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How do I shut off Google PacMan sound other than turning volume off?

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I started Firefox, sirens blared, I thought I had been hit with a virus. Went to Google to search for a solution and found PacMan on their home page, apparently the problem. Now when I leave Google website, sound continues. How do I shut this off, other than going to Internet Explorer?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I started Firefox today.

I started Firefox, sirens blared, I thought I had been hit with a virus. Went to Google to search for a solution and found PacMan on their home page, apparently the problem. Now when I leave Google website, sound continues. How do I shut this off, other than going to Internet Explorer? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I started Firefox today.

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Just disable Cool Previews from Tools/Add-Ons. PacMan Sound gone...

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everyone is having it both firefox and ie

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I DON'T UNDERSTAND... D:<

I'm currently looking for a solution...

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Disable CoolPreviews add-on. This solves it.

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Tool Addons , disable or delete Cool Previews!

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Temp solution: go to "tools" + "add-on's" + then DISABLE Shockwave Flash, then Re-enable it. It should stop all current Flash apps playing in the background

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Disable coolpreviews....

someone suggested that

here

hope that helps

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woops answer was posted already srry.

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I have the same problem. Getting really angry now... >:-(

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Can not switch the damn pacman thing off

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Disable the Cool Previews extension if you have it installed. You will still get the PacMan sounds when you open a Google search page, but the sound won't follow you to other web pages.

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use firefox earlier this morning, everything was fine. Then used it around 11:30 CT and sounds started. I disabled Coolpreview and sounds stopped..... weird!

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This just worked for me. Disable the CoolPreviews extension in Firefox.

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This is so FREAKING STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have used Cool Previews since it came out and today is the FIRST time I have experienced this. Is the company so stupid that they can't find something else to do? Idiots ...

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thank you it helped me

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And by the way, it did help me, too. But they are still idiots ...

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use chrome

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uninstall cool previews from add-ons and it will go away

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Holy Jesus, people. Just navigate away from the page: sound gone.

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