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ADOBE FLASH PLAYER KEEPS CRASHING WHEN I TRY TO WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS!!!

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kalkulus89
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simply put, every time i try to watch a video on youtube it crashes and says i should reload the page. it does this at least a hundred times before it works again (not joking, i actually counted one time). HOW THE DO I FIX THIS? OR DO I JUST DELETE MOZILLA?


Edited by a moderator due to language. See the Rules & Guidelines .

simply put, every time i try to watch a video on youtube it crashes and says i should reload the page. it does this at least a hundred times before it works again (not joking, i actually counted one time). HOW THE DO I FIX THIS? OR DO I JUST DELETE MOZILLA? ''Edited by a moderator due to language. See the [http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Forum+and+chat+rules+and+guidelines Rules & Guidelines] .''

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augani
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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:

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

Try to "disable the hardware acceleration" in the Flash Player.

Flash "Display settings" window:

See also:

Modified by cor-el