Windows – Chrome cannot play FLV files

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I've been using Google Chrome for a while now.. but for the first time i'm on a dead end: I cannot play a FLV.

It says that the plug-in is not installed, but it doesn't open a bar to download it, and on the "about:plugins" flash is installed.

I'm using Windows 7 by the way, and a page that this occurs for example is: http://noticias.sapo.pt/videos/viagens-e-lifestyle_1291/a86ff84e52bcc82eb7010000/#vervideo

As you can see:

Screenshot of Google Chrome

Plugins list (from about:plugins) :

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Any ideia why this is happening?

Best Answer

I experienced the same on the page you linked to and this appears to be a bug with Chrome. But I found a workaround that seems to fix it:

  1. Type chrome://plugins/ into the address bar and hit [enter] (to go to the plugin page in your screenshot)
  2. Click the Details button in the top right-hand corner.
  3. In the Flash section, click the Disable link for the one listed in the Users directory, e.g. C:\Users\James\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\16.0.912.63\gcswf32.dll
  4. Close and reopen Chrome

Based on what was posted here

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