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Adobe Flash player quit working on YouTube.

The Flash player symbol shows on the screen when a video is selected but does not change to the play arrow or start the video. Flash player and Firefox versions are the most current ones. Mac OS 10.6.8, iPhoto '09 8.1.2, Quicktime player 10.0, Flip4Mac 2.4.4.2

The Flash player symbol shows on the screen when a video is selected but does not change to the play arrow or start the video. Flash player and Firefox versions are the most current ones. Mac OS 10.6.8, iPhoto '09 8.1.2, Quicktime player 10.0, Flip4Mac 2.4.4.2

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Crashes or other problems with certain multimedia content in Firefox (such as Youtube videos and Flash animations or games) can often be resolved by performing the steps in these Knowledge Base articles:

On Windows Vista and above, you can disable Flash protected mode by following the instructions on these pages:

(See this Adobe blog post for technical details about Flash protected mode.)


For recent updates for Adobe Shockwave Flash, please update your version to 14. Please refer to the security updates and Adobe Security Bulletin for more information.

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