why doesn't youtube work?

If your YouTube is stuck with "java script" and "flash player"

messages, and people are telling you change or install stuff,

DON'T TOUCH A THING!

You'll get nowhere tinkering with java scripts, flash players,

firewall settings, anti-virus utilities, active X controls, pop-up

blockers or various browsers. And definitely stay away from

any software that people on this page want you to buy.

None of those things will help you, because your computer

and YouTube were working perfectly fine at one point, right?

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

don't disable, erase, uninstall, switch, download, alter, add,

change or install anything. That'll only make matters worse.

I am fairly sure that your "java script" and "flash player" are

fine. Nothing within YouTube has changed in the past year.

If anything, the newer "flash players", especially version 10,

have been known to give lots of trouble to many YouTubers.

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 showing

you those terrible "java script" and "flash player" messages,

it's very possible that your directories of "temporary internet

files" and memory (often times called "cache") are full to the

maximum and just can't take anymore, the end result being

that YouTube videos never even make it onto your screen.

"Temporary internet files" are tiny bits of webpages that get

permanently put on your hard-drive. They'll stay there forever

and ever, slowly plugging up your computer (much like hair

will slowly clog up a sink drain) until you get rid of them, or

until you clear your "cache" (which would also include your

"cookies" and "history").

If you're not sure how to clear your "cache", or if you would

like extra tips on making YouTube run even better (without

having to buy or install anything), click my avatar and send

send me a message -- ideally with your YouTube or regular

email address. I will guide you step-by-step through "cache"

clearing plus my tips in plain English with full explanations.

Note 1: if you have Google Web Accelerator (or something

similar to it), dump it, burn it, trash it, disable it, uninstall it;

-- do all that you can to get as far away from it as possible,

even if this contradicts my advice. Not only does it conflict

with YouTube, clicking on "Don't Accelerate This Website"

will not help you whatsoever.

Note 2: longer videos require both "Flash" and "Shockwave"

in order to play smooth. You don't require anything else, so

please avoid any and all sales pitches from those Yahooers

who are really disguised salespeople pimping their products

for your dollars. Their "solutions" have absolutely nothing to

do with your question, and their wares may actually worsen

your problem. Besides, what kind of stupid and self-serving

answer is: [my paraphrase] "Although you can't even watch

or access videos, get this downloader."

Note 3: an unusual fix that once worked for me was altering

the URL "www . youtube . com" to simply "youtube . com",

(or you can even try "ca . youtube . com").

IF YOU'RE USING FIREFOX, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAVE

5 ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS. PLEASE CLICK MY AVATAR

AND LET ME KNOW EITHER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR

YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

mozilla firefox works fine on youtube. Not sure what games you are referring to.

You're talking about flash videos or apps on the net. Mozilla might not have installed the Flash player plug-in from the Adobe website.

Go to http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.c...

and install it, there should be more instructions there.

FireFox works fine with you tube it could be that you have windows vista, i have windows vista and you tube some times doesnt work at all.

Its nothing to worry about just rebot your computer every now and again

~bye bye =)~

dumb ass...

install a flash player extension for your computer

dont worry about the space its gonna take as long as it can play youtube

jack ass...

you have to dodwnload the newwest version of flash. it happened to me too.