Youtube video stops mid video

Question

Watching videos on youtube it happens that videos tend to stop somewhere while playing. Going to the end thumbnails, so its not buffering. It will play past the point if reloaded but is very likely to do the same thing again.
Any idea what could be causing this issue?

Answer 1

If YouTube is slow, stuck
or weird, and people
suggest that
you either change or
install stuff....DON'T TOUCH
A THING.
Please don’t mess with
java scripts, firewall
settings, flash
players, anti-virus utilities,
activeX controls, popup
blockers
or different browsers. And
definitely avoid any
software that
some people on this page
are trying to get you to
buy.
None of those things will
help you, because your
computer
and YouTube were
working perfectly fine at
one point, right?
The first rule of thumb and
best option should
ALWAYS be:
don't disable, erase,
uninstall, switch,
download, alter, add,
change or install anything.
That'll only make matters
worse.
Every day, YouTube often
shuts down many of their
servers
to update stuff. Please be
patient if YouTube is slow,
stuck
or mangled. Transmissions
from YouTube to your
computer
are actually done in small
chunks of "Flash" at a
time. That
is why sometimes you
may only get bits and
pieces of text,
video, the spinning circle
and/or a blank screen.
Your issue
may fix itself within a few
hours or by the next day.
If your YouTube continues
to behave slow, stuck or
strange,
it's very possible that your
directories of "temporary
internet
files" and memory (often
times called "cache") are
full to the
maximum and just can't
take anymore, the end
result being
that YouTube videos
either A) start/stop/start/
stop, B) grind
to a halt, or C) never even
make it onto your screen.
"Temporary internet files"
are tiny bits of webpages
that get
permanently put on your
computer. They will
remain forever
and ever, gradually
plugging up your
computer (just like hair
slowly clogs a sink drain)
until you get rid of them,
or "clear
your cache" including
"cookies" and "history".
If you're not sure how to
clear your "cache", or if
you would
like extra 'tips' on making
YouTube run even better
(without
having to buy or install
anything), click my avatar
and send
send me a message --
ideally with your YouTube
or regular
email address. I will guide
you step-by-step through
"cache"
clearing and my 'tips' in
plain English with full
explanations.
Note 1: if you have Google
Web Accelerator (or
something
similar to it), dump it, burn
it, trash it, disable it,
uninstall it;
-- do all that you can to
get as far away from it as
possible,
even though this
contradicts all my advice.
Not only does it
conflict with YouTube,
simply clicking on "Don't
Accelerate
This Website" will not help
you whatsoever.
Note 2: longer videos only
require "Flash" and
"Shockwave"
in order to play smooth.
Other than that, avoid all
the sales
pitches that some
Yahooers are shilling,
because they are
really disguised
salespeople and peddlers.
Their "answers"
have nothing to do with
your question, and their
wares may
actually worsen your
problem. Besides, what
kind of stupid
answer is:....[my
paraphrase] "Although
you can't watch or
access videos properly, get
this downloader."
Note 3: an unusual fix that
once worked for me was
altering
the URL "www . youtube .
com" to simply "youtube .
com",
(or you can even try "ca .
youtube . com").