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Installed Firefox 8.0 and plugin container.exe makes pc hang with 99% cpu usage, how can I fix this?

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ndoll
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All extensions and add ons are disables other then flash player. Flash player is needed for the webpage.

All extensions and add ons are disables other then flash player. Flash player is needed for the webpage.

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DriveU
DriveU
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My Computer freezes due to the Plugin Container.exe . I find lots of instances of this Control thereafter

sctl
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Reboot. Uninstall Firefox, then use another browser to download and install a new copy of Firefox from mozilla.org/firefox - see How to install Firefox on Windows for more help.

See also the post Firefox 8 Memory Leak

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Modified by sctl