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Quicktime plugin in Safari won't work...

Could be a corrupt preference file. Search for a file named com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist in the Preferences folder, drag it to the Trash and reboot. :)
 
mad jew said:
Could be a corrupt preference file. Search for a file named com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist in the Preferences folder, drag it to the Trash and reboot. :)
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I'll give it a shot tonight.
 
You are sure the plug-in is located in the correct place? (i.e. /Library/Internet Plug-ins/QuickTime Plugin.plugin and /Library/Internet Plug-ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin)
 
MacsRgr8 said:
You are sure the plug-in is located in the correct place? (i.e. /Library/Internet Plug-ins/QuickTime Plugin.plugin and /Library/Internet Plug-ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin)
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Yes, they're both there....should I do anything with them?
 
Have you tried another browser? Does the plug-in work then?

Could be that only Safari has the problem. If so, maybe "Reset Safari..." could help.
 
MacsRgr8 said:
Have you tried another browser? Does the plug-in work then?

Could be that only Safari has the problem. If so, maybe "Reset Safari..." could help.
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Nope, I reset Safari and it didn't work. :confused:

Firefox is updating now, so I'll have results from that in a few.

EDIT After the update, Firefox wouldn't even launch, so I'm redownloading it. I'll post when I have results from Firefox.
 
asherman13 said:
Nope, I reset Safari and it didn't work. :confused:

Firefox is updating now, so I'll have results from that in a few.

EDIT After the update, Firefox wouldn't even launch, so I'm redownloading it. I'll post when I have results from Firefox.
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For any reason did the 'Enable Plug-Ins' check box become unchecked?
It is located at: Preferences>Security

I had the same problem as you once.
 
asherman13 said:
Nope, I reset Safari and it didn't work. :confused:

Firefox is updating now, so I'll have results from that in a few.
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ok...

Trying to figure out both ways what it could be....

If Firefox's QTplug-in does work, then maybe deleting Safari's prefs can help.
If Firefox's QTplug-in does not work, then we could try some QuickTime prefs...
 
GimmeSlack12 said:
For any reason did the 'Enable Plug-Ins' check box become unchecked?
It is located at: Preferences>Security

I had the same problem as you once.
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It's checked, so that's not the problem.

Now Firefox WON'T RUN!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

This is seriously pissing me off.

MacsRgr8 said:
ok...

Trying to figure out both ways what it could be....

If Firefox's QTplug-in does work, then maybe deleting Safari's prefs can help.
If Firefox's QTplug-in does not work, then we could try some QuickTime prefs...
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Those both sound interesting. I need to go help my dad with his website, so I'll be back in a while.

Thanks for the help so far; hopefully we'll get this fixed soon. :(
 
asherman13 said:
It's checked, so that's not the problem.

Now Firefox WON'T RUN!!!!
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Looks like you have more issues....

Tried the standard "maintenance"?

- Disk Permissions repair (Disk Utility)
- fsck -fy (Single User mode)
 
MacsRgr8 said:
Looks like you have more issues....

Tried the standard "maintenance"?

- Disk Permissions repair (Disk Utility)
- fsck -fy (Single User mode)
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Grrrrr....

My battery's running low, and I won't be able to charge for about a half hour. At that point in time I'll repair permissions; I never felt too comfortable about the concept of fsck. Can somebody tell me what -fy does? I mean, couldn't I just repair the disk through Disk Utility?

BTW, I have Windows XP on my MacBook Pro via Boot Camp; hopefully that isn't a cause of the problem. I haven't booted Windows for about a week.
 
asherman13 said:
I mean, couldn't I just repair the disk through Disk Utility?
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Fair enough. You can boot from the restore (OSX) discs and use the bundled Disk Utility to repair your drive.

As for Boot Camp, well it's still in relatively early stages of development so it can't be trusted too far. However, I doubt it's causing this grief for you. :)
 
asherman13 said:
Grrrrr....

My battery's running low, and I won't be able to charge for about a half hour. At that point in time I'll repair permissions; I never felt too comfortable about the concept of fsck. Can somebody tell me what -fy does? I mean, couldn't I just repair the disk through Disk Utility?

BTW, I have Windows XP on my MacBook Pro via Boot Camp; hopefully that isn't a cause of the problem. I haven't booted Windows for about a week.
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-fy means:
f=forced (as your HD is journaled, fsck doesn't "want" to run. Now you force it to)
y=yes (answers yes to all the "do you want to repair..." questions)

Booting from a 10.4 DVD and using Disk Utility does the same thing.

BTW, I also have Windows XP running on my MacBook Pro (1.83 Core Duo) via Boot Camp, also have Parallels installed, and have no problems.
 
What happens when you try to watch a quicktime video?

Do you get a black screen that says "(no picture)"?

If you do, it is a VLC plugin that is trying to handle quicktime videos in Safari.

I think the plugin in question is in your User library under Internet Plug-ins.
 
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