When going to a node with a video from youtube through the embedded video field I get the following on IE7:

Windows Internet Explorer
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Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://forsker.net/video/biomimetik-praesentation-gekko-inspirer-klatreu...

Operation aborted

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lennart’s picture

There is NO problem with Google videos in this sense.

lennart’s picture

I found something here, maybe it can be used in a solution for IE (it is really an IE problem):

http://www.eastwoodzhao.com/day-4-internet-explorer-youtube-compatibilit...

You need to take their code and remove EVERYTHING except the last set of
embed tags. So…

Instead of…

You have this…

type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″
height=”350″>

lennart’s picture

Sorry for double posting - see below

lennart’s picture

I found something here, maybe it can be used in a solution for IE (it is really an IE problem):

http://www.eastwoodzhao.com/day-4-internet-explorer-youtube-compatibilit...

You need to take their code and remove EVERYTHING except the last set of
embed tags. So…

Instead of…

<object width=”425″ height=”350″><param name=”movie”
value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/VFLVBbR6ZQE”></param><param name=”wmode”
value=”transparent”></param><embed
src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/VFLVBbR6ZQE”
type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″
height=”350″></embed></object>

You have this…

<embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/VFLVBbR6ZQE”
type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″
height=”350″></embed>
lennart’s picture

Sorry I do not know how to publish the embed code here on d.o - I thought the code tags would do it. You can find the code here:

http://www.eastwoodzhao.com/day-4-internet-explorer-youtube-compatibilit...

alex ua’s picture

Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Please try the youtube.inc file found here: http://drupal.org/node/173780

Also, please let us know if this doesn't solve the problem.

lennart’s picture

It worked! Thank you very much :D

alex ua’s picture

Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (fixed)