[SOLVED] Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't.

Cheechat · 04-27-2007, 01:43 PM

http://www.checkermate.com/Movies_1.htm

I can't figure this out. IE used to play the movies, but now it won't.

I'm hoping this is the correct forum to ask this q?

Thank you in advance!

Cheechat · 04-28-2007, 01:35 PM

I cleared my cache. No luck. I uninstalled IE 7 and reinstalled. No luck. My Firefox opens the movies. My Opera opens the movies. All my friend's IE 7's open the movies, but my IE 7 won't open the movies. This is freaky.

What in gatesworld could possibly be going on?

Just had a thought. Maybe it's my ZoneAlarm?

Cheechat · 04-28-2007, 03:46 PM

Not Zone Alarm, not AVG. Now I'm out of ideas.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-28-2007, 05:05 PM

I'll give you instructions later on tonight. I think I know what it is, but I'm on a unix-only computer right now.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-28-2007, 08:07 PM

Open Internet Explorer.

Go to Tools -> Internet Options... -> Click the "Advanced" tab -> Scroll down to the "Multimedia" section -> Make sure play videos and sounds are both checked

Restart internet explorer and test your new settings using this test.

Cheechat · 04-28-2007, 10:44 PM

The checkmarks are in the right places under the 'advanced' tab.

I did the vdat test and it worked fine.

I am amazed by this one. I just don't see how it won't work again with a reinstall of IE. It used to play the videos. Do the movies play on your IE's?

**DJ-Zep** · 04-29-2007, 06:20 AM

I think it has to do with IE's stupid security procedures. Microsoft probably sees movies as a security loophole when in reality, all you want to do is fulfill your entertainment needs.

So does it work?

Cheechat · 04-29-2007, 09:25 AM

Nope, my IE still won't play the movies. Everyone else's IE plays them fine. I even deleted the movies from the server, made a new page and resent them but it didn't make a difference.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled IE, uninstalled and reinstalled Quicktime, turned off the AVG and ZoneAlarm. We're stumped. This might be the first time we've ever been unable to resolve a problem. Some things have taken days to figure out but we eventually figured them out.

I suppose I could try a past restore point but the computer's running really well now and I hesitate to change anything.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-29-2007, 11:16 AM

Can you explain in detail what happens when you try to view the movies?

Cheechat · 04-29-2007, 12:19 PM

Here is a jpeg of the page. I just found out that I can right click and 'save target as' and IE downloads the movie and it will play. It used to just play the movie when I clicked on it on the webpage. Now it shows a yellow exclamation point lower left and when I click on the exclamation point the message says "object expected."

My Firefox and Opera browsers and my friend's IE's just open the movies right up without a problem. Mine used to, perhaps before I installed IE 7, but my friend's are using IE 7 and the movies play on their computers.

Thank you for your help.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-29-2007, 01:39 PM

It has to be a problem with the quicktime plugin. I'm going to do some research.

Cheechat · 04-29-2007, 02:58 PM

I just checked Quicktime preferences and the box was unchecked that said 'play movies automatically' and I thought that was it. I thought the problem was solved but nope. However, IE acted differently when I clicked on the movie. It said 'downloading movie' but when it was done the movie didn't play and the exclamation point was back. : (

Another thing different now is that Quicktime will open the movie url. Yesterday it wouldn't. It said 'invalid url' yesterday. Since then I uninstalled and reinstalled Quicktime.

So it seems we're heading in the right direction but now we're stopped again.

I appreciate your help.

04-27-2007, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	[SOLVED] Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. http://www.checkermate.com/Movies_1.htm I can't figure this out. IE used to play the movies, but now it won't. I'm hoping this is the correct forum to ask this q? Thank you in advance!

04-28-2007, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. I cleared my cache. No luck. I uninstalled IE 7 and reinstalled. No luck. My Firefox opens the movies. My Opera opens the movies. All my friend's IE 7's open the movies, but my IE 7 won't open the movies. This is freaky. What in gatesworld could possibly be going on? Just had a thought. Maybe it's my ZoneAlarm?

04-28-2007, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. Not Zone Alarm, not AVG. Now I'm out of ideas.

04-28-2007, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. I'll give you instructions later on tonight. I think I know what it is, but I'm on a unix-only computer right now. __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."

04-28-2007, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools -> Internet Options... -> Click the "Advanced" tab -> Scroll down to the "Multimedia" section -> Make sure play videos and sounds are both checked Restart internet explorer and test your new settings using this test. __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier." Last edited by DJ-Zep; 04-28-2007 at 08:08 PM.

04-28-2007, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. The checkmarks are in the right places under the 'advanced' tab. I did the vdat test and it worked fine. I am amazed by this one. I just don't see how it won't work again with a reinstall of IE. It used to play the videos. Do the movies play on your IE's?

04-29-2007, 06:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. I think it has to do with IE's stupid security procedures. Microsoft probably sees movies as a security loophole when in reality, all you want to do is fulfill your entertainment needs. So does it work? __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier." Last edited by DJ-Zep; 04-29-2007 at 06:25 AM.

04-29-2007, 09:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. Nope, my IE still won't play the movies. Everyone else's IE plays them fine. I even deleted the movies from the server, made a new page and resent them but it didn't make a difference. I've uninstalled and reinstalled IE, uninstalled and reinstalled Quicktime, turned off the AVG and ZoneAlarm. We're stumped. This might be the first time we've ever been unable to resolve a problem. Some things have taken days to figure out but we eventually figured them out. I suppose I could try a past restore point but the computer's running really well now and I hesitate to change anything.

04-29-2007, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. Can you explain in detail what happens when you try to view the movies? __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."

04-29-2007, 01:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. It has to be a problem with the quicktime plugin. I'm going to do some research. __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."

04-29-2007, 02:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cheechat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116 OS: XP Home	Re: Mozilla plays my movies, IE won't. I just checked Quicktime preferences and the box was unchecked that said 'play movies automatically' and I thought that was it. I thought the problem was solved but nope. However, IE acted differently when I clicked on the movie. It said 'downloading movie' but when it was done the movie didn't play and the exclamation point was back. : ( Another thing different now is that Quicktime will open the movie url. Yesterday it wouldn't. It said 'invalid url' yesterday. Since then I uninstalled and reinstalled Quicktime. So it seems we're heading in the right direction but now we're stopped again. I appreciate your help.