Firefox crashes every time I access specific websites
Firefox instantly crashes any time I attempt to access specific websites (weather.com, for example), or, more peculiarly, Wikipedia articles about specific topics. For example, I can look up apples or tuberculosis just fine, but it crashes if I look up, say, an entertainer (examples being the pages "Stephen Fry" and "Dr. Dre") or, inconveniently, given that I'm a history buff who needs quick access to summaries, any Wikipedia article on a country (ones I've tried include the pages "Finland," "Hungary," "Romania," "Belgium," "Vietnam," and "Uruguay." Is there a way I can fix this? I really need to be able to access Wikipedia's country pages.
Chosen solution
You can check for problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions and try this:
- make sure you have the latest Flash version:
http://www.adobe.com/special/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html - check for 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)
- disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
- disable hardware acceleration in Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration
See also:
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash#Troubleshooting
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/adobe-flash-protected-mode-firefox
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You can check for problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions and try this:
- make sure you have the latest Flash version:
http://www.adobe.com/special/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html - check for 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)
- disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
- disable hardware acceleration in Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration
See also: