How do I play an .flv file ?

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September 24, 2011
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I got an email with a .flv attachment. I understand this is a flash file. What do I need to do to play this file?

Windows XP 32 bit

Your site check says I have flash version 10.1.53.64

I never explicitly installed flash, I understand it came bundled with my Chrome browser.

The little twirling thing played ok on your site so I think the software is ok, I just don't know how to invoke it to play the file in my email

Ed

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Anonymous

You have to install Flash Professional to get the"stand alone" Flash Player. It's a testing component for projects without having to open them in a browser/webpage.

As far as "invoking" an flv. You'd do it like any other media file. "Double click". If Windows then asks you to choose a program to open it with (assuming you downloaded VLC Player), choose VLC as the default for flv files and it will open, your flv will play.

I have about 1500 flv files downloaded from YouTube and hundreds of other news and tube sites. They play just like AVI or MPEG files in VLC.

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Curtis,

Thank you. I didn't realize that the flash support I have doesn't include playing files outside the browser. I now understand that if I want to play the file I got in the mail, I need a separate flash player. Thanks again.

Ed