I have windows vista and it won't let me watch videos, listen to music, or play games.?

If your YouTube seems stuck with strange messages about

"java script" and "flash player" -- and people are telling you

to either change or install stuff....DO NOT TOUCH A THING.

You'll get nowhere playing with java script and flash player.

Don't bother flirting with firewall settings, antivirus programs,

pop-up blockers, activeX controls, browsers or your registry.

And definitely stay away from stupid utilities or downloaders.

Absolutely none of those things will help you, because your

computer/YouTube was working perfectly fine before, right?

The first rule of thumb and best option should ALWAYS be:

don't disable, erase, uninstall, separate, switch, download,

alter, install, add or change anything. Doing those will only

make matters worse for you.

Your problem may correct itself within a few hours or by the

next day, because YouTube frequently shuts down many of

its servers every single day without telling anybody (in order

to update stuff). On some of those occasions, it's YouTube's

transmission of "java" or "flash" that's poor, not yours.

If by the next day your YouTube is still stuck and displaying

strange things, especially the "java script" and "flash player"

messages, then clear your "cache" of all temporary internet

files, cookies and history. Things should be okay afterwards.

If you're not sure how to do this, or if you want extra tips on

how to make YouTube run even faster (all without having to

buy or install anything), then click my avatar and email me.

I will guide you through "cache" clearing plus my other tips

in easy English with full explanations.

[Note: if you have Google Web Accelerator, dump it, burn it,

trash it, disable it, uninstall it -- do everything you can to get

as far away from it as possible (even though this contradicts

my advice). Simply clicking "Don't Accelerate this Website"

will not help you whatsoever.

Note 2: in order for long videos to play smoothly, sometimes

both "flash" AND "shockwave" are required. Other than that,

avoid YouTube's beta homepage and stay away from stupid

utilities and downloaders that people here on Yahoo may be

shilling, because their replies have absolutely nothing to do

with your question, and their wares may actually make your

problem worse. Besides, what kind of a totally boffo answer

is (my paraphrase)...."Although you can't access any videos

or even watch them, get this downloader."

Note 3: oddly enough, a weird solution that once worked for

me was changing the URL site from "www . youtube . com"

to just simply "youtube . com" -- or you can do it vice versa.

You can also try Canada's YT base: "ca . youtube . com".]

In this case, you can try to download the vid before watching.

u can try moyea flv downloader, It downloads fast with very high quality, and it's free! I've been using it for a long time.

Install and start the downloader.

Press "New"

Fill in the absolute link or url.

Click "Add"

The downloader will automatically save it to your hard drive.

Then you can watch it with the embeded flv player.

You can search "flv downloader" on google.com for more info.

One of the major annoyances about windows vista is its updating processes.

Many updates won't install correctly unless you run the program that downloads them as administrator (right click the program icon and go to "Run as administrator").

Hope this helps.