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More info?)
I don't know much HTML but could it be that using "../" is somehow hiding
the source?
There's also the question of why WMP 10 wouldn't play them at all?
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Kenny
"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:ehhQ3CyBFHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I don't understand it either. Both these WERE in Temp Internet Files so
out
> of curiosity I cleared these out and tried again. Both of them loaded and
> played from the website no problem.
>
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>
> Kenny
>
>
>
> "TJ" <TJ@none.invalid> wrote in message
> news:sMydna_3xNKm0mDcRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> > Kenny <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> > > If you have QuickTime player 6 go to Edit/Preferences and under
> > > Browser Plugin make sure that "Play movies automatically" and "Save
> > > movies in browser cache" are both selected. Also make sure there's
> > > enough room in your cache.
> >
> > Just for yucks I tried that. The first thing you suggested was a
default
> > setting, and the second shouldn't matter anyway.
> >
> > I'm still trying to parse how my browser is supposed to find a video
> that's
> > located at; "../video/ANYTHING.mpeg ?
> >
> > Those links do not point to the server the videos are uploaded to.
> >
> > I suspect if you're seeing them at all, it's either your own website and
> the
> > files already exist on your machine .... Or you've downloaded them
> somehow,
> > in the past.
> >
> > Sorry. I'm still perplexed.
> >
> > > "TJ" <TJ@none.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:epCdnfsdR9kio2DcRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> > >> Kenny <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Problem solved, I don't know why it was trying to play in a WMP
> > >>> window. Fiddled around with QuickTIme settings and they open OK now
> > >>> in a QT window.
> > >>
> > >> I've been following this thread since the beginning and I swear I
> > >> can't make heads or tails out of it. As far as the two links below
> > >> are concerened? I can't get the video to render in either one.
> > >>
> > >> Looking at the source of the pages, it appears as if the links to
> > >> the .mpeg files are broken. For the first link, the HTML reads;
> > >>
> > >> <embed src="../video/NailGun.mpeg" width="340" height="300"></embed>
> > >>
> > >> The link to the second video is similarly screwed.
> > >>
> > >> How can those links possibly work for ANYONE? I mean, other than
> > >> those who may already have the file on their machines?
> > >>
> > >> I'm admittedly perplexed.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > >>> news:#1byTVhBFHA.2584@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >>
> > >>>> If I go to either of these pages the movie won't load, I have
> > >>>> waited up to 20 minutes. I have a 512KB connection, (actually
> > >>>> connecting at 576KB). Also trying to close the page it
> > >>>> hangs and I have to use CTRL+ALT+DEL to close it. I'm using XP
> > >>>> Pro/SP1, WMP10, Athlon
> > >>>> 2500XP, 512KB RAM with only essentials running in the background.
> > >>>> I am also running Norton Internet Security, Is it likely that has
> > >>>> anything to do with it?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
http://www.digitalfog.com/gallery/nailgun.htm
> > >>>>
http://www.digitalfog.com/gallery/harrier.htm
> >
> >
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