Many many people face the same problem using Firefox and Internet Explorer, you click on a YouTube video, it starts, two seconds later, finished. Or rather, it stops. If your YouTube video stops after two seconds, this tip is for you..
I have seen many many people say that you need to go back to previous restore point, change config or DNS settings, delete programs, upgrade drivers, buffer problems, change start-up settings, restart PC or blah blah blah..forget it. You do not need to do anything so drastic…
So your YouTube video freezes after 2 seconds, simply close your browser. All tabs, the lot. When prompted to restart windows or firefox, do not restore all opened tabs. Start again *from fresh* and hey presto, youtube will work as normal..
That’s magic – and will save you hours of sodding about.
I’ve never had that specific problem but I do quit Firefox quite frequently out of principal cos it does tend to get into a ‘tizzy’ otherwise.
The TG has reloaded the previous version of Firefox btw because of all the problems with bookmarks – she’s getting worryingly boffinish ……..
Indeed my Firefox just dies after a few hours. I try to use Chrome where I can but I do miss my FF add-ins.
Oooh, fantastic tip! Now we can watch Strictly at the beach with absolutely no interruptions … 😉
Looks like this has been fixed by the new Flash player 10.
RWW has the scoop@ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/flash_10_released_finally_flash_works_in_firefox_again.php
For me, YouTube freezes instantly, Adobe Flash Player crashes, the Firefox is forced to close. I have tried chrome and i still get the same problem. I have tried what you have said and that doesn’t work.
I also have the latest version of flash player and firefox.