correction: .. the 1. 2. should be 2. 1. .. sorry .. having settled now .. that part of the post should read .. FIXED! .. guessing it must have been the check here 2. Allow third-party Flash content on your computer: indent .. 1. Visit the Adobe Flash Global Storage Settings Panel. http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=58132 just because it is the only thing, i think, that was done did which could have changed anything .. in case anyone else ever suffers a mute on all YouTubes, that could do the trick ..