Windows 98 SP2

Clancy · #1 October 14th, 2008

Is anyone else here using Windows 98 SP2. I'm trying to solve a problem relating to Kirk's lessons not loading properly. Just want to check if the OS version is the culprit or something else.

Thanks

Clancy

Sentry · #2 October 19th, 2008

Well, since Microsoft no longer offers any software updates for Win98, you may not want to bother troubleshooting problems with it. Any users who want to have their computers compatible with current software and media will sooner or later be forced to shell out money for a newer OS, which is of course the point behind Microsoft no longer offering updates for '98. If I were you, honestly, I'd just make sure everything works fine with Win2k, Vista, and Mac OS X and leave it at that. When it comes to media files, if it works well with Win2k it should work well with XP as well, and if it works well with OS X it should do ok in Linux also (assuming said Linux users have VLC or MPlayer, which most do).

As to what the problem is, my guess based on no info is that the version of Windows Media Player that ships with 98 is so outdated that it can't properly handle .wmv movies made with newer software. The file extension may have remained the same but the compression has changed. I have absolutely no idea whether or not the newest Windows Media Player will even install on Win98. I doubt it, but you could try.

Clancy · #3 October 20th, 2008

Thanks for the reply Sentry.

It was actually a flash issue that the member had. I thought it probably had something to do with the OS, but wanted to double check to see if anyone else was having the same issue.

The problem is his browser crashes every time he goes to load one of Kirk's lesson pages. I changed the flash code on the player recently and this seemed to be the cause of it. Since he had the latest flash player installed, I was wondering if it was an outdated OS issue or something else.

Thanks again Sentry, it's always good to get your take on these kinds of issues.

Cheers

Clancy

allthumbs · #4 October 20th, 2008

Everything is still working fine on my windows 98.

ruskat · #5 October 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Clancy

Thanks for the reply Sentry.

It was actually a flash issue that the member had. I thought it probably had something to do with the OS, but wanted to double check to see if anyone else was having the same issue.

The problem is his browser crashes every time he goes to load one of Kirk's lesson pages. I changed the flash code on the player recently and this seemed to be the cause of it. Since he had the latest flash player installed, I was wondering if it was an outdated OS issue or something else.

Thanks again Sentry, it's always good to get your take on these kinds of issues.

Cheers

Clancy

The videos on the lesson pages no longer work using Firefox as a browser. If I use IE, they play fine.

Clancy · #6 October 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by ruskat

The videos on the lesson pages no longer work using Firefox as a browser. If I use IE, they play fine.

What operating system are you using ruskat?

ruskat · #7 October 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Clancy

What operating system are you using ruskat?

Windows XP Pro, SP2, recently upgraded to SP3

Clancy · #8 October 29th, 2008

Did the lessons play when you were using SP2 and do you get an error message using FF or just a black screen where the movie should be?

ruskat · #9 October 29th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Clancy

Did the lessons play when you were using SP2 and do you get an error message using FF or just a black screen where the movie should be?

Yes, everything was fine for using SP2 for a long time. I'm not a frequent visitor to these forums, there's often a month or two between visits.
The movie functionality with Firefox (v3.0.3) stopped while I was still using SP2, upgrading to SP3 didn't make any difference.
I get a black screen instead of the movie and the following partial error message is within the black screen:
ERROR: Flash Plugin Update R
Perhaps there may be a newer version of flash available although I'm reasonably sure I have the latest installed.

EDIT: I just checked, I have Adobe flash v10,0,12,36 - which according to their website, is the newest version.

Clancy · #10 October 30th, 2008

Ok, seems like a few members are having this same problem so I'll close this thread as there are two threads now about the same issue.

The new thread is here - Can't view free lesson videos - We'll try and solve it in that one.

Cheers

Clancy