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Re: Not able to play a video? What's your error message?

muppetfan33

For the past several months, each time a video is finished downloading
on you tube, I can't play it back, and there are no error messages. I
just hit the play button, and nothing happens. How do I fix this?

On Jul 18, 6:38 am, adamatova wrote:

> You might also want to check out your browser if you're using FF 3.0
> (latest release) APPARENTLY this is an ongoing issue with many -http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=710475

> cheers,
> joy

> On Jul 18, 5:34 am, YouTube Anna wrote:

> > It seems like many of us here are having trouble with watching videos,
> > and there's also some confusion regarding the error messages. I'm
> > going to try and simplify things:

> > 1. Error message: Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an
> > old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player

> > We recommend: Following the steps listed athttp://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57669

> > Additionally, you could try clearing your browser's cache and cookies
> > and try again.

> > If this doesn't fix it please continue reading.

> > 2. Error Message: We're sorry this video is no longer available (the
> > steps below are also applicable to the previous error message)

> > We recommend: Disabling software such as Google Web Accelerator which
> > might be causing this issue. We have found that users with ad-blocking
> > software enabled may not be able to see videos due to a conflict with
> > the flash detection code.

> > Please add to this thread with quick fixes that helped you with the
> > issue.

> > 3. Error message- “Your video is unavailable”-

> > We recommend:  Editing your video's tags, title or description. This
> > might help you play it. Please remember this is only for a video that
> > our site said was Live!. Also, it's only applicable to a video that
> > was uploaded by you. In this case,

> > For updates on this, please visit our Current Site Issues Page athttp://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs

> > Please know we're working on making all this work without a glitch and
> > would love to hear any workarounds from you. In the
> > meanwhile, we appreciate your patience, and truly regret the
> > inconvenience.

> > Thanks,
> > YouTube Anna- Hide quoted text -

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