Bill wrote:
| "PCR" <***@netzero.net> wrote in message
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|> Bill wrote:
|> | "PCR" <***@netzero.net> wrote in message
|> | news:eMe$***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|> |> Adam wrote:
|> |> | "PCR" <***@netzero.net> wrote in message
|> |> | news:***@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
|> |> |> Adam wrote:
|> |> |> | Anyone know what I need to do in order to view the following
|> |> |> | video ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7806756.stm
|> |> |> |
|> |> |> | It just spins in a circle for me.
|> |> |>
|> |> |> I get a message...
|> |> |>
|> |> |> "A script in this movie is causing Adobe Flash Player 9 to run
|> |> |> slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become
|> |> |> unresponsive. Do you want to abort the script?"
|> |> |>
|> |> |> If I click "yes", it will just spin the circle. If I click
|> |> |> "no", Kerio Firewall puts up a message...!...
|> |> |>
|> |> |> "'Internet Explorer' from your computer wants to connect to
|> |> |> 96.17.106.12, port 1935"
|> |> |>
|> |> |> Kerio asks for permission, but, before I can answer-- Flash
|> |> |> crashes! Here is the DrWatson report...!...
|> |> |>
|> |> |> "Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124 attempted to execute an invalid
|> |> |> instruction.
|> |> |>
|> |> |> Module Name: FLASH9F.OCX
|> |> |> Description: Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r124
|> |> |> Version: 9,0,124,0
|> |> |> Product: Shockwave Flash
|> |> |> Manufacturer: Adobe Systems, Inc.
|> |> |>
|> |> |> Application Name: Iexplore.exe
|> |> |> Description: Internet Explorer
|> |> |> Version: 6.00.2800.1106
|> |> |> Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
|> |> |> Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation"
|> |> |>
|> |> |> I don't like a site that causes Kerio to ask permission! The
|> |> |> ARIN WHOIS report on 96.17.106.12 is...
|> |> |>
|> |> |> OrgName: Akamai Technologies
|> |> |> OrgID: AKAMAI
|> |> |> Address: 8 Cambridge Center
|> |> |> City: Cambridge
|> |> |> StateProv: MA
|> |> |> PostalCode: 02142
|> |> |> Country: US
|> |> |>
|> |> |>
|> |> |> --
|> |> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> |> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> |> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> |> |> Should things get worse after this,
|> |> |> PCR
|> |> |> ***@netzero.net
|> |> |>
|> |> |
|> |> |
|> |> | It turns out that pretending to shutdown ZoneAlarm worked for
|> |> | only a very brief period. It does not work consistently.
|> |> | I don't understand it. Adobe Flash Player can be troublesome.
|> |> | Youtube seems better.
|> |>
|> |> There seems to be two things going on at...
|> |> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7806756.stm
|> |>
|> |> It causes firewall squawking, & it has a Flash Player script that
|> |> is bad enough to crash Flash. I think the site is poorly written
|> |> or expects a higher Flash Player version. But mine -- Adobe Flash
|> |> Player 9.0 r124 -- I think is as high as I can go.
|> |>
|> |> The squawking is related to...
|> |> http://www.akamai.com/
|> |> Just clicking that link causes Kerio to ask permission...!...
|> |>
|> |> 'Internet Explorer' from your computer wants to connect to
|> |> 96.17.106.39, port 1935
|> |>
|> |> The site seems to work anyhow after denying it. I think it's
|> |> probably a legit site-- but I don't like it!
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> |> Should things get worse after this,
|> |> PCR
|> |> ***@netzero.net
|> |>
|> |
|> |
|> | Flash can be a pain in the neck. I like it hassle-free ...
|> | http://youtu.be/0dclvUitir4
|>
|> That video (which I suppose is the same one) does begin to work
|> without any Flash Player message or Kerio warning. It is very slow
|> on this Compaq 7470 with Win98SE-- more like a series of still
|> images of Big Ben! After a few moments, I clicked for "high
|> quality". Then it crashed to the IE Report Tool. I did not send the
|> report.
|>
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> ***@netzero.net
|>
|
| Yes, it's the same video as far as I can tell.
| I have DSL so speed is not a problem, except for "high quality".
| If you're using dial-up, speed might be icky.
Yep-- pretty icky. But at least that one will only drive me nuts for
being slow instead of for crashing! It's probably the same video but
rendered in a different version of Flash Player.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
***@netzero.net