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   Henry to Rob   
   Re: Videos in IE8   
   16 Mar 11 09:38:18   
   
   From: wa0goz@arrl.net   
      
   Rob wrote:   
      
   > On 16/03/2011 08:18, Lynsey Doyle wrote:   
   >   
   >> Le 13/03/2011 02:25, Henry a écrit :   
   >>   
   >>> Running 3GHz CPU, 2 G RAM, WinXP Pro SP3, hi speed internet (Comcast)   
   >>>   
   >>> IE8 has been working just fine on my computer for months. IE8 about a   
   >>> month ago started not loading videos from *some* sites like   
   >>> Marketwatch.com. It does load YouTube and videos from other sites. I've   
   >>> contacted Marketwatch and they have no answer. IE8 works just fine on my   
   >>> wife's computer. I opened IE8 to tools/internet options on both my   
   >>> computer and my wife's and compared the settings for all tabs and they   
   >>> are exactly the same, but her IE8 works and mine doesn't. I have the   
   >>> latest version of flash and Java. I installed Microsoft Silverlight   
   >>> 4.0.51204.0 to no avail. I disabled Windows firewall and Avast to no   
   >>> avail and enabled them again. I re-booted in Safe Mode with Networking   
   >>> and got the same bad results. I did not have IE8 in my Add/Remove list   
   >>> as it was installed when I installed SP3. I downloaded IE8 and installed   
   >>> it over the one that was there to no avail. Now IE8 shows in my   
   >>> Add/Remove list, but it can not be un-installed so I can try a repair.   
   >>>   
   >>> What could be my problem please and how do I fix it?   
   >>>   
   >>> Henry Knoll Video   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Problem with, or absence of an add-on perhaps, Flash player or similar.   
   >   
   >   
   > Or missing/corrupt CODECs.  Or IE security settings - compare all of   
   > those to the working PCs.   
      
   I thought of missing/corrupt CODECS's but I don't know how to find them or if   
   I did how to tell if they were right.  Suggestions please?   
      
   Henry   
      
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