Videos don't play when Captivate 6 project is posted to Web

Hi all,
I've read a lot of discussion of this problem but so far, not a solution.
I'm working in Captivate 6.0.2.325 on Mac OS 10.6.8, and it's a .cptx file. It runs beautifully from my desktop, but when I post it to my website, it won't run the video segments. I receive the message "Connection Error."
I changed the preferences as per Himanshu's suggestion of Oct. 14 and republished, but there was no improvement. Re his/her comment that I need to launch via the .htm file, not the .swf: I do launch from the .htm file from the desktop, but from the website I must link to the .swf. Linking to the .htm file does not work at all, the file does not open in the browser.
Rod Ward made a comment, also on Oct. 14, to check with the system administrator about allowed MIME types. Unfortunately, I am the system administrator, and I don't know what a MIME type is. I would need more information to pursue that avenue, but not from the fire hose that opens by searching on "MIME type."
In case it might be helpful, this is what the file contents look like in my file manager (Homestead SiteBuilder):
Thank you for any suggestions! I'm really hoping to get this problem resolved by Wednesday PM, because when I present to the client it will have much more impact if they can open it on their own laptops.

Hello Rakshi,
It depends on the type of web-server you are using ,If your website depends on IIS server the you can add MIME type using the link below.
http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/staticcontent/mimemap
You can also test by uploading on SCORM Cloud If it is an issue with Adobe Captivate output or it is related to some settings on your website.
Regards
Himanshu

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