Safari plugin questions

10.5.2 - clean install; perms repaired daily etc.
Q1 - certain pages on the BBC site cause Safari 3.0.4 to crash. Crash report invariably suggests Flash Plugin. Can I simply remove what Safari > Help > Installed Plugins reports as Shockwave Flash 9.0 r115 from /Library/Internet Plug-Ins?
Q2 - Safari > Help > Installed Plugins reports also suggests I have two QuickTime Plug-in 7.4.1 installed; and indeed I see both QuickTime Plugin.plugin and QuickTime Plugin.webplugin in /Library/Internet Plug-Ins. Can I safely remove one? If so, which?
Thanks!

Hi Mark
If you remove the Flash plug-in, you won't be able to access any Flash content. Recently, problems with Flash have been associated with a certain "buginess" with the latest version. The remedy has been to "downgrade" to 9.0.47. This might resolve the BBC problem.
Here's how to downgrade. You can obtain a copy here. Download "Flash Player 9". When you open the package, open the "9r47 Folder". There, select flashplayer9r47ubmac.dmg.zip for your Intel machine. This installs Flash 9.0.47, which seems to be the most stable version of Flash.
After Flash is installed, Safari automatically opens confirming the installation of the plug-in. Quit Safari. Then open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder and "repair permissions".
Restart Safari and try the BBC site.
Regarding the 2 QT plug-ins, there ought to be the two you mentioned. Unless you are seeing a QT problem I'd leave well enough alone.
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