Adobe flash media player on IE7/XP

[sedawk]

It is very annoying to use flash media player on IE7/XP. It is hang while playing about 1 min or so. If the media is on disk then it is ok to switch to other players. However, I can't when the source specifies which player to use, especially for online media source.

So my question is that how can I set some configuration, assuming there are some, to make it stably play. I think I am using the latest one, Version 8.

Thanks.

 

[Glenn9999]

The latest one is version 10.

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Measurement is not management.

 

[sedawk]

Sorry, I am using 10.

Anyway, using the media sources on media player, e.g., 60 minutes, it will hang. Both IE7 and Firefox have the same problem. So I think the problem is at media player, not IE. I wonder if there is any internet speed requirement for media player.

 

[linney]

What is your download speed? A slow download speed might make the video jumpy/jerky and breakup but it shouldn't hang indefinitely.

choppy movies or videos: any suggestions?
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Can you get a better result if you test from within "Safe Mode with Networking"?

 

[LilBob]

If you're referring to Windows Media Player, the current version is 11.0 & is an improvement over the 10.0 v but it's still a resource hog. You might want to use VLC:

http://www.videolan.org/

or download Media Player Classic:

http://www.download.com/Media-Player-Classic/3000-2139_4-10518778.html

Bob

 

[LilBob]

Reread your post & realize you were referring to Adobe flash player & the latest version is 10. Your virtural memory maybe too low. Virtual memory (swap file) file" is a file on your hard disk that is used by Windows to store RAM when it needs to make room for more content.
Therefore, it is sensitive to available space on your disk (If your HD is almost full, Windows won't be able to expand that file to the size it needs). It's also very sensitive to disk fragmentation,(more so if you use the FAT32 format).
Before trying to increase VM, free up space. CCleaner is very good for this and is a free download at:

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

Then defrag your HD and check how much space is available.

If you're unsure how much free RAM you have, there's an excellent app avaible at:

http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/system/fwmemory.html

To increase your VM, right click on My Computer > left click on Properties > Advanced > Settings > Advanced. Under Virtual memory left click on Change.
Select (left click) on the Drive on wich Windows XP is installed. In most cases this will be Drive C.
Under Drive:
Space available: Select the radio button labeled: Custom size:

So, if you have at least the minimum recommended RAM size for your Windows version, increase the size of your Virtual memory to at least 2 to 2.5 times the size of your real RAM (256MB RAM = 512 - 640MB for virtual memory). Set the same max. & min. values. Click set, ok, and then restart your computer.

WARNING: Changing the virtual memory can be dangerous. I would suggest backing up all critical files before attempting this. A better & safer method is to is to add a second drive, an old small one is fine, about 8 or 10 Gigs and put the Swap file AND IE cache in there. In IE, Tools, Internet Options, Move Folder, click on the slave HD. Adding more RAM is an other option.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bob