Youtube won't play video, says javascript not running.. help

[arusum]

had the same problem and went nuts trying to figure it out. everytime i clicked a video i got that message. I tried holding down the control button while hitting the refresh button and it fixed it

WOW........IT just worked......... .... :))))))
Thanks.

[Just passing thru]

If all else failed, then try this, it worked for me:

Method 1: Reregister Jscript.dll and Vbscript.dll
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regsvr32 jscript.dll, and then click OK.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Start, and then click Run.
5. In the Open box, type regsvr32 vbscript.dll, and then click OK.
6. Click OK.

http://support.microso ft.com/?kbid=831430

[Khaos]

Ive nearly given up with MySpace after my 1st one crashed I decided t make another the problem I have is when ive added the music player, which used to play I now get this message Hello,


****you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player. ***

now ive updated my flash player unkown times..and enabled all java in my security settings...yet I get this message 97% of the time..on the odd occasion it will play..

Any help am I doing something wrong..I have downloaed the debugger,flash player 9..updated java..done everything..ple ase help :D

[Larry1lizard]

My OS is Vista and browser is IE 7. I have no probelm watching video from some of the website ( www.thestar.com ) but I cannot watch any video on toutube unless I dropped the firewall in my internet security. When I click on the youtube video all I got was a blank screen. When I right click on the screen I can see message "Movie not loaded.... About Adobe Flash Player 9....". I did all the suggestions that were posted but nothing happened. I have a laptop with Vista OS and browser IE 7 and I can watch youtube. I compared the Flash Players and found out that the Flash Player on the laptop was Flash9b.ocx and on the desktop was Flash9e.ocx. Could this be the culprit? Where can I get another copy of the Flash9b.ocx?

[Amadeus27]

I understand your frustration everybody!! I was almost relived when I found this thread as I now know I am not the only one to experience this annoying problem....I don't know what to do.....sometime s youtube works fine.....someti mes the dreaded message 'Flash player, Java script turned of' appears and I cannot watch anything....I Have the latest flash player, Java is ON...what can I do?? I have tried to deactivate the Firewall...noth ing.....reinsta lled Flash 2 or 3 times.....I am reticent to use the de bug ( what is it exactly) and not sure about the patch.....they semed to have worked for some of you but not all......and knowing my luck it would not work for me..I really would like to get a straight answer from Youtube....does them problem come from them? but it seems almost impossible to contact them.....lookin g at the dates of this thread it has been going on a long time !! have there been any developments this month??

[fluffythegoldfish]

I found this...was having the same problem....aske d myself the question .."why does control + refresh work (you had to press it each time though)...so I found the article...folow ed it and it worked for me!!!...side note, if this works for you, I also had to delete my "favorite" link and make a new one...


"When you are surfing the Internet, sometimes your computer does not display the latest version of a site. This can occur when you have previously visited a site and these pages are stored on your computer (in 'cache'). When you return, depending upon your browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) settings, those pages sitting on your computer are displayed. The purpose of this is to speed up the Internet.

To make sure you are viewing the latest version of the page, just click Refresh (Internet Explorer) or Reload (Netscape). Your browser then checks the network server and if the page is unchanged, a copy is retrieved from your cache. If the page has changed, a copy is transmitted from the network server.

If you press the Reload button while holding down the 'Shift' key (or click 'Control' Refresh if you're using Internet Explorer), your browser retrieves a copy from the network server without comparing to your cache."


so basically, empty your cache file, clear cookies, and don't follow your old "favorite" link to get there...hope it works for you (tube...lol)

FTGF

[Amadeus27]

I found this...was having the same problem....aske d myself the question .."why does control + refresh work (you had to press it each time though)...so I found the article...folow ed it and it worked for me!!!...side note, if this works for you, I also had to delete my "favorite" link and make a new one...


