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twitter videos will not play for me (Original Post) Angry Dragon Aug 2017 OP
do you have Adobe Flash installed ? steve2470 Aug 2017 #1
yes Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #2
do you have popups enabled ? steve2470 Aug 2017 #3
youtube videos play fine Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #5
what browser are you using ? nt steve2470 Aug 2017 #8
Firefox........XP Media Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #9
bad news and then good news steve2470 Aug 2017 #10
THANK YOU Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #11
my pleasure, be sure to make sure you have your bookmarks and passwords all SYNCED in your new..... steve2470 Aug 2017 #12
You can export and import bookmarks in FF. Make7 Dec 2017 #16
thanks steve2470 Dec 2017 #17
more help here steve2470 Aug 2017 #4
Is that a bad thing? nt doc03 Aug 2017 #6
not sure ............ can not see to find out Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #7
This has helped me whenever I've had video playback problems Denzil_DC Aug 2017 #13
thank you I will check it out Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #14
k Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #15
Long past time to abandon xp Egnever Dec 2017 #18
agreed steve2470 Dec 2017 #19

steve2470

(37,468 posts)
3. do you have popups enabled ?
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:07 PM
Aug 2017

Have you double checked all your settings for anything obvious that might be interfering ?

steve2470

(37,468 posts)
10. bad news and then good news
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:42 PM
Aug 2017
In approximately March, 2017, Windows XP and Vista users will automatically be moved to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR).

Firefox is one of the few browsers that continues to support Windows XP and Vista, and we expect to continue to provide security updates for users until September 2017. Users do not need to take additional action to receive those updates. In mid-2017, user numbers on Windows XP and Vista will be reassessed and a final support end date will be announced.

In the meantime, we strongly encourage our users to upgrade to a version of Windows that is supported by Microsoft. Unsupported operating systems receive no security updates, have known exploits, and are dangerous for you to use. For planning purposes, enterprises using Firefox should consider September 2017 as the support end date for Windows XP and Vista


https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2016/12/23/firefox-support-for-xp-and-vista/

I would backup all your bookmarks to a file, and reinstall Firefox from here: https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-52.3.0esr-SSL&os=win&lang=en-US

You "export" your bookmarks to an HTML file, then you can "import" them back into your newest FF browser.

ETA: Forget what I typed about exporting and importing (not available in FF). Just do the Sync thing (easy to do, just follow directions). Once you have your account set up and all synced (your passwords and all your bookmarks), then you can install your new ESR copy.

steve2470

(37,468 posts)
12. my pleasure, be sure to make sure you have your bookmarks and passwords all SYNCED in your new.....
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 05:57 PM
Aug 2017

Sync account before you do anything. If you do not, you will lose possibly hundreds or thousands of bookmarks and passwords. The Sync site is run by Firefox and it's secure.

Make7

(8,546 posts)
16. You can export and import bookmarks in FF.
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 02:20 PM
Dec 2017

Press Ctrl+Shift+B to 'Show All Bookmarks' (or choose that option from the bookmarks icon in the toolbar). Then under the Import and Backup dropdown menu item on the popup, choose Export Bookmarks to HTML... or Import Bookmarks from HTML...

Denzil_DC

(7,941 posts)
13. This has helped me whenever I've had video playback problems
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 08:10 PM
Aug 2017

on much the same system as yours: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/175591-enable-mp4-h264-aac-html5-video-in-firefox-on-windows-xp-without-flash/

You'll need to read through the whole thread as it gets updated now and then.

The fix involves fiddling about in Firefox's about:config but I managed it OK.

steve2470

(37,468 posts)
19. agreed
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:15 PM
Dec 2017
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832588520

$100 for Windows 10 Home OEM 32 bit

I think you can get it cheaper elsewhere too.

$100 for several years of use, decent deal to me and you get the latest in security too.

(and yes, I know Linux is free)
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