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why does fire fox use so much cpu when I try to watch certain videos? I have firefox 7 installed

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certain videos that do not use flash play very "jerky" and fire fox is using almost 100% of my cpu when this is happening

certain videos that do not use flash play very "jerky" and fire fox is using almost 100% of my cpu when this is happening

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Hey Shayne0941,

Have you tried Firefox Plugin Checker

Modified by Anthony

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yes, I mean I clicked on the link and it told me that my pug ins were up to date, but the problem persists