# Help with YouTube, Please! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105 "2011-07-06T22:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/1 "2011-07-06T22:40:19Z")
I can’t get any videos to play on YouTube. The Play icon doesn’t show up on the videos. All I get is a black square with the Like, Don’t Like, etc, icons. 😕 I’ve got an Acer netbook and have never had trouble before. I’m running Win7 Starter edition, if that helps. Thanks, all! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/2 "2011-07-06T22:42:14Z")
Do you have a flashblocker installed? What browser are you running? Is it up to date? Have you tried a different browser? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/3 "2011-07-06T22:43:10Z")
Hey, me too. It started last night. I can play them with IE but not Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/4 "2011-07-06T22:46:00Z")
I’m running Google Chrome, not sure which version. If I do have a flash blocker it’s entirely by accident as I didn’t know they existed. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/5 "2011-07-06T22:49:46Z")
Not working in FireFox, either. Now what did I do? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/6 "2011-07-06T22:52:33Z")
You could try updating your browser. Is this limited to youtube or do other video sites work? ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/7 "2011-07-06T23:04:55Z")
The browser is the most updated version. I went to the Adobe site and followed their instructions and still nothing. Dammit, I hate when this stuff happens. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/8 "2011-07-06T23:06:25Z")
It’s only happening to youtube but I’ve discovered that if you add an “s” after the http, it will play. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/9 "2011-07-06T23:07:55Z")
Install any new firewall/virus-scanner/security-suite type software lately? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/10 "2011-07-06T23:13:26Z")
Not me. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/11 "2011-07-06T23:28:57Z")
Me, neither. So far I have done everything the Adobe site told me to do. I’ve restarted my browser and even shut off and restarted my computer. Nothing’s working. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/12 "2011-07-06T23:30:24Z")
I just tried adding the “s” to the http. That worked but do I have to do it every time? Something is wrong here. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/13 "2011-07-07T00:15:41Z")
Clear all your browser cache/cookies/temporary internet files. Then restart the browser. That will fix 90% of those kind of problems. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/14 "2011-07-07T18:54:27Z")
Worked! Thanks, everybody! ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-youtube-please/588105/15 "2011-07-07T19:40:24Z")
Glad to help!