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Flash player crashes but not in Opera.

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Flash player crashes all the time in Firefox but never in Opera. I have installed Flash 1,000 times but flash crashes in Firefox but not in Ppera.

Flash player crashes all the time in Firefox but never in Opera. I have installed Flash 1,000 times but flash crashes in Firefox but not in Ppera.

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If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics 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)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also: