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Comment from Jan on 2011-10-17

2011-10-17T20:42:40Z

I've been trying to watch videos from a site called Paper Crafters Library. I do what you say, but its still an extremely slow process. At times I can let it spool in for ages, but when I click play I still only get a very short time, sometimes only seconds, before it stops again. I tried Videobox but the makers of that said the site uses streaming videos and Videobox will not work. Is there anything else? I've spoken to our provider and they say its all ok there. I can watch Youtubes with no problems. Thank you.

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Comment from Don deB. on 2011-09-04

2011-09-05T06:55:09Z

My dsl downstream rate was 765 and up was 132.
They were upgraded to 7036 and 508 respectively and I had no problem w/starts&stops of video.
For some unknown reason the rates have reverted to the lower nbrs and I now have that prob. again.
How can I change the rates back to the higher nbrs from the Broadband DSL Line Diagnostics page?

Make sure you're not running other programs that download at the same time, but ultimately this sounds like you'll have to talk to your ISP.

05-Sep-2011

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Comment from Mark J on 2011-06-29

2011-06-30T06:01:26Z

@Ddrt
Sounds like you might have more programs running than your computer can handle which might be slowing it down. More RAM might help, or you might try stopping some programs that start up with your computer that you don't need.
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_determine_what_i_absolutely_need_to_load_at_startup.html
Oops, I just noticed that you use OSX, I don't know what the procedure is to stop programs from starting up on a Mac, someone who reads this might have an answer.

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Comment from ddrt on 2011-06-29

2011-06-30T02:19:09Z

I'm using Firefox 5.0 (however problem has been in every version)
I allow video to load completely and audio continues while video stops and starts after a few seconds. Even as I type this it's delaying some of my words. I wait and it auto fills if I keep typing.

I'm using osx 10.6.7 All add-ons disabled.

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Comment from Gabriele on 2011-03-22

2011-03-23T00:30:13Z

Pausing stop and start videos only helps for 5minutes, is there enything else I can do?

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Comment from arelak43 on 2010-12-18

2010-12-19T02:40:10Z

well is it so common, but so difficult to fix, the start and stop ,for all video reviews.This is ask by millions daily so some tech resolve my issue.I see no reason to pay the server for faster internet services.when videos do now work anywhere the servers do not know that ?.

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Comment from Rene on 2010-12-07

2010-12-08T02:52:00Z

I disagree with you answer, I have the problem with my pc, stop and star you tube videos,my daughter in the same network has no problems. If I do what you advice when the video is downloades I already lost interest to see, my daughter see videos immediately.

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Comment from emack on 2010-07-28

2010-07-28T19:13:15Z

does anyone know why vista download gets slower as the file progresses. it quickly gets down to as low as 1kB/s. i have an xp box on the same router and it works ok on the same site at the same time.

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Comment from Rene on 2010-06-18

2010-06-18T21:48:15Z

The only disagreement with you is the reazons.Again a member of my family come tu my same conection with her laptop and is able to see without problems, then is my pc,how I fix that , I do not want to wait how you suggest, I am doing that and is a waiting of time

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Comment from Rene on 2010-06-18

2010-06-18T21:44:57Z

Yo have reason 100%, I discover that myself alone.What I want is to replace my pc or to find a way to repair it.Another family member has a pc, I try you tube and i can see video instantly, for that reazon is not my conection is may pc, Can I repair it or I should change my pc? Please if you know someone able to reir it let me know i am willing to pay.thanks

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Comment from Keith on 2010-03-23

2010-03-23T19:32:01Z

My problem is similar, but not the same. I get fairly rapid initial download speed of the video, and download halts and does not resume. This appears on many sites. Is it possible that after a certain number of dropped packets, the download is quitting?

In other words, I get rapid download - then download ceases and there is no rebuffering or restart. Sometimes this happens every 30 seconds (and I have to reload the page) sometimes after 20 minutes or 30 minutes.

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Comment from Beth Harrington on 2010-01-31

2010-01-31T15:12:39Z

I recently bought a canon fs20 camcorder and tried to download several videos onto my computer. When I watch the videos, they stop and start again, like they are buffering. Is this my computer, download program or something else? I am using the Imagemixer 3 program that the camcorder came with.

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Comment from F on 2009-12-16

2009-12-16T20:57:56Z

Thank you. I had been having this issue with Win 7 on a new computer and the pause key did the trick. Appreciate it.

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Comment from Nidancer on 2009-09-18

2009-09-18T22:21:05Z

well my problem is a bit different than this...
when i try to watch a video online sometimes its plays fine but after serveral viedeo watching or sometimes just one...

the sound stop & the video stops playing if i click the video it plays for 2 secs.. then stops again only thing i can do is restart my PC
to fix the problem & repeat

Please help...

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Comment from Stephen Totten on 2009-07-27

2009-07-27T21:42:06Z

Ive been having a similar problem but Ive found that if I reboot my PC the videos play faster what could be causing this?

Usually that means that some application is eating up system resources - CPU, disk, memory, or network bandwidth. Pay close attention to what applications are running before you reboot - one or more of them may be interfering.

26-Jul-2009

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Comment from Marlene on 2009-06-10

2009-06-10T19:37:31Z

I had the same start and stop problem with watching videos online. I tried numerous sites to make sure it wasn't the site. The problem came on suddenly so I tried all the fixes on the first page, but no luck. I finally uninstalled ITunes which I had recently installed and now everything is working fine again. ITunes installed a mess of programs that I would never even use and it made itself the main music player. I also noticed that Itunes had a lot of task running all the time, at least 5 or more. So, that's my fix. Hope it might help someone else.

