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October 23, 2007
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javascript error - 'Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player...

  • October 23, 2007
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i have tried every single solution suggested by youtube, adobe, and whoever else has suggestions, and nothing works. in fact the problem continues to worsen. now i can't watch any youtube whatsoever. i get the javascript error everytime. i need to watch many of these videos for my work, and i CAN'T! can anyone help solve this issue before i'm homeless or commit suicide?
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    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    shareno the answer to your problem is 2 posts above yours... Try downloading the activex control.
    Known Participant
    October 24, 2007
    quote:

    Originally posted by: Brandon_Smith
    shareno the answer to your problem is 2 posts above yours... Try downloading the activex control.


    But we don't all use Mozilla. Some of us here still prefer IE7 for various reasons.
    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    HOLY FUCKIN A!! I downloaded that activex deal, istalled it, restarted the machine and now everything works fine! Hahaha! Thanks you sooo much.

    I downloaded the thing from here:

    http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/control.htm#source

    Scroll up just a few lines and you should see the link to download it.


    Hope this all works for you guys as well!

    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    Brandon_Smith

    there are like 6 different links how am i supposed to know which one you're talking about? i've already clicked on 2 of them and it didn't help at all.
    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    I didn't get around to sending a complaint, so obviously I didn't get that message... Make sure you post all the emails you get from them up here if you would be so kind....
    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    I just got that e-mail too, what a relief that it wasn't our computers or Adobe.
    Known Participant
    October 24, 2007
    quote:

    Originally posted by: jessicarn2
    I just got that e-mail too, what a relief that it wasn't our computers or Adobe.


    Yep, certainly saves us the trouble of reformatting or dicking around with our registry now that we know our PCs are'nt crazy.
    Known Participant
    October 24, 2007
    Looks like Youtube is admitting it's they're fault-

    > Hi there,
    >
    > Thanks for your email. It looks like the problem you're having is the
    > result of an issue with our website. Our engineers are working on
    > resolving this issue as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, you may want to
    > temporarily disable ad-blocking in your browser or security software.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Ayieno
    > The YouTube Team
    Participating Frequently
    October 24, 2007
    So why can't YouTube get off their lazy asses and fix this problem? Or at least make some sort of announcement about this issue and they are working on it etc....
    Known Participant
    October 24, 2007
    People I have BETTER Temporary FIX! Go search and watch your youtube videos on video.google.com! Now DON'T click on the actual youtube page link. Instead, click on where it says WATCH VIDEO HERE. It should play a working video embed on the google page itself. Here's an example - http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=WoW+toyota&sitesearch=
    Known Participant
    October 23, 2007
    Please continue to send your complaints on the link I posted to youtube. Flood these idiots with complaints until their message server crashes.
    New Participant
    October 23, 2007
    It appears that a lot of people are having Flash problems with Vista. Sony's Crackle site also does not work. After visiting MS forums --- I have tried every suggestion (uninstall, re-install, internet options, install of debug tool, etc.) and it still does not work on youtube or Crackle. I'm about out of ideas, but..... does anyone know what program is set up to handle swf files on a system that works..?? Flash Player is not listed in any of my file types --- and I don't know if it should be or not..??

    Hope some kind of solution comes soon.
    October 23, 2007
    I'm having the same problem, and I've tried all the methods mentioned. But I've noticed something: when I try to install the newest version of the flash player and click 'show details' it claims to be only installing for Opera, a browser which I used briefly before uninstalling a couple of months ago. It would help if the Adobe installer had a bit more interactivity, and one could set which browsers to use....
    Known Participant
    October 23, 2007
    I just said, Google Video - video.google.com and Liveleak - www.liveleak.com
    New Participant
    October 24, 2007
    Hi guys! i was having the same problem. i tried everything, i couldn't even download the flash player 9 and when i managed to download it(not from adobe's site) it didn't worked. Same thing for 3 weeks and using the IE. Finally, i downloaded mozilla firefox and Mozilla activeX control v1.7.12 (maybe that's what trully helped me solve the problem, really i don't know...sorry..) and after rebooting everything works fine. i can watch all the videos in youtube BUT ONLY using Mozilla, IE still doesn't works. So i don't think it's youtube's fault...
    New Participant
    October 24, 2007
    There is no such thing as a Mozilla Active-X control.

    Internet Explorer for Windows uses the Flash Player ActiveX control. ActiveX is the 'plugin' technology for IE (what used to be called 'COM' back in the day migrated into the activex subsystem).

    ALL other browsers Windows and on ALL other platforms (Mac/Linux/Sparc) use the Flash Player Plugin.

    They do the same thing, but they do it very differently. And the plugin is much less closely tied to the Windows registry/subsystems.

    I have to admit I installed Mozilla. Can no one explain a solution for people who aren't clued up on computer speak. Everytime I click on the "install now" the page reloads and all I'm left with is the same page. All my JavaScripts are enabled. Can't work out if it's me or YouTube...so confusing and annoying!