How do you fix this Youtube Problem?

hello

If you keep getting "HELLO, YOU EITHER HAVE JAVASCRIPT TURNED OFF OR AN

OLD VERSION OF ADOBE'S FLASH PLAYER....GET THE LATEST FLASH PLAYER",

and people suggest that you either install or "get" something, DON'T TOUCH A THING.

You will get absolutely nowhere messing around with "Java",

"Flash" or different web browsers -- and definitely avoid any

software that sales-pimps (disguised as answerers here on

Yahoo) are trying to "sucker" you into buying.

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'm 100% positive both your "JavaScript" and "Flash Player"

are fine. Nothing about watching YouTube videos has really

changed in the past couple of years. If anything, the newer

Flash Players have been known to give many YouTubers a

lot of trouble, especially all 5 variations of version 10. (Why

in the world is there a 10.0.525, 10.1.218, 10.2.26, 10.2.54

and 10.12.36? The only thing that most upgrades are good

for is their potential to create all kinds of software conflicts).

Your problem may fix itself within a couple hours, or by the

next day, because YouTube often "shuts down" a bunch of

their own servers every single day without warning anybody,

in order to update all kinds of stuff. During those occasions,

it is actually YouTube's data transmissions of "Java" and/or

"Flash" that are poor -- not yours.

If the following day your YouTube is still stuck and showing

you those awful "JavaScript" 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's hard-drive. They'll stay

there forever and ever, gradually plugging up your computer

much like hair slowly clogs a sink drain, until you get rid of

them. The solution to that is to first exit YouTube, and then

clear your "cache" of all its "TIFs" as well as your "cookies"

and "history". Then reboot.

Note 1: if you've got Google Web Accelerator or something

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

do all you can to get rid of it -- even though this contradicts

my advice uptop. GWA conflicts with YouTube. Clicking on

"Don't Accelerate This Website" won't help you whatsoever.

(Some downloaders and converters also ruin YouTube too.)

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 sales-people and peddlers. Their "answers"

have nothing to do with your problem, 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, buy our downloader."

Note 3: a very odd fix that once worked for me was altering

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

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

Note 4: if you think that "Flash" might be the problem, you

should perhaps consider 9.45 or 9.47. I have never strayed

away from 9.47, and lots of "flashers" swear by 9.45. Think

of those two as you would Windows XP compared to Vista.

Please consider this previous "Best Answer" of mine, then

check out the Asker's comments afterwards:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20081125075...

I hope that my information proves somewhat helpful for you.

Internet Explorer 6:

→ Tools → Internet Options

→ Delete Cookies → OK

→ Delete Files → OK

→ Clear History → Yes

→ OK

Internet Explorer 7:

→ Tools → Internet Options → Delete...

→ Delete files → Yes

→ Delete cookies → OK

→ Delete history → OK

→ Close (browsing history window)

→ OK

Mozilla Firefox

→ Tools → Clear Private Data

[x] Browsing History

[x] Download History

[x] Saved Form and Search History

[x] Cache

[x] Cookies

→ Clear Private Data Now

javascript is usually turned on by default...so, it might be your flash player is outdated..

you can try a different browser...

these will help you...

1. Use Opera browser, it will load faster and smoother, and re-install latest flash (the correct way)

get the latest flash player, and install it.. make sure all the browsers are NOT running during installation... this is the right way to install the flash player.

by the way, the javascript is turned on by default.

OR..

2. 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.

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Well it shouldn't be flash, since most of the videos work. If you didn't have flash, none of them would.

Try making sure that javascript is enabled. If you're using Firefox you go to Tools, Options, then Content and make sure that the Enable Java and Enable Javascript options are enabled.

In Internet Explorer I couldn't find it because I never use it and hate it.

that happened to me to. the video screen just shows black the whole time right? even though the sound works. type in adobe flash player into google, and click on the link that says Adobe- Flash Player (it might be a few ones down) After it loads, the flash player logo (a white f in a red box) will play back, and right click on that. then go down to settings and click on it. the first box to pop up should say hardware accelerator and have the box checked. unchecking it should solve you're problem. hope it works!

try updating your flash player to ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 10, and update your javascript if possible.

get a new comp:))