Posted: 12/1/2007 4:02:04 PM EDT
| I just bought a new computer, and it has this Vista on it. When I try to watch videos that people post links to, it says it can not connect. I looked at my security settings but im not sure thats the problem. It happens on multiple websites. I can watch flash videos though. ANy help is appreciated. Thanks |
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Javascript turned off or Java not installed (free online)? Or install Flashplayer (free online)? On the advanced internet properties could there be an option unchecked for playing video content on webpages? I hate Vista. I've been using it at work (though the company is still on XP some of us have been advance testing it) and see very little improved over XP, while seeing MUCH that is not as good as XP. And the resource waste that occurs using Vista is insane (ties up so much more resource than XP). If I were getting a new laptop or desktop & it had Vista, I would uninstall it and put XP on it. |
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You might try turning off the protected mode for Internet Explorer. In addition, just so all the security crap in Vista won't continue to hose you up, make sure your user account is set as a local administrator for the box. If it isn't, then more than half the OS won't work. +1 on flushing Vista. It is a royal pain to deal with, especially on domain networks. If you really want to have some fun, try adding a Vista box to a SBS network. Ah, the joys of Microsoft.................. |
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I'll add another flush Vista. I got a new laptop for work, and after 6 weeks with Vista, I'm giving it to my son. Especially on a laptop, XP is the way to go. Huge memory hog. Really needs 2g of memory, and the constant permission boxes get old. Syncing is a pain across multiple platforms. At least I get to buy myself a really good Christmas present. |
Lots of vista haters here.  It sure doesnt bode well that the user experience seems to be so bad... but I remember the same stuff when 95 came out, 98, W2K, and yes, even the great heralded XP. We often hate whats new. I agree - however, vista is a memory hog. That being said - I have been running vista since before it released, and I am happy with it. My only complaint is the resources. 
This takes all of two seconds to turn off... if you dont like it. The concept is - to keep low level users from screwing up their machines... by prompting them anytime you wish to do anything that requires administrator level access. At any rate, this feature is easily turned off via control panel.
Synching what is a pain? I like vista just fine. I dont see a huge compelling reason to move from XP tho.... and most users will be happier with the speed of XP. Eventually, just due to support, you will have to move... but by then the machines will have caught up. |
Can you post the exact message you are getting? And the source - is this coming from internet exploder, or media player? |
I have to agree, every Microsoft OS that has come out has had it's problems, but Vista seems to have new levels of squirrelyness to it...... yes, you can turn off UAC with a couple of clicks, but the 2 levels of administrator access irritate me, since pre-loaded boxes don't give the original administrator account info, which is needed in certain situations. It is a resource hog, and the drivers are HUGE, compared with earlier OS's. Incidently, I experienced far less issues with the beta and RC versions than the final. Sorry for the hijack........a screenshot of the problem would help a lot in seeing what the issue is. |
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Got vista on my laptop. (note: if you delete vista you void the warranty) I have no problems, I do like xp pro but now that i have been using vista i do like a lot of features it has, like asking you everytime a program trys to install, or if you do something and it ask if you are sure you want to. It keeps you from deleting or screwing up your machine for ppl like me who are not an expert with the registry. also what FALARAK said FireBlade |
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Essentially, Vista assumes everyone is retarded. If you can get it to work, you have proved you are not retarded, and it works ok. Otherwise, it does all it can to prevent you from making a mistake. And, for the record, codecs and drivers are difficult to find for vista. They are afraid you might watch a copywrited video without paying for it. TXL |
Codecs are NOT hard to find. Download the vista codec pack here: www.free-codecs.com/download/Vista_Codec_Package.htm I haven't come across a single file i can't play. |
It did? Can you post a link or anything on this? Because I havent seen it. Unless you are regurgitating the BSOD from TEN YEARS ago at the Windows 98 release? And that demo was using a beta version of Windows 98 at that. 
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here is one of them www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_Jp6PxsSQ I'll try to find the other. |
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This one is good too... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZVbIJ1Erk&mode=related&search= |
Again - neither of those are a Vista crash, and neither had anything to do with "the huge press conference at Microsoft for the release of Vista". There is so much mis/disinformation posted.... I guess it is difficult to sort out the facts? |
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I really don't understand how people have problems with Vista. I mean yes... if you're an enthusiast and cold installed it on a laptop or a custom built rig then you probably had driver problems. But most if not all of those have been resolved. Performance? Gee... sorry your pentium4 1.6 ghz with 512MB of Ram and a 16MB video card won't run it as fast as you'd like. We already heard this story when XP came out. AND - joe blow who buys a computer from dell or hp doesn't know a thing. It comes pre-installed and working.... It's idiot proof... and even hard to screw up due to the UAC. |
UH...  I know. Thats why I said, "I"LL TRY TO FIND THE OTHER", meaning that I COULDNT find the one I was talking about. I cant remember which site it was on.
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