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Will -- I agree with you. This is a seriously large problem, but think the question is whether or not this an Adobe issue. Flash does not crash IE in this way. Just Firefox. I don't use Safari or Opera and would like to hear from users of those browsers if they too are having these issues. I would think that with all the Firefox users crashing on Flash, and the "crash reports" being sent to Firefox, that someone would have figured out why this is happening. Now it doesn't happen on all Flash modules -- I've been told that it may happen when a Flash module is inserted in a non-standard way and the code messes up Firefox. But I create Flash video myself and have had the crash happen on my own work as well, but not consistently (one time the module loads fine, another time it doesn't). My guess is that there are two or more conditions that have to exist for the crash to happen, but who knows what they are. Again, this does not seem to be an issue with IE. Maybe Adobe and Microsoft have some secret agreement??!!

Of course, when advertisers realize that many Firefox users never see their spiffy Flash ads, maybe a fix will be found. – BeeCee, on November 15, 2009 17:57

Jayshah -- I posted this question almost a year ago. Since that time I have seen no answers from this board or anywhere else, other than using Flashblock to disable Flash on most sites. Oddly enough I just installed the latest FireFox update 3.5.5. (and Adobe Flash Player) and am getting more crashes from Flash than ever.

I hate using IE, but I'm getting seriously ticked at Firefox. – BeeCee, on November 10, 2009 14:17

Haven't heard any more suggestions about what the problem might be, so I uninstalled FF 3.0.5 and the flash player (in the manner described by Adobe). I rebooted my PC and then reinstalled FF and the plug-in. Still crashing after all these tears.

What to do, what to do????

I disabled the flash plug-in for almost a day and did not get any crashes. When I enabled it again, the crashes began. As a test, I then disabled the JAVA plug-ins, but I still got Flash crashes. I have not tried flashblock, because I don't want to have to click things all the time to enable it. Anyway, still a mystery as to why I keep crashing.

Well -- I've given it a day, and I am still crashing when certain Flash file load in -- it seems to be happening mostly on the NY Times home page. Not sure where to go now.

DG -- My FireFox doesn't crash all the time either. It tends to crash on certain sites, some but not all of the time. But I think that's because of some ads. I have been told that some advertisers use illegal commands or constructions in their Flash videos -- I'm not sure how that's possible.

I've disabled a number of add-ons and plug-ins and for the past few minutes anyway, I'm not crashing on the usual pages. But this is erratic, because I think it depends on certain ads, etc. I'll see how things go over the next day and report back. Thanks again for your voluminous and speedy help. I hope this moves us toward a solution.

Yes. I just tried that and went to a page with Flash (on my own site) and FireFox crashed...in safe mode....

I was able to get rid of the RealPlayer ext, but there are several I'm unable to delete or uninstall. But they ARE disabled. In any case, I uninstalled Flash (fully) and reinstalled it. NY Times home page crashed immediately. Here is the latest dump:

Application: Firefox 3.0.5 (2008120122)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

- Extension List Dumper 1.14.1
- Greasemonkey 0.8.20080609.0
- IE Tab 1.5.20081203
- SearchStatus 1.27

Application: Firefox 3.0.5 (2008120122)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Updater
- IE Tab Plug-in
- iTunes Application Detector
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U11
- McAfee Clinic
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft® DRM
(Disabled)
- Microsoft® DRM
(Disabled)
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- Picasa
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.5.5
- RealJukebox NS Plugin
(Disabled)
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave Flash
- Shockwave for Director
(Disabled)
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library

By the way, the quick and multiple responses are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!

Sorry. Here they are. I'm not sure what to do about the RealPlayer Browser Record -- it says it is incompatible with the current version of FireFox, but it is also disabled and FireFox won't let me "uninstall" it. Same goes for the plug-ins below that say "disabled" -- no way to "uninstall" them

Application: Firefox 3.0.5 (2008120122)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

- Adobe Acrobat
- AOL Media Playback Plugin
(Disabled)
- Google Updater
- IE Tab Plug-in
- iTunes Application Detector
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U10
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U11
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U11
- McAfee Clinic
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft® DRM
(Disabled)
- Microsoft® DRM
(Disabled)
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- Office Genuine Advantage
(Disabled)
- Picasa
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.5.5
- RealJukebox NS Plugin
(Disabled)
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave for Director
(Disabled)
- Turner Media Plugin 1.0.0.10
(Disabled)
- Windows Genuine Advantage
(Disabled)
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library

Thomas -- here is the dump:

Application: Firefox 3.0.5 (2008120122)
Operating System: WINNT (x86-msvc)

- Extension List Dumper 1.14.1
- Greasemonkey 0.8.20080609.0
- IE Tab 1.5.20081203
- Java Console 6.0.11
- Java Quick Starter 1.0
(Disabled)
- RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin 1.0
(Disabled, Incompatible)
- SearchStatus 1.27

I have performed the FULL uninstall/reinstall (as per Adobe's instrux) at least four times and this has not stopped the problem