Dell 530 series desktop

[pbrunet]

installed new Dell desktop PC and have virtually no capability of viewing videos on internet e.g. youtube. The loading speed is unbearable.
CPU is 1.6 Ghz dual core, 1 Gig RAM, 128 MB X1300 video card.
May have something to with Trend Micro Antivirus/firewall settings ?

[pbrunet]

Also, operating system is Windows Vista

[mr_skipper24]

Yes firewall, and if your computer is connected to a router try to open a port and disable the NAT of the router. You might need to install a flash player on your computer.

[pbrunet]

Thanks skipper,
yes I am using a Netgear Router but not sure what you mean by "open a port and disable the NAT" of the router, sorry my ignorance here
I do have the firewall on a low setting, any recs on a flash player ?
thanks again for your response.

[patio]

IMPORTANT----PLEASE NOTE: Disabling NAT has very distinct ramifications, not the least of which is that you will expose each node on your network to the internet. In this mode the Netopia is providing NO firewall protection as is afforded by NAT. Please take appropriate precautions to prevent unauthorized intrusion into your network. You should also confirm with your ISP that the internal IP addressing scheme that will be used in this mode is "legal" and appropriate for your circumstances.

Why would you suggest a user do this ? ?

[mr_skipper24]

Try the adobe flash player

[pbrunet]

I will take notice of the replys to my  post, thanks for the advice. Before making any major changes to my current configurations with the router I will review other avenues.

[Deerpark]

Yes firewall, and if your computer is connected to a router try to open a port and disable the NAT of the router. You might need to install a flash player on your computer.

You should completely ignore the quoted post pbrunet.
There is no point in configuring a port forward and then turning of NAT. Port forwarding is a solution to the problem of hosting servers behind a NAT router. If you disable NAT, port forwarding is no longer necessary.

Besides this doesn't sound like a router problem at all. Uninstalling and reinstalling Flash is more likely to fix the problem.
Have you installed drivers for the gfx card after the install?

[pbrunet]

Thanks Deerpark,
I will install Adobe Flash.........currently I believe Windows Media Player is the program default for Vista. Once Flash is installed how do I make this the default? I agree it is not a router issue as my wife's laptop runs fine and it is a Dell Inspiron 1525 which is similar to the Dell desktop PC referenced here.

[Deerpark]

There shouldn't be a conflict between Windows Media Player and Flash. WMP can't play flash movies (not without a special codec at least) so the Flash player should be the default for playing flash movies.

[pbrunet]

OK, so by "flash movies" ?? movies/videos which were created using this medium will look for the Flash program when opening up. For example a youtube video will load depending on the media by which it was created?

I did not install drivers for the gfx card after install of Flash, and was not prompted to either.
thanks

[Deerpark]

All movies on Youtube (and most other video sites) needs the Flash player to work.
It doesn't matter what format the media originally were. When it is uploaded to Youtube it is converted to a format the flash player recognizes and plays.
You will not be prompted to install drivers for the graphics card. This is something you will have to do yourself. You said you've recently installed Vista right?

[Betaa]

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista32/common-vista32

Thats the driver for your video card.

[pbrunet]

Deerpark/Betaa
thanks for the help, yes the Vista operating system came with the computer already installed, I will try and install the suggested drivers

[patio]

I think this is more of a connection issue than video...
What type of connection do you have and did you try any of these with the firewall disabled ? ?

But re-installing the drivers won't do any harm...