why cant i watch videos?
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yes switching to broadband will most probably fix your problem, however that is not the only option. If your modem is slower than 56k then I recommend upgrading one. Some service providers are faster than others so you might want to research which companies are good in ur area. Another thing that might help is if there is an option for viewing the video for a lower bandwidth, or smaller resolution, that could speed things up as well.
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The solution depends on the way you open the music video, i.e. which technology, is it online or a file on the system. Here's a solution \n\n(1) If it is a file, you might be getting a codec error, which can be fought by installing a suitable codec. You can also play the video using VLC player, it contains most of the codecs preloaded. You can download it at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/\n\n(2) If it is am online service, shut off the pop up blockers for a while. Yahoo music videos sometimes have a problem with firefox. In that case, open the videos in Internet Explorer
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One of two things could be going on:\n\nYou either don't have the software to view multi-media files (like flash or quicktime)\n\nor\n\nYou have set your permissions to not allow active-x content in your browser.\n\nCheck to see if you have Flash Player installed on your computer, and Java.  If yes, then change your security settings under tools in your browser.
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They do this because you don't have enough of the video buffered before it starts playing. Maybe the connection is clogged or too slow. If you are on high-speed internet, try watching videos during non-peak hours - either middle of the day or really late at night when less people are online. Even with high-speed access, servers get clogged when too many people are trying to access the content at the same time. \n\nWith some services, you can change the buffer so that it downloads more of the video before it starts playing.\n\nIf you're on dial-up, you're just out of luck.
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Probably something to do with either Pop-up settings, and/or your security settings for your browser...\n\nAlso, Check your options->advanced tab....See if there is anything odd about your multimedia options...\n\nJust a suggestion, try downloading Mozilla Firefox and see if it works... You may find you like it better anyhow...\n\nGood luck!
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Hi Jennalee...depending on the version of OS X you have this may be prohibiting the ability to view the videos.  Many Mac users are experiencing problems with the Yahoo videos so it's not just you.  \n\nHere are a few online Mac tutorials which can help you learn basic computing techniques for Mac. \n\nApple Mac 101: http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/\nAtomic Learning: http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxx.shtml\nMac Options: http://www.macoptions.com/os85/\n\nFor further Mac questions consider visiting and joining the free Apple Discussion forum: http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa  Many users here not only can better answer all your questions, but also walk you through steps to resolve your Mac problems as well.
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make sure your browser is set up to watch video .  Make sure your browser is updated if you are using explorer.  Go to internet options make sure you dont have anything clicked to prevent you from watching video.  These are streaming video so you might also check  your settings on your firewall and your virus software to make sure it isnt blocking it.
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If you can't see them download them. Just by using Firefox You may solve this problem. It's safer, faster, and doesn't have problems like this ( and you can also import your favorites so switching is easy )\nTo download videos from YouTube and any other site :\nGet Firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/\nAnd then install the Download Helper extension from https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3006/  or this one Video Downloader https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390\nIt works great for me.\n\nSince the videos are in the .flv format you need to get a flv player. You can get a very good one (and completely free ) here http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10505954.html?tag=tab_pub\n\nIf you want to convert them into another format ( mobile phone, iPods, mp4...and anything else) use this awesome free program called Super http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html\n\nAlso you can use this site http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php and copy/paste the url's   from the page with the video there but personally I'd recommend using Firefox\n\nFirefox is the best !!!\n\nAnd for movies and anything else use http://www.torrentportal.com/ and http://www.bittorrent.com/   and  http://www.torrentspy.com/\nTo download from this site you need a torrent program like these :\nBitComet   http://www.bitcomet.com/      or  \nAzureus     http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
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You might have a pop up blocker installed on your computer\n\nsimply press and hold down Ctrl while trying to launch the video\n\nit should work\n\n=) good luck!
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This is a limitation of the Server from where you are downloading the video. There's not much you can do about it if your connection is known good.
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There are several reasons why you may not be able to view the video content streaming from our servers. They are included below, with the most common causes listed first.\n\nYou may be attempting to watch the material at a higher bandwidth than your Internet connection currently supports. To test this, try selecting a lower speed from the right pull-down menu in the bottom-right corner of the embedded video playback window. If you are experiencing this problem during the initial video test and are connecting to our service at a bandwidth of 56K or higher, this would not be the cause as this test video is streamed at the lowest bandwidth setting. If you are connecting to our service at a speed lower than 56K, then unfortunately it will not be possible to access our music video material.\n\nAnother possible cause may be that you do not have the Windows Media Player 9 codec installed on your system. This would be the cause only if you are using the 6.4 or 7 versions of the Windows Media Player. Download the Windows Media Player 9 codec. \n\nA third reason may be the bandwidth-detection settings in your Windows Media Player. This can be a problem if you have an Internet connection that has a higher download speed than upload speed (such as cable or ADSL). If this is the case, you can correct it by manually setting the speed within the application. \n\nTo change the speed at which the Windows Media Player attempts to download content, please follow these steps: \nStart Windows Media Player. \nOn the Tools menu, select "Options." \nClick the "Performance" tab. \nIn the "My connection speed is" box, choose the appropriate setting. You should set this speed to match the speed of your Internet connection. \nClick "OK."\nThe last reason may be that your Windows Media Player is not currently set as the default application for video streaming. This can occur if you install another application and allow it to 'claim' these file type associations. To correct this, follow these steps: \n\nStart Windows Media Player. \nOn the Tools menu, select "Options." \nClick the "File Types" tab. \nIn this area, ensure that the "Windows Media," "Windows Media Audio," and "Windows Media Video" file types are selected. \nClick "OK."
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Have you tried watching it in a different media player?  Depending on the file type, some players are better than others.  \n\nIt also sounds like a resource issue. I don't know how much memory your pc has, but try closing down any background (resource-hungry) applications.
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Because your PC misses plug-ins and ad-on in order to play these files.\n\n+ you should download real player, quicklime, adobe flash 9...in order to display properly.
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some of yahoo video's video clips open a separate window to play. Do you have popup blocker on? If so, turn it off and try again.
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Well, you cant actually “view” audio files but downloading and installing quicktime is a sure fire way to take care of this issue. It will play audio and video in almost any format.
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u don't have plugins for video in the browser so install/download that from microsoft or other website
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the links didn't work. got a message that said something about a malformed video i.d.