Possible Video Fixes - REMOVE FLASH BLOCK TO FIX THE PROBLEM
UPDATE....
It seems the flashblock is the problem. If you are having problems with the video just showing black or not playing, check to see if you have as flash block enabled.
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It seems the problems could be with the Flash 10 version and your browser types. I see other people are having the black screen and no play issues when you have a flash blocker installed on your browser, so check if you do and remove it. Other problems are listed below.
You have a black flash video window? Then you must have flashblock addon installed? Disable it or remove it completely!
Thank you! That was it!
How on earth did I miss that for so long? And why didn't Flashblock show a button on the unflashed area as it usually did? IDK.
Before installing Flash 10, you may want to consider running the Flash Player Uninstaller. This is especially true if your previous attempts at installing Flash have failed. Note that this will uninstall Flash Player from ALL your browsers. Close all browsers before running the uninstaller (as well as all other running applications as it says to do on the linked to uninstaller page). Also take note of what it says for Internet Explorer. When you run the uninstaller, click the Show Details button. If you see a log entry that says "Delete on Reboot," then restart the computer before installing Flash 10. After running the uninstaller, it's not a bad idea to restart the computer anyway, just to be sure.
Remember that you need to install Flash 10 separately for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Here is where to get the installer for Adobe Flash Player. To download and save the installer for Firefox, you must use Firefox to go to this page. To download the installer for Internet Explorer, you must use Internet Explorer to go to this page. It automatically detects which browser you are using. Before running the Firefox installer, close all browser windows (it may prompt you to do this if you forget). Before running the Internet Explorer installer, close all other browser windows.
UNINSTALLING/INSTALLING: For more thorough instructions on uninstalling and reinstalling Flash, see the detailed instructions in the next post below (the third post on this topic).
OTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS:
1. Consider whether an ad blocker or another add-on/extension may be blocking/interfering with Flash content. In some situations, this has proven to be the case. To disable an add-on, go to Tools/Add-ons/Extensions tab, and Disable. To effectively disable ALL add-ons, try running Firefox in SAFE MODE.
1a. NB: Safe mode does not disable the plugins.... only the extensions. The Plugins can be disabled individually via Tools > Addons > Plugins.
2. Clear your browser cache, and remove all cookies for the site you are having problems with. CACHE: Tools/Clear Recent History.../show Details/Cache. At the top, set "Time range to clear:" for the time frame that suits your needs (if not sure, set the time range to "Everything"). COOKIES: Tools/Options/Privacy tab/History/Show Cookies button. (On earlier versions of Firefox, locating the Cache and Cookies will be different.)
Also: In addition to clearing your browser cache and all cookies for the problem site, there is another thing you can try. Flash stores cookies independent of the browser, and you could try clearing those. If you click on this link: WEBSITE STORAGE SETTINGS PANEL you will be taken to your storage settings; these are your personal settings. Notice the list of websites at the bottom of the Flash panel. Scroll down the list, find the problem site and highlight it by clicking on it. Notice where the slider is set, then slide it all the way to the left. It may ask you to confirm. When done, return the slider back to where it was. You just deleted the Flash cookie information for the problem site. However... there may be more than one for the problem site and they are not in alphabetical order so you will have to carefully scan the list of websites as you scroll down. Repeat the process for each instance of the problem site that you find.
3. Check that your firewall or utility settings are set to allow ActiveX controls and Flash (SWF) content. You can also try temporarily disabling your anti-virus program to see if that is interfering with Flash content.
4. If Flash content still does not play, you can try right clicking on the problem Flash content, select Settings, and Allow the site to access your camera and microphone. Note: This latter problem possibly could be a carryover from the "Clickjacking" workaround for Flash version 9.0.124.0 (and earlier versions) whereby it was at one time recommended that users select "Always deny" in the Global Privacy Settings Panel of the SETTINGS MANAGER. Many Flash sites request this access to camera and microphone and if you have this set to "Always deny" these sites may simply stop working.
For more information on troubleshooting Flash installation problems on Windows, see this PAGE at Adobe. Windows Vista users should take special notice of the section on this page titled "Windows Vista installation failure."
If you simply cannot download the Flash installer with Firefox, try using Internet Explorer or another browser and download the Firefox version of the Flash installer for your operating system by making the appropriate dropdown menu choices on this PAGE.
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