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

[Fantazi]

I got a problem too... I can't even go on youtube. >.<

[anghellic]

k, so im having this problem...actua lly a few minutes ago i was enjoying ROn james on youtube and when i was finished with one clip i went ot move onto the next but youtube said "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. " so i was like okay. i installed the player, still nothing. i googled the problem and tried absolutly EVERYTHING...ev en all the suggestions on here and still NOTHING!!! Im running on IE and im pretty sure its IE7 but not entirely sure...im a total blonde when it comes to computers...lik e the technical stuff so if your going to tell me something to do, please very VERY detailed with your instructions or ill be asking LOTS of questions and ill prolly make a mistake somewhere.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!! i happen to like watching videos on youtube and i dont want to have to not be able to use it. i know this has happened to me before but at the time i was having ALOT of other problems with my computer so i just took it into a shop and they fixxed it, oh yeah i also noticed that when im youtube, or even some facebook applications... that at the bottom of the IE window, where the little blue 'e' is supposed to be that most of the time when im tryna watch a youtube video or use facebook stuff that instead of the blue 'e' theres a little yellow triangle with a '!' in it and it says 'error on page' or 'done, but with errors on page' could this be a problem to??? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

[anghellic]

k, so im having this problem...actua lly a few minutes ago i was enjoying ROn james on youtube and when i was finished with one clip i went ot move onto the next but youtube said "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. " so i was like okay. i installed the player, still nothing. i googled the problem and tried absolutly EVERYTHING...ev en all the suggestions on here and still NOTHING!!! Im running on IE and im pretty sure its IE7 but not entirely sure...im a total blonde when it comes to computers...lik e the technical stuff so if your going to tell me something to do, please very VERY detailed with your instructions or ill be asking LOTS of questions and ill prolly make a mistake somewhere.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!! i happen to like watching videos on youtube and i dont want to have to not be able to use it. i know this has happened to me before but at the time i was having ALOT of other problems with my computer so i just took it into a shop and they fixxed it, oh yeah i also noticed that when im youtube, or even some facebook applications... that at the bottom of the IE window, where the little blue 'e' is supposed to be that most of the time when im tryna watch a youtube video or use facebook stuff that instead of the blue 'e' theres a little yellow triangle with a '!' in it and it says 'error on page' or 'done, but with errors on page' could this be a problem to??? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

haha so me again...i went though all the posts again to make sure i didnt miss any ideas and lo-and-behold...I DID!! i found that the ctrl+F5 worked for me, but i have to use it EVERY time i pick a video...so maybe someone could suggest a more permanant solution thatd be grately appreciated.... spanx!<3

[megamania500]

Hello everyone,

I've had the same problem that just appeared tonight. After upgrading to adobe flashplayer 9, downloading and using the flashplayer 9 debugger, doing a system restore back to a week ago, messing with my firewall and security settings (and returning them back to what they were because that didn't make a difference), and deleting cookies and clearing my internet history, I still had no luck.

Then I deleted the files in "temporary internet files", including all offline content, and that fixed the issue.

Back to normal!

How I did it in case you don't know how, just follow this path:

control panel>internet options>tempora ry internet files>delete files (and all offline content....I don't know if checking this box made a difference, but I checked it)

I hope this helps someone!!

[magixx]

i am also having the same problem but i encountered it not only in youtube but in all video playing sites like veoh etc... as i remember i started having this problem when accidentally moved a folder when i was listening on my winamp i dont know what folder that is then when i tried to watch youtube i doesnt work when i right click on the blank area where the video is supposed to show it says "movie not loaded".. i tried everything above and disable my pop-up blocker and my anti virus but it doesnt work ... then i tried to download adobe flash player (http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downl.../2/index.html).. there is supposed to be a gold bar on top of my browser to alert the download proccess but it doesnt show i waited 10 mins but nothing happened.. T_T can u plss help... i reaaaaalllyy think its about that stupid folder that i accidentally moved but i realy forgot what is that folder... if you could guess what folder could cause this problem? please help me... T_T

[Kalabbe980]

I'm having such a hard time with my computer. One day I got on my account, and bam, the java was gone. Nothing works. All of the websites that use Java are almost like a stripped down version. I need some help. I've downloaded and fixed everything, I need answers.

[trulyunique15]

how do you clear your cache and cookies...i have a laptop with internet explorer

[trulyunique15]

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

where in norton can you disable your ad blocker?

[cruchot]

ok, this is for those who tried it all and still didn't fix the problem, because I was one of them..
well.. I installed modzilla. and youtube works just fine with it! at least for me, it does..
good luck!

[planet nibiru]

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.

yea mine was already off i turned it on it worked.even if i turn it on it works now thanks the norton anti virus parental control wouldve never thought of that thanks alot.everyone look up planet nibiru and nehilim on youtube.

[myke]

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

bravo, great solution, I was desperate too because I tried everyting, but just for the record, where have you got the idea to refresh with control :) thanks again, and allot!

[paddy0091]

Hello everyone,

I've had the same problem that just appeared tonight. After upgrading to adobe flashplayer 9, downloading and using the flashplayer 9 debugger, doing a system restore back to a week ago, messing with my firewall and security settings (and returning them back to what they were because that didn't make a difference), and deleting cookies and clearing my internet history, I still had no luck.

Then I deleted the files in "temporary internet files", including all offline content, and that fixed the issue.
Back to normal!

How I did it in case you don't know how, just follow this path:

control panel>internet options>tempora ry internet files>delete files (and all offline content....I don't know if checking this box made a difference, but I checked it)

I hope this helps someone!!

You are a star! This finally worked for me.

Had no YouTube working for about a month now, and finally it's running!

I'd tried EVERYTHING mentioned above, all of which didn't work for me, unyet this simple route did! Crazy considering I run a programme called 'CCleaner' that is specifically aimed at clearing up internet files..LOL

So I can now enjoy YouTube! thanks again.

Paddy.

P.S YouTube is now running on IE , but not Firefox..ahh well not a massive issue!

[felini]

bravo, great solution, I was desperate too because I tried everyting, but just for the record, where have you got the idea to refresh with control :) thanks again, and allot!

I forget where the idea came from. Glad it worked

[Banana71588]

Well, nothing has worked for me, of course. I do NOT have Norton Security, I redownloaded flash player, I checked up on my javascript, I got the debugger, I removed my firewall and ad/pop-up blockers (did nothing, so I put all of that right back on), deleted my cookies, tried the temporary internet files lift thing, and I'm pretty sure I tried some other things too, none of which works.

That goes without saying that the ctrl+F5 didn't working, either. Such a wonderfully simple solution. Of course that wouldn't work for me. Gah.

Anyway, the debugger did, in a sense, work. That definitely helped me the most, because now I'm at least able to watch youtube vids with my IE. There's always that. So, yay!

Unfortunately, I don't like IE. I use Mozilla. And Mozilla is what I want to keep using. PLEEEEEEEEASE! Somebody! Help! I'll try more later, but right now, after hours, I'm exhausted. I'm going to bed!

[aprilness]

Youtube was fine until 2 months ago. I tried the control refresh and control f5. Worked twice. I tried everything mentioned in this forum. Nothing works. One odd thing. I can still view the videos I had saved to a playlist at youtube by turning off Norton. Also, I can play a youtube video embedded on another web site. I have installed, reinstalled flash several times. Installed and tried Firefox. Enabled, disabled, enabled Javascript. The list goes on and it's a wonder my computer hasn't crashed from my frustration. Youtube is becoming less attractive but still a challenge. I have Windows XP. I'm sure some brilliant person will come up with an answer and save us!