YouTube will not work

**Methanar** · 2012-10-11, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Rinoa

As I mentioned, I've tried Firefox, Opera, IE and Chrome - both as "normal" browsers, without addons, and fresh installs. Doesn't work.

What does my link do for you.

**foil** · 2012-10-12, 12:41 AM

Maybe you accidentally something on a firewall popup and blocked youtube stream from pc. Try turning firewall off n try again?

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-12, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by foil

Maybe you accidentally something on a firewall popup and blocked youtube stream from pc. Try turning firewall off n try again?

I have, it doesn't help sadly.

---------- Post added 2012-10-12 at 08:38 AM ----------

Originally Posted by Methanar

What does my link do for you.

Couldn't connect to the page.

**Kuja** · 2012-10-12, 01:56 PM

I had a similar issue once. Removing the internet cable from the usb slot and plugging it into another slot helped. Though flushing your dns in command prompt should do the same trick with the command: ipconfig /flushdns

**Bluxwave** · 2012-10-12, 02:02 PM

either your going to have to go into the core of windows and start changing settings (registry, dll's ect)

or format and reinstall windows

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-12, 02:24 PM

Sadly I can't re-install windows as I don't have the Win7 thingy. When I purchased this computer it came with Vista and a free online upgrade to Win7, but that can't be accessed anymore which leaves me rather stuck. I don't want to go back to using Vista. >_<"

Any idea how I can go into the Windows caore and editing the settings without breaking anything?

**Methanar** · 2012-10-12, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Methanar

What does my link do for you.

That means you are being throttled in some way, whether its your router or isp, im not sure but that link I gave you is a directly link to the location that the video is saved on their servers. Call your isp and see if they ever censor/throttle service for any reason.

The guy who suggested flushdns was a good idea too,

Open up cmd and type "ipconfig /flushdns"

---------- Post added 2012-10-12 at 10:32 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Bluxwave

either your going to have to go into the core of windows and start changing settings (registry, dll's ect)

or format and reinstall windows

No. Willing to bet you don't know what the registry does either.

**Bluxwave** · 2012-10-13, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by Methanar

That means you are being throttled in some way, whether its your router or isp, im not sure but that link I gave you is a directly link to the location that the video is saved on their servers. Call your isp and see if they ever censor/throttle service for any reason.

The guy who suggested flushdns was a good idea too,

Open up cmd and type "ipconfig /flushdns"

---------- Post added 2012-10-12 at 10:32 PM ----------

No. Willing to bet you don't know what the registry does either.

exuse me ive been going into the registry for 15 years

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia"

check there and maybe search all over the place for macromedia

/flushdns is already done... read

use this: http://wpkf.codeplex.com/

get your key

download windows install

install with key

also have u tried disabling every firewall|?? there will be two one on your computer and one on your network router

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-14, 05:40 PM

I have disabled the firewall on my computer, but not the one on my router. How would I go about doing that?

And I don't think it's my router or ISP throttling YouTubes video stream - mostly because my provider never ever throttles anything, but also because I can access YouTube on both my phone, my old crappy laptop, my girlfriends old laptop and her new laptop; all through the very same router and ISP with no issues what so ever.

**quaketek** · 2012-10-14, 05:44 PM

Try the HTML5 trial perhaps? youtube.com/html5

**Methanar** · 2012-10-14, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Rinoa

I have disabled the firewall on my computer, but not the one on my router. How would I go about doing that?

And I don't think it's my router or ISP throttling YouTubes video stream - mostly because my provider never ever throttles anything, but also because I can access YouTube on both my phone, my old crappy laptop, my girlfriends old laptop and her new laptop; all through the very same router and ISP with no issues what so ever.

In your address bar type "http://192.168.0.1" and then login to your router.

The default for most routers should be admin and leave the password space blank.

Check to make sure that there are no filters being applied and try putting your computer's mac address in the dmz.

**Zao** · 2012-10-14, 05:56 PM

I recently also had some problems with Youtube. For me changing my DNS to 8.8.8.8 did the trick.

**jries** · 2012-10-14, 05:56 PM

Try going back into Chrome's plugins (about

lugins or chrome://plugins/), find FLASH (make sure you click the + sign next to "Details" in the top right corner to expand the menus) and disable pepperflash, as shown in the attached image.

**TEHPALLYTANK** · 2012-10-14, 06:00 PM

Update adobe flash, version 11.3 is a bit screwed get 11.4 instead.

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-16, 12:36 PM

For some strange reason I can't access my router through 192.168.0.1 - this has never happened before. Will try to change DNS to 8.8.8.8 now

Can't seem to find where I change my DNS server, even though I've done it countless of times. I'm a goldfish I suppose, any pointers?

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-18, 02:07 PM

Bleh. No more tips?

**Elenion** · 2012-10-18, 02:53 PM

Have you tried using it from entirely different network/internet connection? (one that you know it works for everyone else that uses it)
Just to rule out possibility of connection related issue from troubleshooting.

---------- Post added 2012-10-18 at 10:56 AM ----------

Originally Posted by Rinoa

For some strange reason I can't access my router through 192.168.0.1 - this has never happened before. Will try to change DNS to 8.8.8.8 now

Can't seem to find where I change my DNS server, even though I've done it countless of times. I'm a goldfish I suppose, any pointers?

If you can't access your router, then try unplug the power of router for 10 seconds then plug back in.

**Bluxwave** · 2012-10-18, 03:35 PM

rinoa----

open network and sharing centre
change adaptor settings
DLclick the LAN connection thats active
go to details
see your network IPs (gateway and DHCP) is router

go back to local area connection status
click properties
click TCP IPv4
click properties

theres ure dns

**Rinoa** · 2012-10-18, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Zao

I recently also had some problems with Youtube. For me changing my DNS to 8.8.8.8 did the trick.

This worked!

Thank you so much, I cannot even begin to tell you how much I appreciate the help everyone. You're all absolutely awesome, and you have my gratitude. ^_^

**margret875** · 2012-10-24, 05:00 PM

Maybe your fire wall or antivirus is blocking...

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