No Sound In Flash Applications

Question

Hello.
So, about 3 month ago or later, adobe had announced the new version of ADOBE FLASH PLAYER, i think it was 10.1. When i updated my flash player to version 10.1, my sound in my browser (im using MOZILLA FIREFOX) had gone. I cant hear any sound in youtube, i cant hear any sound in flash games, but video goes normal. I have searching reason for a long time. I have found many sollutions, and i have tryed all of them on my pc. Im a power user in computer, im not a begginer, but i cant solve this problem. Now i got Windows XP, SP3, and installed adobe flash player of version 10.1.82.76. Maybe some one can help me???

Answer 1

Hi eidnolb,
You are certainly right about resolving audio issues.
Actually you pointed me in the right direction when you told NoviceGG to go to administrative tools.  While in the control panel I decided to check out QT first.  I am not a big fan of QT and rarely use it but others in my house like to use iTunes for their iPods and QT comes bundled in the download.  At any rate, iTunes was updated and along with it came an update for QT.  I think someone downloaded an .flv file and when they played it with QT it set the streaming video default to QT.  At least that is what I believe happened, although I am not 100% certain.  I don't think QT was automatically set as the default streaming video player when it was downloaded but that is a possibility also.
I had no audio for any streaming video in any browser, FF, Chrome, and IE.  Video was fine in all three.
Somehow QT gets it's own Control Panel category.  Which is actually only QT preferences.  Seven tabs across the top: Register; Audio; Browser; Update; Streaming; File Types; Advanced.
The first tab I clicked was the Audio tab.  But that is more of a device manager and you can select bit rate, channels, and size (8 bit, 16 bit, or 24 bit).  I realized that wasn't it then went to the Streaming tab and that deals with connection speeds, delays, and an instant-on option.  Not it either.  So I hit the File types tab and it reads; 'Select the file types for which you want QuickTime player to be the
default player.'  Top box; Streaming-Streaming movies was checked.  These are expandable boxes (with the + to show more specific file types).  Seven expandable boxes to check or uncheck:
Streaming-Streaming movies; 
Video-Video only and video with audio file formats;
Audio-Audio only file formats;
MPEG-MPEG system, video and audiofiles;
MP3-MPEG Layer III movies and streams;
Images-Simage files
Miscellaneous-Miscellaneous file formats
I unchecked the top box the tested it and that was it.  I thank you very much for pointing to the control panel.  You are a very helpful member of the forum.
I actually just now joined so I could share my discovery with NoviceGG.
I hope this helps you out with your knowledge base a little eidnolb.
Thanks again!
plee426