HELP!!!...can no longer view video clips

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Bonk wrote:
> Can someone please help me... For some reason I am no longer able to
> view video clips.. (ie from CBS.com or our local TV site etc.) I
> must have something set wrong or mistakenly deleted something I need.
> Can anyone give me a suggestion as to what I need... I was able to
> view them before, but not now. I can play games etc.(as pogo) and I
> am able to access the sites, but when i try to play the video.. at
> the local site it says it is loading but doesn't, and at cbs Real
> Player flashes on the screen then it turns black. I went into
> internet options/advance tab and restored defaults, but that didn't
> work either.. please help!!
> Thanx in advance for any help you can give...

Uninstall Real Player.
Install Real Alternative.

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Trax wrote:

> "Bonk" <Bonk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> |>Can someone please help me... For some reason I am no longer able to view
> |>video clips.. (ie from CBS.com or our local TV site etc.) I must have
> |>something set wrong or mistakenly deleted something I need. Can anyone give
> |>me a suggestion as to what I need... I was able to view them before, but not
> |>now. I can play games etc.(as pogo) and I am able to access the sites, but
> |>when i try to play the video.. at the local site it says it is loading but
> |>doesn't, and at cbs Real Player flashes on the screen then it turns black. I
> |>went into internet options/advance tab and restored defaults, but that didn't
> |>work either.. please help!!
> |>Thanx in advance for any help you can give...
>
> Like the one to the right on this web page?
> http://www.local6.com/hurricanes/4047622/detail.html
>
> I've never been able to view them I figure it requires ActiveX, no
> video is so important that I'm going to allow ActiveX.
>
> Maybe make sure ActiveX is enabled.

That link doesn't require activex to view the video.

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"Trax" wrote:

> Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote:
>
> |>Trax wrote:
> |>
> |>> "Bonk" <Bonk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> |>>
> |>> |>Can someone please help me... For some reason I am no longer able to view
> |>> |>video clips.. (ie from CBS.com or our local TV site etc.) I must have
> |>> |>something set wrong or mistakenly deleted something I need. Can anyone give
> |>> |>me a suggestion as to what I need... I was able to view them before, but not
> |>> |>now. I can play games etc.(as pogo) and I am able to access the sites, but
> |>> |>when i try to play the video.. at the local site it says it is loading but
> |>> |>doesn't, and at cbs Real Player flashes on the screen then it turns black. I
> |>> |>went into internet options/advance tab and restored defaults, but that didn't
> |>> |>work either.. please help!!
> |>> |>Thanx in advance for any help you can give...
> |>>
> |>> Like the one to the right on this web page?
> |>> http://www.local6.com/hurricanes/4047622/detail.html
> |>>
> |>> I've never been able to view them I figure it requires ActiveX, no
> |>> video is so important that I'm going to allow ActiveX.
> |>>
> |>> Maybe make sure ActiveX is enabled.
>
> |>That link doesn't require activex to view the video.
>
> Opera gives no warning it just doesn't work, I.E. has a pop up
> claiming that my security setting don't allow ActiveX.
>
> (Not the page but the video link'd from it.)
>
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> |>That link doesn't require activex to view the video. What does it require then.. this video won't show on my computer either
>