If your YouTube is slow, stuck or weird -- and people tell you
to install, change or update stuff -- DON'T TOUCH A THING.
Your computer and YouTube were working fine before, right?
It is never a good idea to go messing around with things like
java scripts, firewall settings, flash players, antivirus utilities,
pop-up blockers, activeX controls, registries, stupid add-ons,
different browsers, or downloads of supposed enhancement
programs.
The first rule of thumb and best option should ALWAYS be:
don't disable, erase, uninstall, separate, switch, download,
alter, install or change anything. Doing those will probably
only make matters worse for you.
Your problem may correct itself within a few hours or by the
next day, because YouTube frequently shuts down many of
its servers every single day without telling anybody (in order
to update stuff).
But if your YouTube is still stuck or displays strange things,
empty your "cache" of all "temporary internet files", "cookies"
and "history". Things will probably be okay afterwards.
If you're not sure how to do this, or if you want extra tips on
how to make YouTube run even faster (all without having to
install, buy or change anything), then click on my avatar and
email me. I will guide you through "cache" clearing plus my
other tips in easy English with full explanations.
[Note: if you have Google Web Accelerator, dump it, burn it,
trash it, disable it, uninstall it -- do everything you can to get
as far away from it as possible (even though this contradicts
my advice). Simply clicking "Don't Accelerate this Website"
to temporarily bypass GWA will not help you whatsoever.
Note 2: longer videos sometimes only play when both "flash"
and "shockwave" are installed. Other than that, please stay
away from all the stupid utilities and downloads other people
recommend you, most of which are totally unrelated to your
problem. (How can you possibly download a video that you
can't even watch?)
Note 3: Oddly enough, a different solution that once worked
for me was altering the URL site from "www.youtube.com"
to just simply "youtube.com".]