"When you are surfing the Internet, sometimes your computer does not display the latest version of a site. This can occur when you have previously visited a site and these pages are stored on your computer (in 'cache'). When you return, depending upon your browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) settings, those pages sitting on your computer are displayed. The purpose of this is to speed up the Internet.

To make sure you are viewing the latest version of the page, just click Refresh (Internet Explorer) or Reload (Netscape). Your browser then checks the network server and if the page is unchanged, a copy is retrieved from your cache. If the page has changed, a copy is transmitted from the network server.

If you press the Reload button while holding down the 'Shift' key (or click 'Control' Refresh if you're using Internet Explorer), your browser retrieves a copy from the network server without comparing to your cache."


so basically, empty your cache file, clear cookies, and don't follow your old "favorite" link to get there...hope it works for you (tube...lol)

FTGF

Thankyou,that all makes perfect sense..the only thing is that I have Vista with Int Ex 7 there is no refresh button....do I use F5? while holding down the CTRL key? In any case for the last few days Youtube has been OK....let's hope it stays like that!!
Many thanks again

[vsant]

oh my god, i think i love you!

when i first read your suggestion, i though, 'yea, right, like that's gonna work'...but then again, i tried EVERYTHING else that was suggested with no luck so i thought, well, what the hell...
but it worked! i can't believe it! i have again joined the youtube universe :-)
thanks!

Thanks for the advice--IT WORKED!

[babymousie]

ohmygod.
im facing this stupid problem for the past 2 days.
im going nuts.
im using windows vista, IE 7, adobe flasher 9.
tried those methods mentioned above, but it doesn't work.

anyone has any other options?

i dont have that message pooping out about java or the player.
it just wont load.

thanks.

[AHurwitz]

I have the same maddening problem as everyone else. Vids and music play for 5 seconds and then stop. (Terrible for watching porn. Kidding)

Anyway I've tried all the suggestions and am still stuck.

I don't get any error messages that pop up, but my "error console" has a trillion entries that all look like this:

Warning: Unknown property '_margin-top'. Declaration dropped.
Source File: http://us.js2.yimg.com/us.js.yimg.com/lib/hdr/uhbt1_v27_1.8.c ss
Line:

Someone help me before I throw my laptop out the window!

Thanks-Allison

[anonymous]

I had the same problem just now!

My solution: choose any video, press ctrl+F5 on your keyboard and magic!

Hope it helps as it worked for me ;)

[SteveWr]

ohmygod.
im facing this stupid problem for the past 2 days.
im going nuts.
im using windows vista, IE 7, adobe flasher 9.
tried those methods mentioned above, but it doesn't work.

anyone has any other options?

i dont have that message pooping out about java or the player.
it just wont load.

thanks.

OH MY GOD ! HOW i havent thrown my PC outta the window is anyones guess !!! I have spent ,,,,, literally 7 and half hours tryin to sort this out , i tried EVERY step available and the thing that did it was disabling the add blocker in NORTON , which b t w I dont even use as its expired !!!

Phew !! fingers crossed it will carry on working !

Good luck guys

[karel]

I had the same problem just now!

My solution: choose any video, press ctrl+F5 on your keyboard and magic!

Hope it helps as it worked for me ;)

it worked for me too, don't know why but having tried all the other suggestions to no avail I have to thank you from the bottom of my keyboard

[Frustr8ed]

After trying every suggestion above to no avail, I finally got the YouTube videos to play by turning off Parental Controls in the add-on pack in my Norton Internet Security. I hope this helps some of you who are just as frustrated as I was.

[Vison88xl9]

Hello all,
I have the same problems recently and came across your forum topic and tried several suggestions to no avail. What worked for me was that after uninstalling Java after one of the members suggested it was preventing the video from working, I then reinstalled it about 20 minutes later ( by that time I had got to the end of all the suggestions ) and BINGO - the whole show started working perfectly. I am under no doubt that this was the main factor behind this problem so if it worked for me, I hope it works for you too. Good hunting all. ( Running XPand Firefox ) disabling Norton had no effect by the way.