Can't watch videos!!
04-23-2013, 04:53 PM
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Can't watch videos!!
Guys I need your help! I can't watch any videos posted to RCU on my Asus laptop, it has Windows 8, but I only work on desktop mode. I can got to youtube and I can watch them, but none posted here. The video pops up and if I press play, I can hear the video, but I can't see it. any ideas?
04-24-2013, 02:36 AM
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
Update Java and the Adobe Flash player. If that fails, try updating your video drivers. If you need help doing either of those, pm me.
04-24-2013, 03:07 AM
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
Well I went to the Adobe website and it says that Adobe with Windows 8 is always updating when it needs to. I tried just looking for Adobe in the programs bar, but on desktop mode, there isn't a start menu to look at all the programs.
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ORIGINAL: DieHard1207
Restart your computer. If that doesn't work, pm Darkfire. He's a confuser genius!
Restart your computer. If that doesn't work, pm Darkfire. He's a confuser genius!
04-24-2013, 04:28 AM
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
ORIGINAL: redfisher1974
Don't think those two get along well...lol
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Restart your computer. If that doesn't work, pm Darkfire. He's a confuser genius!
Restart your computer. If that doesn't work, pm Darkfire. He's a confuser genius!
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling "Why dont embedded youtube videos load". It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling "Why dont embedded youtube videos load". It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
I did the whole -properties>internet options>advanced>reset and it still didn't work. I have googled it and can't come up with anything useful to me. It is harder to navigate the windows 8, even on the desktop mode because there are still things different.
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ORIGINAL: DarkFire989
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
Netscape Navigator is better.
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
ORIGINAL: The Hedgehog
Chrome sucks.
Netscape Navigator is better.
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I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
Netscape Navigator is better.
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
I'm still betting video drivers dude. Windows 8 is still new, drivers aren't very good yet. See if you can get a better or more recent windows 8 video chipset driver. What does it have for a video card? Or is it the Intel integrated Ivybridge stuff?
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
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I'm still betting video drivers dude. Windows 8 is still new, drivers aren't very good yet. See if you can get a better or more recent windows 8 video chipset driver. What does it have for a video card? Or is it the Intel integrated Ivybridge stuff?
I'm still betting video drivers dude. Windows 8 is still new, drivers aren't very good yet. See if you can get a better or more recent windows 8 video chipset driver. What does it have for a video card? Or is it the Intel integrated Ivybridge stuff?
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
Well we got it from best buy, but they have so many online, I don't know exactly which one it is. It is an Asus without the touch screen windows 8 lol. I can get the model number tonight to get the exact one.
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
ORIGINAL: The Hedgehog
Chrome sucks.
Netscape Navigator is better.
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I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
Netscape Navigator is better.
BTW, here are the drivers;http://support.asus.com/download.asp...=en&p=3&m=K55A
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
Right, if your windows 8 is 32 bit, download this...
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...=3498&lang=eng
If your windows 8 is 64 bit, download this...
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...=3498&lang=eng
If after installing these drivers, anything strange happens, revert back to the Asus 'VGA' driver, found here...
http://support.asus.com/download.asp...=en&p=3&m=K55A
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...=3498&lang=eng
If your windows 8 is 64 bit, download this...
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...=3498&lang=eng
If after installing these drivers, anything strange happens, revert back to the Asus 'VGA' driver, found here...
http://support.asus.com/download.asp...=en&p=3&m=K55A
04-25-2013, 11:43 PM
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
I did, but if you check the dates on the Asus drivers, they are a LOOOOONG time out of date. In fact, they are dated a week BEFORE the release of Windows 8. The Intel drivers were updated a few days ago. 
05-28-2013, 11:50 AM
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RE: Can't watch videos!!
Fina;;y got it fixed. Adobe pushed out an update a few weeks ago lol. I just didn't notice as I have been watching YouTube on my TV or IPod.
05-30-2013, 04:21 PM
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ORIGINAL: redfisher1974
I thought they went under in 2007....
ORIGINAL: The Hedgehog
Chrome sucks.
Netscape Navigator is better.
ORIGINAL: DarkFire989
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
I hate you cummins. (joke)
I personally run Google Chrome and Flash is built into it which doesn't cause any issues. Try googling ''Why dont embedded youtube videos load''. It might be your cache and or cookies as well. Try deleting those.
Netscape Navigator is better.
Firefox is mozillas new product which replaced netscape navigator
prior to netscape the product was called Mosaic (which I started out on
)From what I remember the name changed due to firefox being made on a whole new core (geko) than netscape was
