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eabear
Inspiring
April 13, 2010
Question

Can't view videos even though Flash works other places

  • April 13, 2010
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I have Flash Player 10 properly installed but I can't watch the videos on the right side of http://calbears.com.

Any idea what is causing the problem?

I recently installs  MVP HOSTS . Could that be the problem? If so, how do I fix it?

I have Windows XP SP3. I'm using IE 7 and I tried Firefox and the videos can't be seen there, either.

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    oholic
    Participant
    April 14, 2010

    Here are a few ideas:

    • Try an alternative browser
    • Unistall flash (google to find the tool that does this) and reinstall it
    • Clear temp files/cookies



    Good luck

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    eabearAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 15, 2010

    Thanks for the suggestions.

    The problem was the HOSTS file.

    I deleted ad.doubleclick.net and now I can see the videos.

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    Anonymous
    April 13, 2010

    Hi, I just went to the site and had no problem with playing the videos. Since you installed the MVP Hosts, do you have problems on other sites? If not perhaps that is blocking this site since it does have banners, etc. I don't know if you can

    "pause" this program(not the calbear site) or not.

    Can you remove this site from the list? Not too familiar with what you can or can't do.

    If there is a way to contact the site that you installed this MVP Hosts from I think doing that may help.

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    eabearAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 14, 2010

    Thanks so much for replying.

    The HOSTS file was the problem. I was able to delete the entry for ad.doubleclick.net in the HOSTS file that was in c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC using notepad and now I can see the videos

    FYI, I got the HOSTS file here http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm.

    Thanks again.

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    Anonymous
    April 14, 2010

    Hi eabear, That site of the Hosts file is the exact same one I looked at Monday, just to see what it was. I've never used that. Glad you were able to delete it. At least you know what to do if it happens on any other sites:-)

    Thanks for the feedback and marking it as answered.

    eidnolb

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