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Comment from inakshi on 2009-06-03

2009-06-03T13:02:38Z

hi Leo
thanks for the information but even when i pause the download progress wont happen or is very slow and it very annoying. so please please tell me what to do

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Comment from Sara on 2009-06-02

2009-06-02T10:06:37Z

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info. I have had problems trying to watch the news videos on my homepage with all the stopping every few seconds. I just hit the pause and let the line move to the right and NOW I have no problems watching.

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Comment from Marvin on 2009-05-01

2009-05-01T23:01:58Z

When running internet videos the red load line does load far ahead of the playing point. And the video still stops, skips frames, and starts and stops. Even going back to the beginning point and rerunning the video with the red line full the video still does the stop and start thing. The sound is doing the same. I am running windows XP with Internet Explorer. Adobe Flash player 10 Active X is loaded and Java Script is enabled. Memory space is clear. System is an Intel 866 MHZ, 512 ram with service pack 3. Display adapter is a Nvidia GeForce 2 MX 100/200. And the wireless connection is at 54Mbps.What possibly could be wrong or set to cause this video problem? Videos do run normal in Microsoft Media player. But are jumpy in Flash. Thanks

My initial reaction is that your machine is underpowered. 866Mhz with 512Meg RAM isn't much these days. Flash may simply take more power than your machine has. (Also perhaps highly dependant on what else is running and eating up system resources while you try to play video.)

- Leo
02-May-2009

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Comment from Shannon on 2009-03-26

2009-03-26T18:21:04Z

I cannot tell you how much this info helped!! Been having this problem for awhile. Not just on Youtube! Very cool and no need to get frustrated anymore. I will just pause....

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Comment from Roy on 2009-02-05

2009-02-05T17:17:34Z

If it had been up to me, I wouldn't have put You Tube up until that bug got work out. But then I would have made sure saccharine and cyclamates were harmless and not cancer-causing before putting them on the market.

What bug? The fact that your internet connection is slower than the data rate needed to give you a seamless video is not a bug.

- Leo
06-Feb-2009

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Comment from Avi elch on 2009-01-07

2009-01-07T14:37:13Z

Is the buffering a Vista problem? I have a notebook with vista (w/3 megs of ram) that has this problem and a desktop with XP that does not.
both are connected to the internet thru a broadband connection. What should I do?

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Comment from 'chele on 2008-10-04

2008-10-05T02:54:08Z

Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!! I hit pause and let the video completely download, went back and when I hit play - it played just as it "should" - no stops and starts. I am very grateful. :-)

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Comment from Chris Werkman on 2008-08-16

2008-08-16T19:50:28Z

I had this problem crop up suddenly and found that it was due to a clutter of files and other junk I allowed to accumulate on my desktop. I ashcanned a bunch of videos and other files just sitting on my desktop and the problem with videos starting and stopping went away. You might try that.

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Comment from drun4ik on 2008-07-30

2008-07-31T06:39:23Z

Here is my issue: latest version of Firefox, and after some day all flash videos (youtube, etc.) begin stopping after 1-2seconds. Also, no sound.

Solution:
- First, open Mozilla plug-ins folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\)
- Then, flash plug-in folder (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\)
- Check if NPSWF32.dll is present in Mozilla folder. If not, just copy it. Restart Firefox and it should be fixed.

Some other workarounds I've found on the web: Uninstall RealPlayer (if you use it), or install previous build of Flash Player. Old builds can be found here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=2

Hope it helps!

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Comment from jane on 2008-06-29

2008-06-29T15:11:14Z

Hi Leo
I have the stop and go of my youtube videos which is odd because it wasn't happening 2 weeks ago. My laptop is brand new and the youtube was working perfectly then suddenly I started having the stop and go. I cleared my cookies & still no help. When I hit the pause, the red line stops completely so its not downloading while I wait. Even if I wait for the entire video to download and then hit replay, it starts the same stopping and going. Could I have done something to bring this on suddenly?
thanks
jane

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Comment from Art on 2008-05-25

2008-05-25T16:00:15Z

I'd like play just an excerpt of youtube video on my web site. I know how to play youtube video, but not the excerpt (e.g., a segment from 15 sec. to 25 sec.). Would you advice what code should I insert to achieve that? Thank you. Art

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I use the following code to place youtube video on my web site:

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Comment from Steve on 2008-01-14

2008-01-15T03:15:37Z

I have a playlist saved on you tube with 18 songs. It is the same 3 any and every time I play the list. I have plenty of hard disk space for the temp file. I think there's more to it.

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Comment from Bohumil [Bob] Krouzil. on 2008-01-08

2008-01-08T14:24:09Z

Hi Leo.
Leo thank's a milion,you put my mind at eas.My sound has been exactly as you have said above.

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Comment from Josh Mc on 2007-06-25

2007-06-25T07:30:06Z

I do wait and let it buffer all the way but when I play the video, the video stops in the middle of it and asks if I want to atch it again

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Comment from TOM on 2007-04-04

2007-04-04T16:20:15Z

I have the same problem my Internet speed is 1.1Mbps is this fast enough? The same happens when I stream from TV eg. QVC TV channel picture freezes and start to rebuff. It is very annoying.

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