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Iv refreshed FF, still very Lagy, switch to Chrome, and the lag is gone. Why??

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When watching shows, on NBC,ABC,CBS, HULU, firefox is very slow and laggy. switching to Chrome, is a much more stable platform. The shows are very choppy, and at times it is so bad they will completely quit. I do not have that problem with chrome, so I know it is not my computer. can you help me ??

When watching shows, on NBC,ABC,CBS, HULU, firefox is very slow and laggy. switching to Chrome, is a much more stable platform. The shows are very choppy, and at times it is so bad they will completely quit. I do not have that problem with chrome, so I know it is not my computer. can you help me ??

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If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also:

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Appreciate the advice, but all of that has been done. all the latest drivers and the latest flash player. The problem is, that Chrome runs great. the only problem I have is with Firefox. I was having a small problem with Chrome, untill I updated the flashplayer.

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Several plugins, including flash, were updated several times last month.

Use this link to check that your plugins are up-to-date. If any are listed as unknown or research, do not worry about them.