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

[alienmojo]

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?

[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:

[deleted]

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

[MartinB]

One more thing.

The solutions only partly worked in my case. Randomly, I'll have no thumbnails on parts of the page, then sometimes never then sometimes all.

...But I found the cure once again...

After doing all the recommended steps above, HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY before you open any browser. It's a bypass feature that will allow the video thumbnails to draw from whatever site is being blocked by whatever is blocking them.

Now if Youtube fixes their code, all will be better.
MartinB

[bluetoff]

Just been on another site as I have the same problem, and apparently there is a problem with the latest version of Flash (version 10). I am unable to view anything flash at the mo, youtube, bbc iplayer

[Huncrew]

Well i've got the same problem but its a little different, I have just uploaded a new video, and thought about seeing if i pressed F5 10 times, would i get 10 views? all that happened after i rapidly tapped it was a sign come up saying

Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.
but you see, i have the latest flash and and java, and youtube videos work on any other site,and its getting really annoying now with not being able to play youtube videos, by repeatedly pressing F5 have i changed something? please somebody help!

[soundsgud2me]

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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.

I registered an account here tonite just to thank you for solving this problem.
Thank you very much daveytindle !

[mor31il]

Basically I believe that the problem involves 3 issues
Java component, flash player, updates
My problem was the same and it started basically in weird way
I just replaced a modem to connect via cable the other day
And got the same problem of showing YouTube in a funny way
All corrupted and with the bottom of the explorer with an error
Which says "error" trying to find what the error I was getting?
A funny "object missing"
I have tried updating flash component via adobe = no luck
Tried to play with sun/Microsoft java machine to see if it works = no luck
Tried to mess with i.e. settings regarding java, even lowered it to low settings on all security 4 regions = no such luck

Solution came:
After trying even the patch adobe released with no luck
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...e1_flash10.zip

Which was suppose to fix this hell, no such luck

Even tried installing other browsers such as: Avant Browser, Safari = no luck
Tried to install ie8 beta version = same s*it

What do you need to do to solve this problam:

Finally I remembered a funny thing
While I was working long time ago at an i.s.p in Israel, I came a cross a solution
That fixed in a funny way i.e. errors, errors that were different…

And I told my self …well I tried all, what the hell lets try it
Solution: download Netscape 7.2 from:
http://http.netscape.com.edgesuite.n...Setup-Full.exe

Uninstall from add/remove programs any Flash Player versions completely (so there will not be any of them on your system)
Install Netscape 7.2 after words
Complete installation
Close all browsers, and open Netscape 7.2, surf to:
www.youtube.com

And you will see that YouTube works fine
In a wired way…open any browser including i.e.
And surf to YouTube
It all works now
And even without the flash player component (you can check to see that there is no flash player activex on add/remove programs and it still works fine…and even better)

Some thinking afterwards…
I came to a conclusion that either java component was corrupted
Either adobe by releasing updates corrupted the flash player component
Because it works fine now on all browsers even without the flash player component installed
p.s. when you install Netscape 7.2 it installs all registry damaged and java relevant components that solves all browsers and I had 5 of them, in all of them YouTube now works fine!

Hope I helped you all
And you wont deal with this s*it no more

Yours
Mor Halevy
Israel