cannot watch youtube

• ORIGAMIST

  14 Mar 11, 12:07

  Hi 

  I just got a new lappy and I realised I cannot watch the youtube movies.  I had tried the suggested solution by the website but to no avail.

  I removed whatever version of flash I had in the system using the uninstaller and reinstall the latest version.  I also remove the download manager but still cannot watch the movie.

  However, I can watch those clip that is attached to eg, Yahoo's new etc... 

  Can anyone help?

  Thanks a lot

   

• Call4ljw

  14 Mar 11, 18:41

  Internet browser in question?

• ORIGAMIST

  15 Mar 11, 14:41

  Originally posted by Call4ljw:

  Internet browser in question?

  
  Internet Explorer 8

• Nelstar

  15 Mar 11, 14:57

  Flash installed? How about memory protection, is it disabled?

• ORIGAMIST

  15 Mar 11, 15:51

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  Flash installed? How about memory protection, is it disabled?

  
  yes, flash ver 10

  err... memory protection ?  what is that ?

• Nelstar

  15 Mar 11, 15:57

  Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.

  Under security look for memory protection, uncheck the option.

  Also check if ActiveX is enabled.

  Should work if FB works.

• ORIGAMIST

  15 Mar 11, 16:07

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.

  Under security look for memory protection, uncheck the option.

  Also check if ActiveX is enabled.

  Should work if FB works.

  
  Tried.. but it doesn't allow me to uncheck the memory protection ..

• Nelstar

  15 Mar 11, 16:27

  Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:

  
  Tried.. but it doesn't allow me to uncheck the memory protection ..

  You need to uncheck the option in Administrator mode. Try right click and run-as. Make sure you use an account with administrative privileges.

  

• Nelstar

  15 Mar 11, 16:27

  Dewpeekcat

• ORIGAMIST

  15 Mar 11, 17:14

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  You need to uncheck the option in Administrator mode. Try right click and run-as. Make sure you use an account with administrative privileges.

  

  
  The option is dimmed..  so the right option seem to be disabled...  unable to do anything

• ORIGAMIST

  15 Mar 11, 17:14

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  Dewpeekcat

  
  sorry... what's this?

• Nelstar

  15 Mar 11, 17:31

  Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:

  
  The option is dimmed..  so the right option seem to be disabled...  unable to do anything

  Try running firefox portable and see if you have the same issues.

  http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

  

• ORIGAMIST

  16 Mar 11, 16:08

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  Try running firefox portable and see if you have the same issues.

  http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

  

  
  hi..  I had downloaded the firefox,,, so what's next ?

   

• Nelstar

  16 Mar 11, 16:12

  Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:

  
  hi..  I had downloaded the firefox,,, so what's next ?

   

  You should be able to run the self-extractor named firefoxportableapps.exe or something like that.

  After than it creates a folder called firefox

  run firefoxportable.exe

  Try the website you having issues with.

• ORIGAMIST

  17 Mar 11, 13:45

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  You should be able to run the self-extractor named firefoxportableapps.exe or something like that.

  After than it creates a folder called firefox

  run firefoxportable.exe

  Try the website you having issues with.

  
  Hey ...  it works !!!!  thanks alot ...

• Nelstar

  17 Mar 11, 13:52

  I think the problem most likely is due to the ActiveX controls on your IE.

  Using alternative browsers such as Firefox or Chrome should ease the trouble configuring ActiveX (and also lower security risks when trying to manage ActiveX).

  

• ORIGAMIST

  17 Mar 11, 15:31

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  I think the problem most likely is due to the ActiveX controls on your IE.

  Using alternative browsers such as Firefox or Chrome should ease the trouble configuring ActiveX (and also lower security risks when trying to manage ActiveX).

  

  
  noted and thanks again

• playmemory

  19 Mar 11, 22:26

  try uninstall the flash player. download the exe file installer and try again. sometime activex did not work due to proxy cache error. it always happen. good luck.