Help, please...

[seekeerz]

before I throw it out the window !!! Have just got my computer back [running Microsoft Vista] it was up and running, so I went to have a look at a webcam site, no problems, then I set up Firefox and now I can't access the webcam - says I need plugins - downloaded something [???] twice, still no access - does anyone know what I've done - any help would be great

[sara3]

you may have downloaded "something" but have you run it? I'd suggest trying to find where it's downloaded to, and see if it needs to be run to finish installing.

[AlBags]

Was it the Windows Media Plugin?

[galeck1947]

Hi seekeerz
Install IE8 and you wont have any more problems as it has all the features that work
Firefox is notorios for this I wont use it and can't understand why people do
galeck1947

[sara3]

Firefox is not a problem for me.

[carlton23]

I also had the same problems, so since I uninstalled it everything is fine, I have IE8.

[karenmac60]

Seekerz, I know you've been watching the ospreys - if you go onto that site there's a bit above the blog which tells you that you need certain things to view on firefox or google chrome. Just click on that and it'll download what you need x

[tamborine]

when you download some programs like Adobe & Flash you need to switch off & on again for the new program to work.

[Buenchico]

If you're experiencing difficulties watching streamed videos with Firefox it's almost certainly due to the Adobe Flash Plug-in. If it's not functioning properly (as sometimes happens) any attempt to download it fails because your PC thinks that it's already there.

However the solution is easy. Go to Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. Uninstall the Adobe Flash Player Plug-in. Restart your PC. (That might not strictly be necessary but I'd advise it anyway). Then download Flash Player from here:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Chris

[seekeerz]

Thank you all for your replies - I'm sorry I didn't get back to my question but the dear thing decided to drop my internet access - I will work through the suggestions and report back later

Yes Karen, it was the ospreys - and when I checked first I had no problems - then I loaded Firefox and that was that - haven't been able to check since.

[karenmac60]

Seekerz, on this page

http://www.thewebbroa...ation.com/swt/swt.php

above the webcam bit and the osprey blog is this paragraph -


Are you using Google Chrome or Firefox as your browser? If you are, you may need to download a plug-in to view Windows Media Player properly. Download the Google Chrome or Firefox plug-in.

Click on Firefox and it will download the correct plug-in x

[seekeerz]

thanks again all - it does help when you've downloaded something to then install it - lol

I've got the ospreys back and I can read my mail, so I'm happy - thanks again.