Does it make any difference to disable the protected mode feature? The feature has security benefits, but is not compatible with all systems for some reason. You can disable it by creating or editing a settings file. The following pages/posts provide different approaches for that: * Adobe support article under the heading "Last Resort": [http://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround Adobe Forums: How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?] * Manual steps: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/968190?page=5#answer-509209 * Batch file to automate the manual steps: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/982093#answer-518078 You may need to exit and start Firefox up again before this takes effect. Any improvement?