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teach1st

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4. Seems to be a relatively common problem in Chrome

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 08:25 AM

Jan 2013

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/5UjGkrHmwgM

Some fixes listed include:

Go to Chrome's detailed Settings page/Plug-ins URL: chrome://plugins/

There are 2 Flash files listed in Plugins but Chrome disables one of them every time you close it. ENABLE both of them. It seems to be the Peppercorn Flash, located in another directory, that gets called by CNN but YouTube, etc. goes for the other one.

I was fortunate to have two identical laptops, one worked and one didn't. The one that did not play CNN videos had RealNetworks Chrome Background Extension Plug-In (32 bit) - Version 15.0.6.14 installed and enabled. I disabled this, restarted Chrome, and CNN videos are now playing.

For those who don't know, to see the chrome plugins, type about:plugins in the chrome address box.

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Videos not playing [View all] matt819 Jan 2013 OP

Go to this site and download VLC (Media Player) should work ? BlueJazz Jan 2013 #1

I did that. Still no go. matt819 Jan 2013 #2

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling? A Little Weird Jan 2013 #3

Seems to be a relatively common problem in Chrome teach1st Jan 2013 #4