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[Help] Black Rectangles (a question for the IT experts)



GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,481
Gloucester
Can anybody help? When somebody posts a link to a You Tube video on NSC (as on the best guitarist or best bass line threads) all I get is an unresponsive black rectangle. I can click on the 'reply with quote' button and copy and paste the URL, but that is a bit tedious. This problem has only arisen in the last two or three days - up to then I could see the links and play them perfectly well. I haven't knowingly done anything to change this - can anybody suggest a fix, please? I am using Internet Explorer on a laptop by the way.


......and yes, I have tried turning my computer off and on again! - so if anybody thinks a funny remark along those lines makes them some kind of wit, they'd only be half right!
 




Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
Can anybody help? When somebody posts a link to a You Tube video on NSC (as on the best guitarist or best bass line threads) all I get is an unresponsive black rectangle. I can click on the 'reply with quote' button and copy and paste the URL, but that is a bit tedious. This problem has only arisen in the last two or three days - up to then I could see the links and play them perfectly well. I haven't knowingly done anything to change this - can anybody suggest a fix, please? I am using Internet Explorer on a laptop by the way.


......and yes, I have tried turning my computer off and on again! - so if anybody thinks a funny remark along those lines makes them some kind of wit, they'd only be half right!

Is it something that only happens on NSC or can you not see YouTube?

If it's NSC it's something to do with settings I imagine...allow URLs? I'm no expert but there are some who will be able to help.
 


looney

Banned
Jul 7, 2003
15,652
Its your antivirus software try changing the options. Its picking them up as bugs because they are embedded links.
 


GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,481
Gloucester
Is it something that only happens on NSC or can you not see YouTube?

If it's NSC it's something to do with settings I imagine...allow URLs? I'm no expert but there are some who will be able to help.

You Tube itself is fine. It's just links to it on NSC that aren't showing properly. Hoping an expert will help (using words I understand!) is exactly why I started the thread. Fingers crossed!
 




LowKarate

New member
Jan 6, 2004
2,002
Wombling free
Can anybody help? When somebody posts a link to a You Tube video on NSC (as on the best guitarist or best bass line threads) all I get is an unresponsive black rectangle. I can click on the 'reply with quote' button and copy and paste the URL, but that is a bit tedious. This problem has only arisen in the last two or three days - up to then I could see the links and play them perfectly well. I haven't knowingly done anything to change this - can anybody suggest a fix, please? I am using Internet Explorer on a laptop by the way.


......and yes, I have tried turning my computer off and on again! - so if anybody thinks a funny remark along those lines makes them some kind of wit, they'd only be half right!

Before you try anything, let’s do a baseline test.

Can you see this OK?

rectangle-256.png
 




Hampster Gull

New member
Dec 22, 2010
13,462
It will take twice as long as anyone on here says and cost you three times as much. Probably. Will be agile though. Or something.
 














Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,208
The Fatherland
Can anybody help? When somebody posts a link to a You Tube video on NSC (as on the best guitarist or best bass line threads) all I get is an unresponsive black rectangle. I can click on the 'reply with quote' button and copy and paste the URL, but that is a bit tedious. This problem has only arisen in the last two or three days - up to then I could see the links and play them perfectly well. I haven't knowingly done anything to change this - can anybody suggest a fix, please? I am using Internet Explorer on a laptop by the way.


......and yes, I have tried turning my computer off and on again! - so if anybody thinks a funny remark along those lines makes them some kind of wit, they'd only be half right!

It’s Brexit mate. I told you this would happen.
 










GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,481
Gloucester
ISIS.

Has to be those monkeys again.

They did say the black flag will fly over Buckingham Palace.

They've started with GT49s laptop.
Well, at least that's a more likely explanation than some pillock claiming it's because of Brexit! Now please (in the nicest possible way) f... off and leave this thread clear for someone with some useful knowledge who might be able to help!
 


Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
Well, at least that's a more likely explanation than some pillock claiming it's because of Brexit! Now please (in the nicest possible way) f... off and leave this thread clear for someone with some useful knowledge who might be able to help!

Easy tiger.

I'm sympathetic but, you must admit, there's some funny buggers on here.
 




maffew

Well-known member
Dec 10, 2003
8,861
Worcester England
Is it just rectangular you tube videos? Can you try a circle one? What does this one look like (make sure your speakers are turned down NSFW)

a-black-circle-md.png
 
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