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why does firefox not run games on face book and IE does on this computer?

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trendylfj
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I have done something, I know not what and now facebook games wont run on FF past the initial page. I play criminal case and it used to run but I returned FF to default setting and now it wont fully load the game. I can play it on IE - advice please. tried system restore but that doesn't work

I have done something, I know not what and now facebook games wont run on FF past the initial page. I play criminal case and it used to run but I returned FF to default setting and now it wont fully load the game. I can play it on IE - advice please. tried system restore but that doesn't work

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Aman Routh
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Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (MAC)

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"'Clear the Cache'":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"


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