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plugin stops working. I fix it. three months later stops working, i fix it three months later stops working, I fix it then stops working and on and on and on a

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The plugin may be busy or has stop working message keeps coming. I reinstall adobe flash or install a previous version then three months later it happens again. this has been going on for years now and it is starting to drive me insane. WHY can't they get this fixed. WHY every year this problem keeps coming up. I get the problem fixed and disable automatic updates but still a year later the same dang problem comes up. why why why?

The plugin may be busy or has stop working message keeps coming. I reinstall adobe flash or install a previous version then three months later it happens again. this has been going on for years now and it is starting to drive me insane. WHY can't they get this fixed. WHY every year this problem keeps coming up. I get the problem fixed and disable automatic updates but still a year later the same dang problem comes up. why why why?

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Brandon Vita
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Crashes or other problems with certain multimedia content in Firefox (such as Youtube videos and Flash animations or games) can often be resolved by performing the steps in these Knowledge Base articles:

On Windows Vista and above, you can disable Flash protected mode by following the instructions on these pages:

(See this Adobe blog post for technical details about Flash protected mode.)


For recent updates for Adobe Shockwave Flash, please update your version to 14. Please refer to the security updates and Adobe Security Bulletin for more information.

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