flash player problems

crue_fan1203 · 11-27-2009, 04:12 PM

yeah everytime i try to play a video it just wants to pause for a few seconds like 10 or 12 times a minute i've already cleaned out my registry and defragged the drive could somebody tell me why it wont play smoothly

TomHax · 11-28-2009, 02:47 AM

Firstly, welcome to TSF!

Which version of Adobe Flash Player do you currently have installed?

If you don't have the latest version, you can download it here.

Before you do though, you should use this to remove previous versions cleanly.

This may be a bandwidth-related issue. You could call your ISP and ask them for more information on the matter. If you have a data-cap you may have hit your limit therefore causing streaming video to load excruciatingly slowly.

**blah789** · 11-28-2009, 08:29 PM

This is just pursuing the bandwidth idea. Try a speed test
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest
At least it'll rule out whether it's on your end.
Also I noticed youtube videos were really slow to load the past day or two (I'm on 25-megabit FioS). I'm guessing everyone home for Thanksgiving weekend (in the states at least), and getting on the computer can have an impact on server load. So it could be on the server end too. If you try at 3 in the morning for example there should be less traffic.
Anyway, that's just ideas if you're looking from the bandwidth viewpoint.

11-27-2009, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
crue_fan1203 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp	flash player problems yeah everytime i try to play a video it just wants to pause for a few seconds like 10 or 12 times a minute i've already cleaned out my registry and defragged the drive could somebody tell me why it wont play smoothly

11-28-2009, 02:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
TomHax Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 32 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP3	Re: flash player problems Firstly, welcome to TSF! Which version of Adobe Flash Player do you currently have installed? If you don't have the latest version, you can download it here. Before you do though, you should use this to remove previous versions cleanly. This may be a bandwidth-related issue. You could call your ISP and ask them for more information on the matter. If you have a data-cap you may have hit your limit therefore causing streaming video to load excruciatingly slowly.

11-28-2009, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,439 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: flash player problems This is just pursuing the bandwidth idea. Try a speed test http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest At least it'll rule out whether it's on your end. Also I noticed youtube videos were really slow to load the past day or two (I'm on 25-megabit FioS). I'm guessing everyone home for Thanksgiving weekend (in the states at least), and getting on the computer can have an impact on server load. So it could be on the server end too. If you try at 3 in the morning for example there should be less traffic. Anyway, that's just ideas if you're looking from the bandwidth viewpoint.