hellbhoy Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 (edited) On 06/08/2017 at 22:26, 54_and_counting said: anyone know r have a decent guess as to why firefox and chrome wont load twitter videos, it just says media could not be played, they work fine while checking them on my phone it happens both in actual twitter and when tweets are embedded int forum posts Have you checked your installed programs in windows? is your Direct-X up to date and also Flash player? Also there might be conflicts in your browser add ons causing the fault. Lastly do update your GFX drivers as well to the latest version. I have seen this being a problem because they haven't been updated in ages. Edited August 9, 2017 by hellbhoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 28 minutes ago, hellbhoy said: Have you checked your installed programs in windows? is your Direct-X up to date and also Flash player? Also there might be conflicts in your browser add ons causing the fault. Lastly do update your GFX drivers as well to the latest version. I have seen this being a problem because they haven't been updated in ages. i assume they areall fine and up to date given i can watch practically everything else like youtube, netflix etc, just that twitter vids never work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbhoy Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 hour ago, 54_and_counting said: i assume they areall fine and up to date given i can watch practically everything else like youtube, netflix etc, just that twitter vids never work I have used Firefox for over a decade and have just about never had a problem with it other than having to update the plug-ins and particular installed windows programs. Try using this 54. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1044650 It's a mozilla support page and may help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 minute ago, hellbhoy said: I have used Firefox for over a decade and have just about never had a problem with it other than having to update the plug-ins and particular installed windows programs. Try using this 54. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1044650 It's a mozilla support page and may help. its not just firefox mate, i tried it on chrome as well and no worky, something clearly on my system, i am running an old codger pc with vista on it so its probably old age 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbhoy Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 50 minutes ago, 54_and_counting said: its not just firefox mate, i tried it on chrome as well and no worky, something clearly on my system, i am running an old codger pc with vista on it so its probably old age You have a browser problem that is blocking the content being played via both browsers. The link I posted should actually help you unblock the content. I don't know if you have un-installed the browsers and then re-installed them to help? but it's definitely coming from your browser. Quote Hold down the Shift key and click the Reload button with a left click. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 48 minutes ago, hellbhoy said: You have a browser problem that is blocking the content being played via both browsers. The link I posted should actually help you unblock the content. I don't know if you have un-installed the browsers and then re-installed them to help? but it's definitely coming from your browser. I recently did a factory reset on the pc, problem happened before and after it, f**k it if anythings worth watching I'll use my phone lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 My phone appears to be coming apart and I have no insurance (can upgrade in April) how fucked am I? Samsung S7 Edge, all along one side where the volume keys are and its also now started to head round the bottom left corner. Possibly battery swelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Can anyone recommend a place to recycle an old Sony Cybershot DSC P72 digital camera........preferably for cash? It's only 3.2 mega pixels so doubt it'll be worth much but there seems to be a million places online. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 A gmail account that I use for business isn't receiving emails even though it's only at 11% capacity. I've no idea what the problem is but need to get it fixed asap. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 In case anyone has the same issue in future (unlikely) it's a domain problem that the Gmail account is linked to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I don't know what you call that wee box but it pops up all the time on my laptop, I've run malwarebytes and spybot to no avail. Anyone have any ideas?Windows 10 btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbhoy Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 16 hours ago, stimpy said: I don't know what you call that wee box but it pops up all the time on my laptop, I've run malwarebytes and spybot to no avail. Anyone have any ideas? Windows 10 btw. Sticky button? Have you dropped any liquids on the keyboard area? If you have then the liquid might have congealed and the right mouse button might be making contact often after use causing your symptoms. Also have a look at this video from YouTube just incase you have accidentally activated stick key mode, if you have then disable it using the video clip from YouTube. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Anyone ever had a problem where their iPhone thinks headphones are connected even though they aren't? Mine has started doing that, almost certainly because I was running in the rain this morning. So far tried: Turning it off and on (obviously) Putting different headphones in and out Turning speaker off and on while making a call Hooking it up to Bluetooth and plugging it into my car Playing about with a couple of options in the accessibility settings Turning airplane mode off and on Blowing compressed air into the headphone socket Any other suggestions welcome. Going to try rubbing a cotton bud around it later and if that doesn't work I'll put it in a bag of rice overnight in the hope it dries out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Stu said: Anyone ever had a problem where their iPhone thinks headphones are connected even though they aren't? Mine has started doing that, almost certainly because I was running in the rain this morning. So far tried: Turning it off and on (obviously) Putting different headphones in and out Turning speaker off and on while making a call Hooking it up to Bluetooth and plugging it into my car Playing about with a couple of options in the accessibility settings Turning airplane mode off and on Blowing compressed air into the headphone socket Any other suggestions welcome. Going to try rubbing a cotton bud around it later and if that doesn't work I'll put it in a bag of rice overnight in the hope it dries out. Maybe you should sell it. Hows the volume control? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 One of the lengthy list of things I tried seems to have worked as it's sorted itself out. Hurrah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Mr X said: Maybe you should sell it. Hows the volume control? an old classic that never tires 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) I need this website to die. I'm redirected there all the time, any decent adware killing apps? Malwarebytes finding f**k all. Android phone btw Edited September 10, 2017 by itzdrk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, itzdrk said: I need this website to die. I'm redirected there all the time, any decent adware killing apps? Malwarebytes finding f**k all. Android phone btw Straight away after posting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennboy1978 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Straight away after posting. Try this ?https://forums.androidcentral.com/ambassador-guides-tips-how-tos/630081-guide-malware-adware-popup-removal.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 34 minutes ago, Kennboy1978 said: Try this ?https://forums.androidcentral.com/ambassador-guides-tips-how-tos/630081-guide-malware-adware-popup-removal.html Thank you. I'll go for the nuclear option once all my photos are updated. I tried the rest of the steps already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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