I don't see Java in your list of Plugins. Go to http://www.java.com/en/ and check it there.

i do have java installed

Java 6 U22 is installed. That is however and older version. Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update. #Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_22 for Mozilla browsers Update the [[Using the Java plugin with Firefox|Java]] plugin to the latest version. *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Java *http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java Platform: Download JRE) ---- The Java Console extension is no longer supported and you can remove them. See: * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Java#Multiple_Java_Console_extensions ---- You can also disable the Java Quick Starter extension: Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions * Control Panel -> Java -> Advanced tab -> Miscellaneous -> Java Quick Starter (disable) See: * http://www.java.com/en/download/help/quickstarter.xml - What is Java Quick Starter (JQS)? What is the benefit of running JQS? - 6.0