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Why do I keep getting black boxes all over my screen with firefox.

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When I switch to google chrome, it doesn't happen--only with firefox and it's getting worse. Doesn't happen when I first go on but as I check my emails at aol, and open some emails, the large black boxes start appearing making almost impossible to see the screen. Doesn't happen with IE either.

When I switch to google chrome, it doesn't happen--only with firefox and it's getting worse. Doesn't happen when I first go on but as I check my emails at aol, and open some emails, the large black boxes start appearing making almost impossible to see the screen. Doesn't happen with IE either.

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Screen shot of the error?

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WestEnd said

Screen shot of the error?

Don't know how to do that.

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Don't know how to do that.

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anteup711 said

WestEnd said
Screen shot of the error?

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