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Shockwave is set to 'ask to activate' but you tube doesnt 'ask'

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ypernefelos
ypernefelos
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Hello, Shockwave is set to 'ask to activate' but you tube doesnt 'ask'.I tried from search bar clicking the lock-permissions and it was set to 'default, i changed that to always ask but when i reload the page is back to default and flash running without asking.......

Hello, Shockwave is set to 'ask to activate' but you tube doesnt 'ask'.I tried from search bar clicking the lock-permissions and it was set to 'default, i changed that to always ask but when i reload the page is back to default and flash running without asking.......

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Are you sure it's Flash?

To confirm which player YouTube is serving, you could check the context menu. Either right-click or Ctrl+click the playing video. If it's Flash, there will be a short menu with the bottom line referred to either Adobe or Flash. If you get a different menu, then it's not Flash.

If it is Flash:

You can check and change your site permission for YouTube using the Permissions panel of the Page Info dialog. You can call that up using any of these:

  • right-click/Ctrl+click a blank area of the page and choose View Page Info > Permissions
  • (menu bar) Tools menu > Page Info > Permissions
  • click the padlock or globe icon to the left of the site address, then ">", then More Information > Permissions

The site-specific permission for Adobe Flash should be near the top of that list.

If it's not Flash:

Most likely it's the HTML5 player. You could try the Flash Control extension, which says it handles both Flash and HTML5, to see whether that works for you. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/flash-control/

ypernefelos
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Hi, no it wasnt flash but HTML5, i instaled the addon and it works, thankies