Finally, a solution.

I've tried everything; Using Mozilla Firefox, turning on and off the firewall, and logging in with different accounts. I just can't get on Youtube. Encoding too. I need a new encoder because apparently you can't turn mpg to wmv without going through avi first. Now my father's getting me a new encoder. I don't know what to do for my Youtube problem, but it seems as if even that problem is solved. I have confirmed that only my computer cannot connect to Youtube, so I might be getting a new desktop for video editing in a week at earliest.

As for the tripod issue, a new tripod is ready and on the way. Camera battery charger is still lost though, so that might become a problem. This is only a minor interference however, so we should be back online in several weeks. Wish me the best of luck, because I'm wishing myself it too!