Hi; 8eight8
You don't have a problem with the adobe flash player, because
you have the latest one installed and working. The problem you
have, some sites don't work right with flash like the two you
posted. I clicked on both links and the first one had a picture of
a girl and two men, website is Tucows. The second link is a movie
site, Network Solutions, movie Woman Warrior Queen, I watched the
trailer(looks like a good movie).
You don't say what kind of player, you are using, Quicktime,
Windows Media 9,10,11, Real Player, I think your problem is your
player and not flash, because most sites you go to requiring flash
will play, if I'm wrong let me know, you might just have to update
your player or install Codecs for audio and video to work with
flash.
The first site you posted did not require flash, it was just
a picture, you should of been able to open this site.
Have you checked your Settings Manager, for the Adobe Flash
Player?
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html
Try turning your pop-up blocker off, for the sites flash
won't work, turn it off before you click on the website, but make
sure you don't forget to turn it back on, also try refreshing the
page, see if this helps.