# Firefox and flash content

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-and-flash-content/384263>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-and-flash-content/384263 "2006-12-15T06:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-and-flash-content/384263/1 "2006-12-15T06:52:37Z")

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I just downloaded Firefox 2.0 (first time Firefox user). When I try watching a YouTube video, I get a message saying

> [@YouTube](#):
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> Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia’s Flash Player. Get the latest flash player.

I went to Tools\>Options, and both “enable Javascript” and “enable Java” are both checked. So I followed the link to get the Flash Player, but Firefox isn’t on the list of supported browsers.

Obviously I’m doing something wrong.. do I have to download an extension to play flash content? TouTube (and others like it) work just fine on IE and Opera on my laptop.

I’ve got Win XP Pro, in case that helps. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-and-flash-content/384263/2 "2006-12-15T06:55:17Z")

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[QUOTE=gouda]  
So I followed the link to get the Flash Player, but Firefox isn’t on the list of supported browsers.  
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Firefox is on the list here:

[http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1\_Prod\_Version=ShockwaveFlash](http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash)

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**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-and-flash-content/384263/3 "2006-12-15T07:21:49Z")

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I’m an idiot… I have the installer for Opera on my hard drive. I just ran that again, and it works now :smack:

Thanks!