Plugin-container uses too much memory
I am running Windows XP SP3 and Firefox 7.0.1. My system runs on 2Gb of ram and has a 2.41GHz processor. The problem I am experiencing is that whenever I run any sort of video using Firefox, the plugin-container.exe program uses in excess of 1Gb of ram, sometimes close to 1.5Gb. Because of this, my entire system crashes on a intermittant basis due to there not being enough memory available. I have checked and I cannot expand this system's memory any further than 2Gb. What I need to know is can plugin-container.exe be disabled in Firefox 7.0.1 and how can I do so? If I cannot disable this program, I will be forced to stop using Firefox to play back video.
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It is possible to disable plugin container, but that could result in the Firefox Browser crashing instead of just the plugin container.
- Ensure the Flash Player is up-to-date.
- Ensure your graphics drivers are up to date.
- Experiment with the hardware acceleration setting of FlashPlayer.
- are other formats, or resolution/quality streams available.
See
- managing the flash plugin <-- clickable links --
- use this to update your plugins http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
- how do i upgrade my graphics drivers?
- if you do get crashes see plugin crash reports
- and see tips in what is plugin-container