Ok, here's an update... Removed Flash and Flash Lite from the rom and that solved the YouTube problem. Now I've discovered another interesting little quirk, totally unrelated I'm sure and will probably require a new thread in a different location. When I reply to a txt mssg or start a new one, upon completion of the message and after hitting send, it brings up the phone dialer program. Anybody else experiencing this? It's not major, but kinda lame to have to exit out of it every time.
Thanks for the tip GA Medic

works great now.
And thank you to everyone else who's information has helped a great deal!