Why Doesn't YouTube like me?

[praglen]

 get videos from everywhere - cnn, msnbc, comedy central, etc. Everywhere but YouTube. Every time someone sends me a YouTube link, I get a black screen with the message This video is no longer available. I can't contact YouTube anywhere on their home page. What to do?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

When did this start?
Any error messages or popups?
What internet browser?
What Operating System?

[praglen]

I think about a month ago. I use Windows XP and Mozilla 3.0.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Any error messages?
Does the same thing happen in Internet Explorer?

[praglen]

Funny you should ask! As soon as you asked me about the OS, I realized that I only use Firefox, although I used to use IE, which is still on my hard disc. So I put it on and sure enough I got all of YouTube's videos. Now I guess I should contact Mozilla and tell them the problem, unless you have a quicker and easier suggestion...I really like Mozilla, so I hope I can fix it...

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I think either an addons has disabled Youtube somehow, you're missing a plugin or Javascript is turned off.

First, try this.

Go to Start --> All Programs --> Mozilla Firefox --> Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)

Untick all the check boxes and press Continue, then try to access Youtube.

[praglen]

Well, nothing showed up under Mozilla Safe Mode, but when I clicked on Tools, IK found ADblock preferences and I unchecked the two checked boxes. Voila! I now get everything. Thanks for suggesting a way.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Good work.