[SOLVED] Google Chrome - no flash

bravepills · 06-20-2009, 06:20 PM

Hi people

Just installed 'Google Chrome' and I find it to be faster then IE7, which is good, but then I visited youtube and found that it didn't recognise that I have the latest Flash Player - which I do. I promptly opened IE7 to check if something went wrong with the chrome installation, but youtube was working perfectly, Flash was obviously detected.

Any ideas how to fix this?

or is chrome no good?

BoT · 06-20-2009, 07:02 PM

you can install flash for chrome as well. it doesn't use the one that is installed for IE because it runs on a different software platform. there should have been a "gold" bar, similar to the one in IE7 and IE8, to ask you if you want to install the plug in.

you can also go to adobe's website and download it there

bravepills · 06-21-2009, 05:08 PM

cheers BoT

I was prompted to install flash, but didn't think I should need to.

I have since installed flash for chrome and everything works fine.

Still undecided whether it is better then IE7 though. Sure it's a little faster, but it's mssing many features I like in IE

Anyway, thanks for your help.

BoT · 06-21-2009, 05:46 PM

no prob, you are welcome. i would give opera a shot. i like chrome for it's no no-sense style but as you mentioned sometimes you need a little more. i have found opera very useful as well

bravepills · 07-10-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoT

no prob, you are welcome. i would give opera a shot. i like chrome for it's no no-sense style but as you mentioned sometimes you need a little more. i have found opera very useful as well

Ok, I've got IE8 now aswell as Chrome, I find Chrome to be a little faster, but it less intuitive, and has less options all round. The layout on chrome is far less user friendly, I mean, using the one bar for searching and inputing addresses is just wrong. And after searching it often gives me a 'none result page'. My connection is bang on. IE8 never fails.

Chrome seems as basic as it looks

hi-speed, but a little useless

opera costs money, so i'm sticking to IE

BoT · 07-10-2009, 09:34 PM

i think you hit the nail on the head but your expectations of chrome might not be in line.
chrome is/was supposed to be a no thrills browser, only delivering pure speed and stability. i find it to work better with sites that are very content rich, it also interprets css, java and flash better then IE.
i usually us both well, really i have them all installed chrome, safari, IE, FF and opera. i really like opera and as far as i know it's still free. i just wish opera would stop trying to compete with FF for the desktop browser crown.

06-20-2009, 06:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
bravepills Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 152 OS: xp	[SOLVED] Google Chrome - no flash Hi people Just installed 'Google Chrome' and I find it to be faster then IE7, which is good, but then I visited youtube and found that it didn't recognise that I have the latest Flash Player - which I do. I promptly opened IE7 to check if something went wrong with the chrome installation, but youtube was working perfectly, Flash was obviously detected. Any ideas how to fix this? or is chrome no good?

06-20-2009, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: earth Posts: 447 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 My System	Re: Google Chrome - no flash you can install flash for chrome as well. it doesn't use the one that is installed for IE because it runs on a different software platform. there should have been a "gold" bar, similar to the one in IE7 and IE8, to ask you if you want to install the plug in. you can also go to adobe's website and download it there __________________ MainStation: Q9450@3.6 \| ASUS P5Q-E \| OCZ Platinum 4x2Gb PC8500 \| eVGA GTX260 \| WD VRaptor Last edited by BoT; 06-20-2009 at 07:04 PM.

06-21-2009, 05:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
bravepills Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 152 OS: xp	Re: Google Chrome - no flash cheers BoT I was prompted to install flash, but didn't think I should need to. I have since installed flash for chrome and everything works fine. Still undecided whether it is better then IE7 though. Sure it's a little faster, but it's mssing many features I like in IE Anyway, thanks for your help.

06-21-2009, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
BoT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: earth Posts: 447 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 My System	Re: [SOLVED] Google Chrome - no flash no prob, you are welcome. i would give opera a shot. i like chrome for it's no no-sense style but as you mentioned sometimes you need a little more. i have found opera very useful as well __________________ MainStation: Q9450@3.6 \| ASUS P5Q-E \| OCZ Platinum 4x2Gb PC8500 \| eVGA GTX260 \| WD VRaptor

07-10-2009, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
BoT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: earth Posts: 447 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 My System	Re: [SOLVED] Google Chrome - no flash i think you hit the nail on the head but your expectations of chrome might not be in line. chrome is/was supposed to be a no thrills browser, only delivering pure speed and stability. i find it to work better with sites that are very content rich, it also interprets css, java and flash better then IE. i usually us both well, really i have them all installed chrome, safari, IE, FF and opera. i really like opera and as far as i know it's still free. i just wish opera would stop trying to compete with FF for the desktop browser crown. __________________ MainStation: Q9450@3.6 \| ASUS P5Q-E \| OCZ Platinum 4x2Gb PC8500 \| eVGA GTX260 \| WD VRaptor