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Flash player slows and crashes firefox

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Kingtiger
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Using windows 7 64 bit flashplayer slows and hangs firefox even after reinstalling both the latest versions of both this has been very frustrating as my work computer still running XP has no problems. Do I need to use a new browser

Using windows 7 64 bit flashplayer slows and hangs firefox even after reinstalling both the latest versions of both this has been very frustrating as my work computer still running XP has no problems. Do I need to use a new browser

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mohammed.samad
mohammed.samad
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Reset firefox -easily fix problem

How do I reset Firefox to its default state?

At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefoxbutton, go over to the Help sub-menuand select Troubleshooting Information.Click the Reset Firefox… button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

cor-el
cor-el
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Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

You can check for problems with current Flash plugin versions and try these:

  • disable a possible RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension for Firefox and update the RealPlayer if installed
  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin