need help- video playing on computer

[whalers90]

everytime i go to watch a video on a web page i get an outline of where the video should be and in the top left corner is a small square with a red,blue and green colors (i think that is the colors)and the video doesn't play.
WTF? how can i fix this?
this is the latest link that doesn't work but my friend sent me something that i wasn't able to watch on my Desktop Computer but it worked perfectly fine on my laptop.
any suggestions?

 

[Boobinator]

Probably missing Java or Flash player.

Google them and download the latest version and tell me the result.

By the way, can you watch Youtube clips?

EDIT: Could also be that your browser is blocking scripts, what browser are you using?

 

[thebear247]

you computer dont support the video player that it plays off of . im sure someone ass will come in and tell it better tho or correct me i use to get it too alot until i downloaded a certain video player

 

[whalers90]

Probably missing Java or Flash player.

Google them and download the latest version and tell me the result.

By the way, can you watch Youtube clips?

EDIT: Could also be that your browser is blocking scripts, what browser are you using?

yes youtube clips are perfectly fine no issue there.

internet explorer 7.

 

[whalers90]

jave is/was up to date.
and flash
updated.
i tried just a different link to that crab jellyfish thing and saw it on another site.

But this link my friend sent me still does the same thing for every single video.
but again ONLY on my desktop, i watched this link on my laptop no issues at all.

http://cavemancircus.com/2009/04/20/top-10-wrestling-real-injuries/

my browsing Advanced settings have these checked off....

Disable script debugging (internet explorer)
Disable script debugging (other)

 

[whalers90]

bump

 

[Aces&Jacks]

http://www.cpblogs.org.au/web2go/in...Help-I-cant-view-YouTube-videos.html&Itemid=3

 

[shayd]

everytime i go to watch a video on a web page i get an outline of where the video should be and in the top left corner is a small square with a red,blue and green colors (i think that is the colors)and the video doesn't play.
WTF? how can i fix this?
this is the latest link that doesn't work but my friend sent me something that i wasn't able to watch on my Desktop Computer but it worked perfectly fine on my laptop.
any suggestions?

If it's a red square, a blue triangle, and a green circle, that's a Flash placeholder to tell you that your version is outdated. If you really want a way to play it, try VLC.

 

[whalers90]

ACES&JACKS...thank you
Shayd...thank you
i will look into both

 

[whoiskodama]

yes youtube clips are perfectly fine no issue there.

internet explorer 7.

there's a start. IE sucks. use firefox or some other free browser.

 

[Boobinator]

yes youtube clips are perfectly fine no issue there.

internet explorer 7.

Try downloading Mozilla Firefox. In my eyes, I'm no pro or anything, it's much more compatible, and even has addons for many excellent media players (namely VLC and Quicktime.)

Assuming it's not a script problem with Java, and it's highly unlikely it's a hardware problem - it has to be a software problem. So it's either the media player or the browser.

VLC Player
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/10267151

Mozilla Firefox
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/10208565

Quicktime Media Player
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/10002208