quicktime and youtube problem.

Idrisguitar · 08-03-2007, 02:45 PM

when i open firefox i get a quicktime plugin error:

quicktime plugin require the quicktime plugin extension of 5 or later.

its funny, i have the latest quicktime installed.

also youtube (in any browser)

i am thinking maybe its not a browser problem maybe somethign to do with codecs or flash player.

so i installed the latest flash player, and i installed the k-lite full codec pack.

basically i have everything covered yet youtube still doesn't work and i keep getting the god damn quicktime error every page i click on

i really hope you can help me out.

**Go The Power** · 08-04-2007, 11:09 PM

Try this:

1. Close Mozilla Firefox completely (File > Exit)
2. Open QuickTime
3. Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences
4. Select "Browser Plug-in" from the drop-down list
5. Click on the button that says "MIME Settings"
6. Expand the "Miscellaneous" file format section by clicking on the "+" on the left
7. Uncheck "Flash file"
8. Click "Apply" and then "OK"
9. Close QuickTime
10. Open Mozilla Firefox

to see what plugins are registered, in the addressbar, type: about:plugins
Look for anything that says "swf" and if Flash Player or Macromedia Shockwave/Flash isn't the handler, go to the plugin folder and delete that plugin dll.

Another solution is to force the plugins to select FlashPlayer as the default handler. This solutions requires you to type about:config in the addressbar and look for browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force and set that to true (by double clicking on it if it's set to false)

08-03-2007, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Idrisguitar Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 56 OS: xp	quicktime and youtube problem. when i open firefox i get a quicktime plugin error: quicktime plugin require the quicktime plugin extension of 5 or later. its funny, i have the latest quicktime installed. also youtube (in any browser) i am thinking maybe its not a browser problem maybe somethign to do with codecs or flash player. so i installed the latest flash player, and i installed the k-lite full codec pack. basically i have everything covered yet youtube still doesn't work and i keep getting the god damn quicktime error every page i click on i really hope you can help me out.

08-04-2007, 11:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,971 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: quicktime and youtube problem. Try this: 1. Close Mozilla Firefox completely (File > Exit) 2. Open QuickTime 3. Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences 4. Select "Browser Plug-in" from the drop-down list 5. Click on the button that says "MIME Settings" 6. Expand the "Miscellaneous" file format section by clicking on the "+" on the left 7. Uncheck "Flash file" 8. Click "Apply" and then "OK" 9. Close QuickTime 10. Open Mozilla Firefox to see what plugins are registered, in the addressbar, type: about:plugins Look for anything that says "swf" and if Flash Player or Macromedia Shockwave/Flash isn't the handler, go to the plugin folder and delete that plugin dll. Another solution is to force the plugins to select FlashPlayer as the default handler. This solutions requires you to type about:config in the addressbar and look for browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force and set that to true (by double clicking on it if it's set to false) __________________