Youtube/Firefox Foulup??

[John Graddy]

On 01/19/2012 09:43 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 20/01/12 14:27, John Graddy wrote:
>> On 01/19/2012 08:41 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 20/01/12 13:35, John Graddy wrote:
>>>> A friend sent me the following:
>>>>
>>>> *Subject:* What a beautiful voice!!! Check this out!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Please listen to this beautiful song and the amazing voice of
>>>>     Jackie Evancho.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUrBztgzZA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If I click on the link, I go to youtube in Firefox and nothing is 
>>>> downloaded/played.
>>>
>>> Be more specific. You DO get Firefox and you get taken to YouTube 
>>> with that video on the screen but nothing plays? OR you don't get 
>>> Firefox and the only thing you have on screen is the message your 
>>> friend sent you with that link?
>>>
>>
>> I DO go to Firefox, but the only thing tht I get in the youtube Video 
>> Screen is a black box.  There are a bunch of Jackie Evancho links 
>> down the right side of the screen, but no activity in the box.
>>
>>> Is Firefox set as your default browser?
>>
>> Firefox is my default browser.
>>
>> Thanks for the response.
>>
>> John
>
> OK, so what extensions do you have installed - NoScript for example? 
> Getting there but getting a black screen usually means that you are 
> not allowing javascript - but then you are able to view the video if 
> you get there yourself and thru the link. Nevertheless, check your 
> extension to see if one of them is blocking that video.
>
> Look, I'll give you this link and see if this comes up:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ft5Drv2Bw
>
>
> (from the movie Natural Born Killers - listen to it and the lyrics.)
>
> BC
>
The video that you sent did exactly the same as the video in my original 
email.

I disabled the plugin Flash 11.1 and both play just fine.

I don't understand!  When I disable a plugin what does it do?  Remove 
the plugin?  Restore the previous version?  I didn't thing youtube 
videos would work at all without the flashplayer installed.