I can’t listen to videos on youtube nor can I listen to music on myspace or any online radio stations…?
Question by Saitoasis90: I can’t listen to videos on youtube nor can I listen to music on myspace or any online radio stations…?
but the thing is that I CAN listen to iTunes, windows multimedia, zune,
or any kind of software as long as is not online… my guess is
that it has something to do w/ a flash update or something of
it’s kind, but it hasn’t asked to download a newer version or anything
like that… any ideas? Not being able to listen to videos on youtube
makes me feel like a cave man {>.<}
i can't use veoh, watch free online movies and all because of this
problem :/
Best answer:
Answer by inukjuak90
I see questions just like yours every couple days on Yahoo about vids with NO SOUND,
so I recently did a whole lot of Googling, searching, reading
and poring over dozens of discussion threads and websites,
only to realize that there are no definitive answers out there.
The only semblance of a part-solution which kind of worked
for a few people would require you to either:
1 — fool around with your registry (which I am really against,
because that could screw up your computer);
2 — download some utility (which I’m also against, because
that kind of stuff is what maybe caused your problem in the
first place).
As such, I advise you to first clear your “Cookies”, “History”
and “Temporary Internet Files”, thus making your computer
“fresh” in YouTube’s eyes. My infamous “CHTIF” triple-cure
has resolved hundreds of YouTubers’ problems. So why not
yours. Be sure to shutdown/reboot after doing this:
Internet Explorer 6:
→ Tools → Internet Options
→ Delete Cookies → OK
→ Delete Files → OK
→ Clear History → Yes
→ OK
Internet Explorer 7:
→ Tools → Internet Options → Delete…
→ Delete files → Yes
→ Delete cookies → OK
→ Delete history → OK
→ Close (browsing history window)
→ OK
Mozilla Firefox 3:
→ Tools → Clear Private Data
[x] Browsing History
[x] Download History
[x] Saved Form and Search History
[x] Cache
[x] Cookies
→ Clear Private Data Now
Mozilla Firefox 3.5:
→ Tools → Clear Recent History
Time range to clear: → Everything
▼ Details
[x] Browsing & Download History
[x] Saved Form and Search History
[x] Cookies
[x] Cache
→ Clear Now
To clear your “cache” within IE 8, Safari, or Google Chrome,
please check out this other “Best Answer” of mine:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090604145307AAPbGic
If that does not do the trick, here’s some other suggestions:
♦ If you’ve got “accelerators”, get rid of them because most
of them conflict with YouTube. “Torrents”, “Ad blocks”, and
“Instant Messengers” also interfere with YouTube.
♦ There could also be conflicts with other video players that
you have installed (such as iTunes, Windows Media Player,
Real Player and QuickTime). Check all of their volumes too.
♦ The newer versions of Flash are frustrating a whole bunch
of YouTubers. Most updates are typically good for only one
thing: Software conflicts. If you’re using 1 of the 11 versions
of Flash 10, (there really are 11), you may want to consider
the Asker’s comments on this other “Best Answer” of mine:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081125075929AABZpVS
♦ If you got Firefox and insist on using Flash’s latest player,
make sure you include it as an add-on to your web browser.
♦ Some people found success by just closing their browser
and restarting it. A couple others rebooted, and one person
wrote to me recently saying that everything started working
magically again the next day with no effort on his part; thus
your problem might just be a temporary glitch.
If you’re able to determine the “cause” and its “cure”, could
you please click my avatar and let me know — so that I can
include it in my future Yahoo! Answers. One other apparent
cause so far seems to be music downloaded with “Torrents”.
I wish you the best of luck and hope that there’s something
in my long answer that will do the trick for you.
Here are 2 of the other possible solutions I described at the
very top. They might look old but they got positive feedback:
FIREFOX + VISTA:
zarin denatrose . wordpress . com / 2008 / 07 / 31 / fixing – sound – firefox – vista /
http://zarindenatrose.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/fixing-sound-firefox-vista/
WAVEMAPPER:
www . my digital life . info / 2007 / 08 / 15 / adobe-flash – no-sound – wavemapper-trick /
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/15/adobe-flash-no-sound-wavemapper-trick/
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