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Why does this happen when I surf youtube?
Sometimes when I surf youtube, I will suddenly get this “Error: Host Not Accessible” message, which is what would happen if I typed in a wrong URL or if I were not connected to the internet.
I’m using the latest version of Mozilla Firefox 2 and I’m using Google Web Accelerator.
If I disable Google Web Accelerator and reload the page, I will get this blank page (which is what I would get if I typed About:Blank into the address bar). When I re-enable Google Web Accelerator, I will get the same “Error: Host Not Accessable” message again.
My internet still functions well and I can still access other sites like Wikipedia. When this happens, I’ll open up Internet Explorer (version 6) and continue to surf youtube. Somehow youtube is not affected when I use IE.
Does anybody know a solution to my problem?
Thanks for your advice, but it won’t work for me since my internet is not erratic. Other sites work, and I can still access youtube using IE.
Do you have stupid “Google Web Accelerator” or something
just like to it? If yes, then dump it, burn it, trash it, disable it,
get rid of it, uninstall it — do everything possible to get as far
away from it as possible. It conflicts with and ruins YouTube.
Trying to circumvent GWA by clicking “Don’t Accelerate this
Website” will not help you whatsoever
Having said that, the advice below may sound contradictory
to what I have just written above, but please study it anyway.
(Just pretend that you are reading this in 2007, and that you
had never installed GWA.)
If your YouTube is slow or stuck, or if you get messages on
your screen that are not true, or if people on Yahoo suggest
you either change or install stuff…..DON’T TOUCH A THING.
You don’t need to fool around with java scripts, flash players,
firewall settings, anti-virus utilities, pop-up blockers, active X
controls, or various browsers. Plus definitely stay away from
add-ons (like GWA) and whatever software some people on
Yahoo are shilling and trying to sucker you into buying.
None of those things will help you — because your computer
and YouTube were running perfectly good at one point, right?
The first rule of thumb and the best option should always be:
DON’T disable, erase, uninstall, switch, download, alter, add,
change or install a thing. That will only make matters worse.
(Google Web Acceleratoris a good example.)
When slow or odd things start happening, clear your “cache”
of all “temporary internet files”, “cookies” and “history”. That
is much better than compounding your problems with stupid
gizmos & doodads like utilities, downloaders and converters.
If you’re not sure how to delete your “cache”, or if you would
like more “tips” on making YouTube run even better (without
having to buy or install a thing), click on my avatar and send
send me an email — preferably with your YouTube or regular
email address. I will guide you step-by-step through “cache”
clearing plus my “tips” in plain English with full explanations.
Note: Although I’ve never suffered from “TVINLA”, a weird fix
that once worked for me when I had no options was altering
the URL “www . youtube . com” to simply “youtube . com”,
(or you can even try “ca . youtube . com”).
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For your reference, this is direct from Google’s own website.
I have included the full URL web address, plus its direct link:
QUESTION 4 — Does Google Web Accelerator speed up all
web pages?
ANSWER — No, it doesn’t….Google Web Accelerator won’t
speed up pages encrypted with the HTTPS protocol. Also,
GWA only speeds up web pages, not data downloads such
as MP3 and streaming video files.
web accelerator . google . com / support . html # basics 4
http://webaccelerator.google.com/support.html#basics4
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