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Firefox plug in container has stopped working, even in safe mode with plug ins disabled

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Kayliegirl
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My firefox keeps crashing every 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes I get a windows error message saying "firefox plugin container stopped working", but most times I don't. These are the actions I've taken so far, with no effect:

1. Updated all my plug-ins

2. Run firefox in safe mode with plug-ins disabled

3. Uninstalled and reinstalled firefox

4. Run an AVG scan which turned up nothing

Can anyone offer advice on how to fix this (very annoying) problem?

I've had to write this in IE because firefox wouldn't stay open long enough for me to copy and paste it into the text box.

My firefox keeps crashing every 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes I get a windows error message saying "firefox plugin container stopped working", but most times I don't. These are the actions I've taken so far, with no effect: 1. Updated all my plug-ins 2. Run firefox in safe mode with plug-ins disabled 3. Uninstalled and reinstalled firefox 4. Run an AVG scan which turned up nothing Can anyone offer advice on how to fix this (very annoying) problem? I've had to write this in IE because firefox wouldn't stay open long enough for me to copy and paste it into the text box.

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Moses
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Try creating a new Profile by following the steps from Managing Profiles Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and also Adobe Flash plugin has crashed - Prevent it from happening again

Modified by Moses