLL BROWSEUI.DLL into the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory Then place IE6 files: BROWSELC.DLL BROWSEUI.DLL into \Program Files\Internet Explorer directory Voila! No more Explorer stalls, no more IE hangs, etc Oh BTW, I thought your post describing QuickTime was funny. I thought of it as sort of a virus too until I setup its preferences the way I wanted AND got rid of their Windows startup entries! Now it works fine. ___ <georget@unlisted.com> wrote in message news:5a5km356iibvvcbfng6qksh38ahhul7ubo@4ax.com... > On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:22:26 GMT, "* * Chas" > <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com (remove spamski to e-mail me)> wrote: > >>I have a very stable fully updated Win98 system that I've been running >>since 1999. Several years ago I had to update IE from 5.5 to 6 to >>access >>some online services that I use. >> >>IE 5.5 worked perfect for years. IE6 had a bunch of annoying little >>glitches such as printing problems so I installed Firefox and it's >>worked >>great for several years. >> >>After one of the frequent Firefox updates I now get a QuickTime broken >>link icon for most videos in Firefox: YouTube for example plus the >>startup >>and instructional videos in many web sites. I'm running Firefox >>3.0.0.11. >> > > You mean 2.0.0.11. Thats the latest. There is no version 3.xxxxx > yet. > >>I've reinstalled QuickTime and all of the Adobe Flash & Shockwave >>updates >>still no joy. >> >>QuickTime and Flash videos work fine in IE6. >> >>Chas. >> > > Youtube videos are in .FLV format, but use Flash Player when running > in any browser. I have IE, Firefox, and Opera installed. youtube > videos play fine in all of them as long as I remember to disable my > flash blocker (which is normally enabled because of all the flash > advertising on sites these days). > > I hate to tell you this, but I will not allow QuickTime anywhere near > my computer. I had it installed several years ago, and it did nothing > but cause me problems. It's been quite awhile since I removed it, but > if I recall, it caused me problems with flash content. I suggest > removing it completely. For the record, using the uninstaller in > ADD/REMOVE programs does not remove all of it. You have to manually > remove the folder, then remove several DLL and EXE files in > Windows/System. If you dont, everytime you click on a .MOV file > online, Quicktime tries to reinstall itself. This may be a bit of an > exaggeration, but I view Quicktime as a virus of sorts. After you > remove the files, clean your registry to remove all the Quicktime > garbage left behind. > > I lost nothing by removing it, except the ability to play a few .MOV > files I had saved on my drive. I keep them because I know someday > I'll find some freeware converter to convert them to another format. > Otherwise, removing Quicktime was one of the best things I ever did > for this computer. > > I highly recommend removing Quicktime. > You might also want to totally remove Firefox and start over with it. > But make note, the program files/firefox folder is not the only place > it's stored. All your settings are in a folder, which on my computer > is called > C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles (with several sub > folders after that.) > You have to remove all of that too, but you'll lose all your settings, > and addons, and your bookmarks are somewhere in there too > (you can backup your bookmarks...... someone else on here can explain > how, I rarely use bookmarks, and when I do, I open the page in IE and > save the bookmarks as IE bookmarks. Otherwise I got 3 bookmark files > and that can become chaos). > > By the way, I still use IE 5.5. I've heard that 6.0 is troublesome, > and I rarely use it anyhow. I like both Firefox and Opera. Firefox > has the ability to save youtube videos if you download the addon > called downloadhelper. Opera has other features I like. IE sucks in > most cases, but there are times certain web pages work best in IE. If > a page dont work right in one broswer, I try another. > > George > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted December 21, 2007 Posted December 21, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 What makes you think that anyone in Dearborn would have an answer for a Chevy question? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com> wrote in message news:y6udncSBv8vbIPfanZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@comcast.com... > > "AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:OuqQTavQIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Dear Ford Motor Company >> After Years I got a flat tire so bought a Chev >> My Chev does not work how do I fix it > > Dear AlmostBob, > > Thank you for your gracious effort to help me solve my problem. > > My Ford 5.5 worked great for several years but I couldn't drive it to > several destinations that I need to go to. I got a new Ford 6.0 with all > of the factory recalls updated. I had problems with my new Ford 6.0 - for > instance I can't get it to stay on the road when I try to print from a web > site - it cuts of the left side of the page and so on. > > I finally broke down got a Chevy which would go anywhere I needed. When it > started having problems I tried all of the shops in town but no one could > figure out how to fix it. So in desperation I decided to contact someone > in Dearborn for help. > > Chas. > >
Guest * * Chas Posted December 21, 2007 Posted December 21, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:u9XDeZ2QIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > What makes you think that anyone in Dearborn would have an answer for a > Chevy question? > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > Because that's Ford's headquarters.... Chas.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted December 21, 2007 Posted December 21, 2007 Re: Quicktime problems with Firefox and Win98 Your overreaching attempts at sarcasm aside, your problem isn't with Ford *or* Chevy, it's with the after-market gadget you added on. Don't ask me where it resides. I do my best to keep it off my machines, despite my users constant ignoring of my dire warnings. Have you actually asked about the issue you have with IE6 that cuts off the left side of the page? I've heard of the issue and believe there is a solution. Place to go to find it is http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com> wrote in message news:T4-dndqfq-14rvbanZ2dnUVZ_smnnZ2d@comcast.com... > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:u9XDeZ2QIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> What makes you think that anyone in Dearborn would have an answer for a >> Chevy question? >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> > > Because that's Ford's headquarters.... > > Chas. > >
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