[allthegirls6]

why is it when i view something on utube i only get 5-10 secs of sound then the video stops. I have to keep pressing the button to play to get it to start again, then i only get another 5 secs and so on. Its driving me nuts

[Christina86]

hey (((((((atg)))))))) - I get that a lot of the time too... it usually has to do with your internet connection/speed and things of that nature. Or it's just a very large (size of) video and it takes a while to load - which it does in increments, like you've said.

[Perna]

How old is your computer? You need a good connection (cable) and lots of room and speed on your computer to get it to play smoothly. If your computer is more than 4-5 years old you probably aren't going to get good quality play.

Maybe their help screen will have more ideas that are more pertinent to what set up you have?

http://www.google.com/support/youtub...py?topic=10559

[Rhapsody]

The video is still trying to buff (load) - and some time they just never fully load.... that's when I just move on to another video.

[DocClyde]

Mine does that, but I have dial-up (yes, I have dial-up )

That could be your problem right there...

[Rhapsody]

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but I have dial-up (yes, I have dial-up )

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Oh NO Clyde........... say it isn't true.

[DocClyde]

LOL, yes its true, another reason I should be called Superman LOL

[allthegirls6]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

My computer is only about 2 years old and I have broadband silver from AOL. I used to be able to watch a youtube video with no problem.

As for dial -up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[Christina86]

Have you changed any of the settings on your computer recently? Have you tried clearing your cookies?

[Zorah]

Clyde !!!! how can you bear to run from dial-up ?

It's so SLOW, it drove us crazy

(((((atg6))))) we have an in house computer geek, we will ask him what might be happening. What OS are you using ?

(please, please, say it's not vista )

[DocClyde]

(((Zorah)))

It drives me crazy too

I guess I just got used to it

[allthegirls6]

Zorah,

What does OS mean. Im a bit of a computer idiot

[allthegirls6]

Problem solved - my computer fairy did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol I just went back into you tube and i can now watch a vidoe with no interuptions!

I wonder if if has something to do with the fact that this morning I mistakenly disconnected myself from the server. When i was trying to access the internet it kept saying something about no server found! I coulnt get into the internet so I switched everything off and then back on again and the computer has reconnected itself and since then the speed its working at is amazing!

[Zorah]

(((((atg6)))))

Aren't computers frustrating ?

Good to hear it is working properly again

[Zorah]

btw, we forgot to say that OS means Operating System.

for example, Windows XP, Linux Ubuntu, they are operating systems.

[allthegirls6]

i see. In that case im XP!

[Sabrina]

Happens to me all the time - I have a "youtube frustration" thread somewhere below on on the next page.

What I do now is open the video, minimize it and go back to watch it in about 20 minutes time - it has usually buffered completely and I am able to watch it without interruption. I have to REALLY want to watch it to wait those 20 or so minutes though!!

[DocClyde]

Yeah, I will "open" one video, leave it alone awhile myself, and come back to it later to watch it over and over after it buffers...

[Perna]

Zorah, thanks for mentioning Ubuntu.

[Zorah]

Perna, the computer we are on atm is running Ubuntu.

We have a small network, usually about 4 computers & we run them all on Linux OSs, several different ones. On the very rare occassions when we are forced to run a windows program, we use a windows emulator within Linux.