View youtube in safari instead of app

How can i ensure the youtube links I select in safari open in safari. I want to keep the youtube app for other things as well, so I don't want to disable or restrict it. I've always been able to do it before, for both new and old videos, so it's not a flash or html5 issue either

Open Safari and select Preferences... from the Safari menu.
What is shown next to Default web browser?

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First, however, try adjusting the Power Management from 'Better Energy Savings' to 'Better Performance'. Flash runs fine on an iBook G3 whose disk is virtually filled (for momentary storage) connected to a 100 Mbps DSL, so something big (but likely easily fixed) is wrong.
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