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i am tryin to play videos on youtube using firefox, but it keeps saying that i need to get adobe flash player ?

or i have my flash player off. however, i pressed the link they provided to get adobe flash player on youtube. and it installs it on my computer. so then i go to where it is installed, double clicked it and then press RUN. when it runs, it does this sort of download thing of it. but when i open youtube and try play a video, it keeps saying i need to get flash player. so what is wrong??? how can i fix this? help

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  • 1 decade ago
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    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 will get nowhere fiddling 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 a while ago, 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 might fix itself within a couple 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 the following day your YouTube is still stuck and showing

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

    it is possible that your subdirectories of "temporary internet

    files" and memory (many times called "cache") are entirely

    maxxed out and cannot take anymore, the end result being

    that YouTube videos cannot even make it onto your screen.

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

    permanently put on your computer. They will remain forever

    and ever, gradually plugging up your computer just like hair

    slowly clogs a sink drain until you get rid of them, or "clear

    your cache" including "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 though this contradicts all my advice. Not only does it

    conflict with YouTube, simply clicking on "Don't Accelerate

    This Website" will not help you whatsoever.

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

    in order to play smooth. Other than that, avoid all the sales

    pitches that some Yahooers are shilling, because they are

    really disguised salespeople and peddlers. Their "answers"

    have nothing to do with your question, and their wares may

    worsen your problem. Besides, what kind of selfish answer

    is that? [my paraphrase] "Although you cannot even watch

    or access videos, get this downloader."

    Note 3: a very odd 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.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try refreshing the webpage

    or...

    Turn off web accelerator, if you have one - it may be conflicting with youtube.

    or..

    It could be due to slow connection or high traffic.

    Try watching it during off peak hours, the video will be smoother.

    Or you could watch it offline smoothly... try using 'zillatube' .

    It works well - Just google search "zillatube" to get it.

    ==========================♥♥♥

  • mal
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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