How to add on MAC flags such as --allow-outdated-plugins (for DUMMIES)

Ideal_crash

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Sep 28, 2012, 1:08:15 PM9/28/12

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Hi everybody,

I'm having trouble with the plug in for Adobe Flash Player on Mac OSX 10.5.8. Last solution is to add the flag --allow-outdated-plugins

Trouble is i'm a bit thick i've been looking up on the Internet but it seems it doesn't work for me.

Could somebody help me by saying: "How and where i'm meant to put the --allow-outdated-plugins for Mac?"

It may help other people as it seems it's a common problem unfortunately.

Thanks a lot!

PhistucK

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Sep 28, 2012, 1:23:26 PM9/28/12

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This should help -

http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/run-chromium-with-flags

☆PhistucK

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Matt Dougle

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Sep 28, 2012, 2:28:13 PM9/28/12

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I'm having the exact same problemas Ideal_crash.

I really need it spelling out in the simplest way. I'm not finding the solution from PhistucK helps unfortunately.

Where exactly do I go to add the --allow-outdated-plugins line?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers!

Leyla

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Sep 28, 2012, 2:52:17 PM9/28/12

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Hi guys,

I have two solutions for you.

Solution one:

--allow outdated-plugins is a command line run through Terminal. The problem with it is that you will have run it every time you open Chrome. Here's the instructions:

QUIT Chrome completely.

Go to Spotlight, search for and open Terminal

Paste this into command line:

'/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome' --allow-outdated-plugins

Press Enter. Your Chrome should now open.

Solution two:

This is the one I used, as it does not require running Terminal every time. Very good instructions with pictures on how to create a simple script:

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/_CnkF0tj6xk/yynqSTnTNnUJ

Tip: Before running the script, QUIT Chrome or the script will not work.

Tip 2: After making sure your script works, pin it to Dock and use it instead of Chrome icon.

Hope this helps.

Leyla

Me

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Sep 28, 2012, 3:05:23 PM9/28/12

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Thank you very much. I went for your 2nd option and it worked a treat!

Cheers peeps

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Luca Rossi

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Sep 28, 2012, 3:17:27 PM9/28/12

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I can't believe it is sorted:

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/_CnkF0tj6xk/yynqSTnTNnUJ

Thanks Leyla for your help, that was GREAT.

Shame on Google for that. This post must be more popular, loads of people have the same problem...

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