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

[vibertro]

How to enable java script

This is how to enable Java Script....


Open Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click Internet.
Click Custom Level. (Fig.1)
Scroll down to Active scripting.
Click Enable (or Prompt). (Fig.2)
Click OK.
Click Yes.
Click OK.

:)

[Jeremy Mott]

Tried all these tips and nothing worked.

I mainly wanted the Mathletics website to work for my son, but guessed most hints and tips would come from You Tube not working.

What I decided to do in the end, was update my Internet Explorer from 6 to 8, and hey presto, all videos from all sites work!

Hope this helps some one.

[dtseckinger]

Both youtube and Limewire won't work for me anymore and I don't know why. I downloaded both recent Java and Flash downloads. What can the problem be?

video wont work message says you may have java off or need new flash player. i tried tools on browser homepage to internet options to programs to manage add ons to shockwave flash object. select enable

[cteneyck]

Thanks to fingers' post of November 20th, 2006, 08:52 AM -- the content debugger fixed the issue for me -- xp firefox and ie.

I posted a reference to this thread on youtube -- http://www.google.com/support/forum/...046f1381b308c9

THANKS!

[GoogleGuts]

Driver update

Running Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit edition

Well I tried all of the tips:

1) Tried to update Adobe Flash by going to C:\Windows\Syst em32\Macromed\F lash\FlashUtil9 d.exe and running it as Administrator
a) It updated but didn't change anything. I still got that flash/java error message

2) I Uninstalled Flash then reinstalled it and that sort of worked. More of the web page appeared (thumbnails) but I still got that flash/java error message and there was no way to update the C:\Windows\Syst em32\Macromed because the file was gone.

3) And yes, I went to the Java home page to download the newest application. Resulting in no changes.

4) I even disabled my Kaspersky and edited Internet Options and added YouTube as a trusted site. Still no change.

5) Since I was running FireFox, I tried all of the tips for it:
a) disabling Adblock did not work
b) downloading extra Java addons for FireFox didn't work

HOWEVER, I was also running FireFox NoScript and even though I was allowing content from the YouTube site, it didn't exactly change anything but when I "Temporaril y allowed ALL CONTENT" from the site, I gained full function of the YouTube Content.

On an unrelated note, I had background sound, like music, but I couldn't hear people talking. A driver update took care of that problem and now it seems all of the bugs have been worked out of my YouTube Flash/Java Error situation.

Hope this helps some of you.

[goodgirl24]

Java etc.

If you have tried enabling your java script and fiddled with the .dll files it could be something as simple as a hardware issue try to update your video card drivers event though thats unlikely. Adobe has patches for your version of player and updates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtzY1PP18EY I hope i that helps good luck!

[orangeman]

I finnaly got it to work :) This was too driving me absolutely nuts, All i did was uninstall Java as i noticed i was running possibly an older version even though i had downloaded the latest version of java and tried to install it which didnt work. My advice is to try and unistall java from your computer then go to http://www.java.com/en/ and download it again. Good Luck

[kingofsorrow]

well i tried a different method. i tihnk i might have overlooked the suggestion and might re-submit the same solution but try reinstalling mozilla firefox.

[Grendiazer]

Ok, for anyone having this problem here is a solution I've found that seems to always work for me. I've had this problem several times, and whatever I tried before didn't seem to work, I do have the latest flash version installed after even having totally removed the old version and reinstalling from scratch the new one and also I have javascript enabled. The problem seems to be with youtube itself.

After getting fed up of searching google, I seem to have found a fix for the problem whenever I've had it, which is to delete all my Internet explorer temporary files and history pages (Under Internet explorer 8 the way to do this is: Click on Tools menu and select Internet Options, then under browsing history tick the box "delete browsing history on exit" so that it's selected, then click delete and ensure "Temporary Internet Files", "Cookies", "History", "Form Data", "Passwords" and "InPrivate Filtering Data" are all selected and click delete - Beware though that this WILL of course delete all your temp internet files and your browsing history so if you want to keep this for whatever reason don't do this but you don't need to delete your favorites links so make sure it's unticked). Once you've done this close Internet explorer and restart your PC. Youtube videos should then work on either Internet explorer or Firefox.

Hope this helps

[insert1namehere]

Okay, if anyone is getting "An error occurred, please try again later" Message when trying to play a video (when you clicked on it from Related Videos), just get rid of "&feature=relat ed" on it.

[swathim007]

Hi friends, I solved the problem by doing this...This looks so simple

After battering myself against the glass for a few days I got through the following...I kept getting the "Flash
Installation 10,0,22,87 installed", but couldn't see the "Flash
Movie",(you tube) which is just the "F" flying around in the red field
go to:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...Id=tn_19166&sl...
the page title is "Troublesho ot Adobe Flash Player Installation for
Windows"
click on # 3, Troublshoot Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
scroll down to just above question #4 and find bold print that reads
"If the active X control for Flash Player fails to install, download
the executable installer"

Click on download, save to desktop, then install. Close all applications before running installer. Once you saved flash player file on desktop make sure you restart the computer before running the file. (start fresh then run the file saved in your desktop). you can install a new adobe flash player only after uninstalling all your existing flash player versions.

Confirm Flash installation by going to:

https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

This restored my ability to view on YouTube...hope it helps you !!!

All the best friends..

[Annie Nonnymous]

"Kiss of death" Java/Flash notice with Firefox 3.6

Poly Geek.com had some solutions to the problem of "You have either java turned off or need to update flash" notice. They said it had to do with adblocking
and the "ad.doubleclick .net". Anyway, I have firefox,3.6, with "adblockplu s". I went into adblock, "preference s", and unchecked:"ad.d oubleclicknet./adi/N4270.specifc/B4781090;sz=160 x600;click=..." clicked ok, closed firefox, reopened firefox, and it worked!. Hope this helps if anyone had this problem with Firefox 3.6.. and has adblock.

[mnani]

try to re install ie its fine better to identifying problem then recover from that