Have you tried https://community.elgg.org/plugins/1913474 yet? If you have the necessary requirements correctly installed on your server, it should work for using onserver videos.

It doesn't look like something that could possibly be a valid solution. You might want to brush up your knowledge about the way Exceptions work.

I won't look into replicating it today. We obviously assume that you do not use any 3rd party plugins when you say that you use "default registration", right?

I am still trying to learn elgg. I have only been working on this on and off for a week! The solution I gave is just a temp work around that works. The trouble is the script does not work the way it should and I needed a solution. When the exception occurred it should have kept the email sent message from displaying. So, am I the only one with this issue?

I am using the default registration that comes with the download. So, no to 3rd party plugins. The only plugins are the ones that came with the download.

In Elgg 1.9 it's been renamed to 'Front Page Demo'

Note that the name of the plugin is not necessarily related to the folder name.  Most of the time it is, but not necessarily.

Matt, thank you.