On 10/11/12 12:29 AM, Desiree wrote: > I have SM 2.12 and have not had Flash installed for plugin browsers. I've > been playing videos at youtube in HTML 5 HD. But I need Flash for speed > tests and I get tired of having to open IE and use it. So, I installed > Flash and immediately had a bunch of problems on both Fx 10ESR and SM. > > The videos automatically play in HTML5 if I open a tab to youtube but with > Flash installed I got error messages from Ghostery about bad scripts and SM > locked up. I couldn't close the tab and finally had to use Task Manager to > close SM. > > I had other problems on both Fx and SM with Flash installed so I finally > uninstalled it and then when I opened a tab on SM to youtube the videos > began to play beautifully in HTML 5 HD. > > There should be no conflict between Flash and HTML 5. I would like to have > Flash installed for Opera so how do I stop SM and Fx from finding the plugin > and installing it? They should not do that automatically but only if I > choose to install Flash Plugin on SM and/or Fx. > > I have no other plugins for SM (except those crap ones from Microsoft that I > always disable and would remove entirely if that was possible). I recall in > the past killing the "master plugin" for Fx and SM to stop these browsers > from automatically finding and installing plugins that I don't want on these > browsers (disabling the plugins is not sufficient especially now that > horrific Plugin Container wants to run TWO INSTANCES of itself on EVERY > WEBPAGE VISITED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER FLASH IS USED ON THE PAGE OR NOT). > But I have forgotten what the file is called and I can't find it in SM > files. So, how do I stop SM and Fx from automatically installing Flash > Player plugin short of uninstalling Flash Player which means it is not > available for Opera? > >
Note that Flash is NOT installed by SeaMonkey or Firefox. It is installed by your operating system, which can install it even if you have no browsers at all. In fact, as with other software, it is best not to be running any other application -- including browsers -- when installing Flash. There are two versions of Flash: an Internet Explorer version and a plugin-based version. See <http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>. The former is for IE only and cannot be used by SeaMonkey and Firefox. The latter is for SeaMonkey, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. If you have more than one of those, it is installed only once not for each browser. If you NEVER-EVER want Flash to be used by SeaMonkey and Firefox, do not install the plugin-based version. You then only need the Internet Explorer version, which cannot be used by Gecko-based browsers. If you do not want Flash to be used now by SeaMonkey or Firefox but might want it in the future, install the plugin-based version. Then open the Add-ons Manager for the browser. In SeaMonkey, you go to the menu bar and select [Tools > Add-ons Manager]. On the Add-ons Manager page, select Plugins (the dark blue Lego icon). Find Flash and select the Disable button. You can later return to the Add-ons Manager and select the Enable button and then use SeaMonkey or Firefox to run Internet connection speed tests. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
