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

[mustang2500]

to turn off ad blocker just go tools in the IE browser and click pop up blocker

anyways, i think i fixed my problem, all i had to do was stop google web accelerator and presto!

[scoresomegore]

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

omg thank u i tried every other thing i had seen and i was like wth this isnt gonna work but i did it anyway and it worked thank u very much ^^

[ridderke]

Hello all !!!

this might sound a bit over the edge but....
use firefox......an d.....problem solved ;-)

[tharden3]

newbs.... .

[fluffyworshipper]

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

Thank you sooooo much!! I was so frustrated not being able to get on to YouTube and had installed and re-installed Flash Player repeatedly. This worked like a charm. You're my hero!!!!

[daveytindle]

YouTube is not working on IE7 (THIS FIX WORKED !!!!!)

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Re: YouTube is not working on IE7
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daveytindle wrote:
In most situation, the problem is about flash player.

one way is to go to the website, download one and install. However, it might not work for some users because of the security policy. The alternative way is to:

1, Locate the following path:

C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\Macromed\F lash

2, if you find a exe file named: FlashUtil9b. Double click it and the flash player will be updated,reinsta lled or fixed.

if you find a exe file named: GetFlash. Double click it and the flash player will be downloaded and installed.

Hope this helps.







Thanks!!! This was the perfect fix for my situation. I was also having trouble with videos not playing in IE, though they worked fine in Firefox. I had not been able to update the Flash Player from the Adobe site, even though it showed as being loaded properly. However, when I looked at the exe file (see path in daveytindle post) it still showed as several months old. I did as daveytindle suggested and when I double clicked on the FlashUtil9b file, it prompted me to update it. I did that, restarted the computer, and now videos show on IE!!! Thanks again, daveytindle.

[janebush08]

Just install new version of flash... that should help you... provided your system configuration is supporting...

[yusoff12345]

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.microsoft.com/?kbid=831430

it works thanks...... Thanks Thanks Thanks my friends....
I love this site yehhhhh
Keep rockin

[jhouse102]

After several tries, I discovered a very simple solution for the youtube videos problem:

Just go to this website: http://www.softwarepat ch.com/ Search for flash player

and download and install this file. I guess the problem of everybody is because the link on youtube´s website downloads a "non functional file ". this is my personal opinion........

This new .msi file will solve you the problem and you can decide to use IE, or FIREFOX or whatever browser you like most ! All the programs will work again.

Good luck

Thank you so much! This worked for me.

[vikraminside]

Go to this site:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
and download and run Windows Flash Player 9 Active X control content debugger for IE. I also downloaded the Flash projector content debugger for windows just for good measure. It works fine now.


<Fingers>

Great job!!!
Hats off to u :)

I created an account just to say this to you.
Keep it up buddy.

[vikraminside]

Sorry I was browsing this subject because my computer is having the same problem with youtube but theres something I feel I really need to correct here. There is absolutely no association between Java and javascript. Javascript is an internet browser programing language, where as java is a complex programing language made by sun microsystems and is closely related to c and c++. youtube uses javascript for some dynamic stuff where as limewire is made with java. deleting all the java off your computer won't effect things that use javascript to run at all but will prevent java apps and executables made in java from working.

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Javascript is an abridged version of java. The problem in this forum is supposed to relate to flash file playing in youtube site. It was surprising to see the same youtube video playing from a site which embeds flash contents (such as www.orkut.com). The content debugger from installation from adobe solves this issue. Thanks to fingers who posted this brilliant fix. This fix will do world of good for millions of users. Hope people on yahoo answers get some feathers out of this brilliant fix and let them know how to select the correct fix like this one.

[Nepomuk]

Javascript is an abridged version of java.

That is simply not true. JavaScript was developed with Java's syntax in mind and has some similarities, but it's a different language with different functions. What you said is similar to saying "Java is an abridged version of English" - of course the Java codewords are all English (or abbreviated from English words), but Java and English serve totally different functions (telling a computer what to do or communicating with other humans).

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[busterboy]

I've been having the same trouble with youtube not working. It was freaking scary!! Anyway, thankfully the advise below worked great and within 1 minute I was back in business. Install from this site:

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I would like to know how my computer got that way in the first place. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CLUE HOW THIS HAPPENS? I'd like to know.

[sally32]

After several tries, I discovered a very simple solution for the youtube videos problem:

Just go to this website: http://www.softwarepat ch.com/ Search for flash player

and download and install this file. I guess the problem of everybody is because the link on youtube´s website downloads a "non functional file ". this is my personal opinion........

This new .msi file will solve you the problem and you can decide to use IE, or FIREFOX or whatever browser you like most ! All the programs will work again.

Good luck

Phew. I had to join this site to Thank you.

I have been looking for a fix for weeks.
This patch worked for Opera and Flock (XPsp3).

Note: make sure you dl the correct patch.


THANK YOU.

[MartinB]

Oh, man this issue was driving miss daisy...uh, sorry...driving me crazy.

DO EVERYTHING that everyone above suggested BUT then make sure you go to your internet options (MS Explorer any version) and then go to the SECURITY tab and flip your security level from "Medium-high" to Medium.

Reboot ANY browser after this and for some reason you'll see all the video thumbnails and basic script will no longer be sprawled all over the left-hand side of a really funky-wrong looking webpage that looks like a throwback to the mid-nineties.

Definitely update all the FLASH stuff and the Active X fixes recommended, as aforementioned.

Good luck next guy...
MCB