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kddpop

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jan 5, 2006
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oklahoma city, ok
after a quick and easy upgrade to lion, all seems well.
except for netflix streaming.
i can't get anything to start.
safari says "plugin failure."
i checked on my silverlight version and i am current.
anyone else having this issue? any hints?
TIA

edit: i also checked the demo vids on microsoft's site and get the same "plugin failure"
 

IzzyJG99

macrumors 6502
Oct 26, 2007
336
6
Just downloaded Silverlight. Went to Netflix. Running fine, if not a bit choppy in Safari 5.1. I'm sure they'll put out a fix soon.
 

HawaiiMacAddict

macrumors 6502a
Dec 28, 2006
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On one of my Macs of course
I had a problem like that, but mine was a DRM issue. I contacted Netflix and was told that this was a common issue for users of the Lion beta releases. I was sent instructions for deleting Silverlight, then once I reinstalled it (do Google search for "download Silverlight" and you'll get a page where the distant end checks your computer for the current version, then downloads and installs the latest version for you), I was good to go. Now, if only iOS 5 beta 3 allowed Netflix streaming ... but that's a different issue :D
 

CapnJackGig

macrumors 6502a
Jul 17, 2011
572
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Interesting difference - Netflix fullscreen viewing (non-HD Ramsay's top Restaurants show from the UK) in Chrome kicks my 2010 Macbook Air's fans on high. Shut down chrome, brought up Safari, same setup, no fans.
 

M87

macrumors 65816
Jul 18, 2009
1,259
290
Netflix works for me in Safari on Lion. Video is a little choppy though.
 

kddpop

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jan 5, 2006
117
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oklahoma city, ok
fixed

thanks all for your suggestions.
i logged out and back in and that didn't work.
so i uninstalled silverlight, reinstalled and...
viola!
thanks again,
kyle
 

chuckles92104

macrumors newbie
Aug 7, 2011
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Netflix not streaming on Lion, DRM error

Netflix was giving me a DRM error after installing Lion. Followed the uninstall Silverlight instructions here:

http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx

When you get to the site, make sure to click the Uninstall Silverlight tab.

There's a video and paths to show you what to remove.

Installed Silverlight from the same page, Install Silverlight tab, and all worked fine after that.

Hope this works for you as well as it did for me.

Cheers, :)
 

RobT

macrumors 6502a
Dec 20, 2007
665
113
Ohio, USA
Netflix was giving me a DRM error after installing Lion. Followed the uninstall Silverlight instructions here:

http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx

When you get to the site, make sure to click the Uninstall Silverlight tab.

There's a video and paths to show you what to remove.

Installed Silverlight from the same page, Install Silverlight tab, and all worked fine after that.

Hope this works for you as well as it did for me.

Cheers, :)

WOW, thanks! This solved it for me too!
 

ThePimento

macrumors member
Apr 26, 2010
35
54
Texas
I just had to update Silverlight (direct download from MS) and it fixed my issue. Chrome's playback was very jumpy, and unwatchable, at times.

Now Safari plays back Netflix better than Chrome does.
 
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