| YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the | | | | YouTube from loading up properly. To fix this, you |
| Internet, with millions of people watching movies on the | | | | need to close down all the programs you don't want |
| site every day. However, there's nothing more | | | | on your system. |
| frustrating than trying to watch a YouTube video and | | | | Step 3 - Check Network PCs - Network computers |
| having it load up slowly. Fortunately, you can fix this | | | | are also a big reason why YouTube can load up |
| issue quite easily by using the steps outlined below... | | | | slowly. If you're on a network right now, you should |
| Step 1 - Make Sure Your Internet Is Okay - The speed | | | | check round the other PCs to make sure that they |
| of your Internet connection directly affects how fast | | | | are not using too much Internet bandwidth. If you're on |
| your YouTube videos load up. You need to test how | | | | a network, the Internet connection is effectively "split" |
| fast your connection speed is by clicking onto Google | | | | between your systems, meaning that if someone is |
| and then searching for "Broadband Speed Test". You | | | | playing an online game or reading their emails, it could |
| should then click the first response that appears to | | | | be slowing your connection speed down. |
| test the connection speed you have. If you have a | | | | Step 4 - Clean Out The Registry - The best way to |
| slow Internet connection, which is below what you are | | | | speed up YouTube load times is actually to clean out |
| paying for, you need to talk to your Internet company | | | | the 'registry' of your PC. The registry is a central |
| about possibly upgrading the connection or fixing the | | | | database which stores vital settings and information |
| problems that are causing it to run slow. You typically | | | | for your computer - and is where Windows keeps the |
| need about 1mb/sec Internet speeds in order to get | | | | likes of your desktop wallpaper, most recent emails |
| your YouTube movies loading quickly | | | | and even your stored passwords. The registry |
| Step 2 - Close Down Unwanted Programs - Although | | | | database has been a central part of the Windows |
| it's good to have a lot of programs open on your | | | | system since Windows '98 and is where all your |
| system at once, this can cause your Internet to run | | | | software and system store the files it needs to run. |
| slower & slower. Having programs open not only | | | | Unfortunately, the registry is also one of the biggest |
| drains your system resources, but also makes your | | | | causes of problems for your PC, including making |
| connection speed slower as many of these programs | | | | YouTube videos load up slowly. To fix this, you should |
| end up using a lot of the Internet connection speed on | | | | use a 'registry cleaner' to scan through the registry of |
| your PC to get updates and other Internet-based | | | | your PC and fix any of the errors or damaged |
| functions. This is a big problem because it means that | | | | settings that are inside it. If you're able to use a registry |
| if you're using a program such as AIM or Skype | | | | tool that can fix the most errors on your PC, it should |
| (which is continually using the Internet), they could be | | | | make Windows run much faster again. |
| slowing your connection down and preventing | | | | |