Your Shockwave Flash is not current, do not install additional "crapware" which will likely be offered when installing an Adobe product :http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ :also check all plugins through the '''about:plugins''' link :to http://www.mozilla.com/plugincheck/ There is little point is running the 64bit version of Firefox, it is really for testing. You can clear cache automatically when you shutdown Firefox (see image) * http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4928/clearcachew.png :REM Clear your temporary internet files when Firefox is down with a .bat file :rem S Delete specified files from all subdirectories :rem Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard :rem F Force deletion of read only files :del C:\Users\'''''myuserid'''''\AppData\Local\Temp\*.* /s /q /f :del c:\"Documents and Settings\'''''myuserid'''''\Local Settings\Temp"\*.* /s /q Stop ghostly indexing, autoplay * http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/windows-7/win7.htm#ghosts Use "Adblock Plus" to block advertisements, etc consumes a lot of time/transmissions * Adblock Plus :: Add-ons for Firefox<br>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ * Adblock - MozillaZine Knowledge Base<br>http://kb.mozillazine.org/Adblock Install a "hosts" file as well, see link in the MozillaZine article above This seems to have helped, to early to tell, I ran all options individually of the add-on then uninstalled it, see : http://blog.bonardo.net/2011/09/30/is-your-firefor-freezing-at-regular-intervals I would install the second one will show if you got disconnected * Restartless Restart :: Add-ons for Firefox<br>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/restartless-restart/ * Work Offline :: Add-ons for Firefox<br>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/work-offline/