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Posted by: nimrod Oct 3 2016, 04:20 PM

George. My computer won't play videos. I can bring up youtube and it lets me select a video but when it starts to play the
screen goes black and a error message appears. Been a couple of days now so I don't think it's the youtube site.
Is there any easy solution ?.

Posted by: oz man Oct 3 2016, 04:41 PM

Is it only you tube as it sounds like a codec problems and what program are you using.

Try a dvd to test v/card performance , but I,m thinking its an update error but would need to look at it.
Eg Mozilla have a new update that won't allow selected adobe flash vc to play unless you have the latest player installed as the class it as a vunerable entrance for hackers.

Posted by: nimrod Oct 4 2016, 01:37 PM

George. It's all video's even emails with clips in them the clips won't work. Coast watch works, that's a live camera.
My download speed is about 94. When I use google street view, which is one of my favorite pastimes on the computer these days, the streaming is slow and sometimes
stalls but at least it works.
Also catch up tv won't work, sometimes will play the adds but blacks out the video

Posted by: oz man Oct 4 2016, 04:37 PM

That is weird sounds like a driver problems if all is working fine with the exception of videos , have you update anything of late.
also are you using Mozilla as it has had a lot of problems of late with adobe flash player driver which plays all those.
who do you test speed with.
I use https://www.ozspeedtest.com/bandwidth-test/optus-speed-test/1/

Posted by: Jumpus GooDarus Oct 5 2016, 12:12 AM

Not a codec prob
Youtube uses flash player you may have an old version which is not compatible anymore

Posted by: oz man Oct 5 2016, 10:47 PM

True Jumpy and Abode flashplayer has been outlawed by Mozilla if your using below version 22 as the found it had vulnerabilities

Posted by: nimrod Oct 9 2016, 02:57 PM

Done windows upgrade and problem appears to be fixed, videos now playing OK.
Thanks for the help.