My computer won't run youtubes or let me view pdf's!
How do I turn them on?
pdq67
Turning on youtubes and pdfs?
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Re: Turning on youtubes and pdfs?
Could you view them before?
Edit: I see your previous post that cites a youtube video.
First thing to try is rebooting your computer.
Edit: I see your previous post that cites a youtube video.
First thing to try is rebooting your computer.
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Re: Turning on youtubes and pdfs?
Kevin,
My machine got so screwed up a while back that I took it in and the guys put a different, but, "used", hard drive in it.
They gave me my old hard drive and it is in the drawer, but the, so-called, "newer", different one, won't allow me to play youtube or look at pdf's is all.
Maybe I need to take my original hard drive to a different shop and get it, "cleaned up", and then re-install it so that it will be fine??
I am an old man and sometime wish that I was computer literate like I am concerning our old SBC and such engines!
I can take onna them apart and coffee can everything and put it back together and never miss a beat! And I have!!!!!
BUT these computers???????????? I will be hard stretched to turn one on from go!!!
pdq67
My machine got so screwed up a while back that I took it in and the guys put a different, but, "used", hard drive in it.
They gave me my old hard drive and it is in the drawer, but the, so-called, "newer", different one, won't allow me to play youtube or look at pdf's is all.
Maybe I need to take my original hard drive to a different shop and get it, "cleaned up", and then re-install it so that it will be fine??
I am an old man and sometime wish that I was computer literate like I am concerning our old SBC and such engines!
I can take onna them apart and coffee can everything and put it back together and never miss a beat! And I have!!!!!
BUT these computers???????????? I will be hard stretched to turn one on from go!!!
pdq67
Re: Turning on youtubes and pdfs?
IANAE, but ......
Sounds like your 'new' HDD hasn't got 'Flash Player' or 'pdf Reader' installed, both programs from Adobe Systems.
You should be able to download both for free (direct from Adobe), depending on connection speed it'll take maybe a few minutes.
When you download 'Flash' my suggestion is to go into you settings and set it to 'click to play' or however it's termed. The exact method will depend on browser but it will normally be in 'Add Ons' or such, an internet search will point you in the right direction. Lets you choose whether to play all that annoying unsolicited crap or not.
If your old hard drive has just had a virus, OS crash etc, you can 'wipe' (over write) it after rescuing the files you want, and re-use it. Anything else just bin it, wiped/formatted secondhand HDDs are pennies online.
Sounds like your 'new' HDD hasn't got 'Flash Player' or 'pdf Reader' installed, both programs from Adobe Systems.
You should be able to download both for free (direct from Adobe), depending on connection speed it'll take maybe a few minutes.
When you download 'Flash' my suggestion is to go into you settings and set it to 'click to play' or however it's termed. The exact method will depend on browser but it will normally be in 'Add Ons' or such, an internet search will point you in the right direction. Lets you choose whether to play all that annoying unsolicited crap or not.
If your old hard drive has just had a virus, OS crash etc, you can 'wipe' (over write) it after rescuing the files you want, and re-use it. Anything else just bin it, wiped/formatted secondhand HDDs are pennies online.
