Anyone Else Having Trouble With YouTube?

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

For some reason today, I can't seem to get any YouTube videos to play. They begin, but after 2 seconds in, the screen freezes and nothing else happens. I have rebooted, refreshed, waited a couple of hours and tried again to no avail. Any suggestions?

(Sheesh! Lately I feel like I live in the Tech Zone, can't seem to get this computer thingy to work right nowadays!)

[TeenageRepublican]

I've been having the exact same problem. I'm trying to watch Mad TV clips but they don't load. Maybe YouTube has something against the Low-Tech...

[Gonzo67]

Youtube seems to be working just fine on my end. Dunno.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Okay, I still cannot play any YouTube videos. Could something have happened with the settings on my computer without me knowing it? I haven't done anything, changed any security settings or anything.

[buckeyepete]

Gonzo was working on my 'puter last night after I went to bed.............ya think he mighta taken some software outta yours and put it in mine. Mine is working great today.:confused:

Pete

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

LOL Pete ...

If Gonzo's that good long distance, I can't imagine how well he could fix my computer if he had it there in front of him, :smirky:.

I can't say I figured out what the problem was, but I think I at least fixed it (even if it's temporarily). I just my whole computer down, left it off for 30 seconds, rebooted, then did a scan and cleaned the disk. Now the videos work ... go figure!

:smirky:

[DoctorDoom]

If you're using Internet Explorer, empty the cache every so often. If it fills, it can cause weird effects while browsing.

In IE, Tools > Internet Options > Delete files purges the cache. It cleans out many megabytes of junk. It's also useful to empty the cookie jar once in a while.

[buckeyepete]

That's the extent of my fixing too. Gonzo bought the 'Windows For Dummies' years ago, but I got confused so it's in my desk drawer now, right under ' IRS taxes for Dumbasses'.:confused:

[TeenageRepublican]

(Sheesh! Lately I feel like I live in the Tech Zone, can't seem to get this computer thingy to work right nowadays!)

Maybe you should get your own sub-forum. :biggrin:

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Okay, so I switched to FireFox ... yes, I LOVE it ... BUT ...

I can no longer embed videos from youtube, and now I can't watch them either! They appear to (try) to load, but nothing ever happens. The "switch" changes when I hit the play button, but again, nothing ever happens. The box where the video is supposed to play just stays black.

What have I done? :sad:

[Suzie]

There is a firefox plug in for video content.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

There is a firefox plug in for video content.

Where can I get that from? The firefox mainpage?

[DoctorDoom]

Try clicking the Play button twice. That's what I have to do with Opera.

And: Better YouTube Firefox Extension (http://lifehacker.com/software/exclusive-lifehacker-download/better-youtube-firefox-extension-319925.php)

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I have to click it twice when I view it on another sources (like it's embedded at a website like HotAir). But when I go to YouTube itself, the video USED to just start playing automatically, now it doesn't. If I click the button I'm actually setting it to pause, because it automatically started to play when I got on the site, but still nothing happens.

[Suzie]

Firefoz keeps things from launching automatically, it helps keep you from getting embedded viruses.