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URL only loads fully if firefox run as administrator! Why?

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I have a URL that I want to view. The URL stopped working on my Vista based laptop but still works OK on my windows 7 based PC.

The URL is "http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=CHF&view=1M".

The bit that doesn't work is the display of the graph and I have previously discovered that this uses flash and Java.

Thinking that I had somehow mucked up my Firefox Installation I uninstalled and re-installed. Having previously saved and then restored by bookmarks and passwords (using Password Exporter Addon).

No other than default Addons apart from Password Exporter and Add Block.

I have discovered that if I start the newly installed Firefox normally the graph on the URL doesn't display, but if I run Firefox as an administrator the graph on the URL displays correctly.

I don't feel very happy about normally running Firefox as administrator!

Can anyone say what the cause of this is and/or give me an alternative and less drastic detour around the issues.

Thanks in advance.

PS I suspect this is an issue that might require the attention of one of the Firefox developers.

I have a URL that I want to view. The URL stopped working on my Vista based laptop but still works OK on my windows 7 based PC. The URL is "http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=CHF&view=1M". The bit that doesn't work is the display of the graph and I have previously discovered that this uses flash and Java. Thinking that I had somehow mucked up my Firefox Installation I uninstalled and re-installed. Having previously saved and then restored by bookmarks and passwords (using Password Exporter Addon). No other than default Addons apart from Password Exporter and Add Block. I have discovered that if I start the newly installed Firefox normally the graph on the URL doesn't display, but if I run Firefox as an administrator the graph on the URL displays correctly. I don't feel very happy about normally running Firefox as administrator! Can anyone say what the cause of this is and/or give me an alternative and less drastic detour around the issues. Thanks in advance. PS I suspect this is an issue that might require the attention of one of the Firefox developers.

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This does seem to be a protected mode issue because having made the "ProtectedMode=0" the problem has gone away.

Still don't understand why flash introduced the change if the net result means that flash is changed from something that works into something that no longer works. Of course it's more secure. There are no problems in using something that doesn't work because it doesn't get used in the first place.

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cor-el
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That is a Flash player object, so make sure that you aren't blocking Flash.

If you use extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) like Adblock Plus or NoScript or Flash Block that can block content then make sure that such extensions aren't blocking content.

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 Flash 11.3 and later
  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
DavidT2
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This does seem to be a protected mode issue because having made the "ProtectedMode=0" the problem has gone away.

Still don't understand why flash introduced the change if the net result means that flash is changed from something that works into something that no longer works. Of course it's more secure. There are no problems in using something that doesn't work because it doesn't get used in the first place.