Shockwave Flash plugin spoiling my Firefox browsing experience?

**anonymouse** · 20 November 2013, 19:30

Chrome

I've started to get this error in Chrome on Win 8.1, even removed it and updated to the latest version. not as buggy, but still hangs occasionally.

**Platypus** · 20 November 2013, 20:29

Originally posted by http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-google-chrome.html

The Google Chrome browser (32 bit) includes Adobe Flash Player built-in. Accordingly, it's not necessary for Chrome to download Flash Player separately.

Try Chrome instead?

**MPwannadecentincome** · 20 November 2013, 20:31

Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Try Chrome instead?

I get same problem with Chrome even though it is upto date, I am also on XP SP3 with all updates upto date.

**Boney M** · 20 November 2013, 22:13

Had the same issue on chrome, you will probably have two conflicting version, disable one of them. Google for instructions

**petergriffin** · 21 November 2013, 10:14

It could be that the Flash plugin is 64-bit but the Firefox binary is 32 bit? At home I have Freebsd and I have the opposite config: FF is native 64 bit but the plugin is 32bit.

I have read that FF 24 should eliminate the need for Flash altogether and rely entirely on HTML5 and MPEG-4 rendering, however I've tested it on Freebsd and it's very buggy. I can't test it at clientco because Flash is not installed on their machines and I have no admin rights. I have Win 7 on a PC at home but I can't be bothered.

**VectraMan** · 21 November 2013, 11:35

I prefer Firefox's GUI etc., but I've given up using it. There's no getting around it: compared to Chrome and the modern IE it's just dog slow. For example this forum's reply page would cause it to use lots of CPU and make typing response slow just because of all the animated icons over there ---->.

I think they're trying to do "hardware acceleration" and making a pigs ear of it, and graphics performance in general, and that probably creates an extra problem with a plugin like Flash that works in a different Windows window. So it might get better if you can turn some of that stuff off.

**xoggoth** · 21 November 2013, 12:53

Beats me why people always laud Firefox over IE. Slow as VM said and as a developer, I find FF throws up more differences to other browsers than IE these days.

**petergriffin** · 21 November 2013, 21:48

At least on Windows, FF has improved a lot in the last 12 month. Never mind v24 but v 17 ESR is faster than Chrome on Windows 7 Pro. On Freebsd I have no alternatives. Oh, maybe, Opera, but that's another story.

**Platypus** · 22 November 2013, 10:38

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

slow just because of all the animated icons over there ---->

Try AdBlocker ?

Shockwave Flash plugin spoiling my Firefox browsing experience?