Flash is an integral part of the Internet, with millions of websites using it to play video and show various animated elements on their pages. Unfortunately, many people find that this software actually crashes their FireFox browser, making it nearly impossible to use. Fixing this problem will allow you to watch YouTube videos again, play online games and generally view online Flash websites.
1) Reinstall Firefox - The first thing you should do to resolve this error is to reinstall Firefox. It's often the case that Firefox will develop errors / damaged files which prevent it from being able to run as smoothly or effectively as you want. This is a big problem for many people, and can be resolved (mostly) by a simple reinstall. To do this, download the latest version of Firefox to your hard drive. After that, uninstall the FireFox browser you have on your PC and then restart (this will erase all traces of the browser). When the restart completes, install the latest version of Firefox with the setup file you downloaded - putting a few new copy of this program onto your PC. This should resolve most cases of "Flash Crashes", but there's something else you might want to do if it does not...
2) Reinstall Flash Player - "Flash Player" is the software component that actually plays the videos / games / animations on your PC, and is freely downloadable from the Adobe website (the company who produce it). Because this software is often corrupted / damaged, many computers end up not being able to use it properly. To ensure this is not a problem, click on Start > Control Panel > Add / Remove Programs. Inside the applet that shows up, remove the "Adobe Flash" installation. After the uninstallation is complete, just Click onto YouTube and try and watch a movie. It will likely tell you to install Flash Player again, and just follow the on-screen instructions to do it!
3) Clean Out The Registry - After you've done the two steps above, it's vital that you clean out the registry of your PC. The registry is a large database which stores vital settings & information for your system & all your software; and is where FireFox & Flash store a huge number of settings. Unfortunately, the registry is actually one of the biggest causes of errors & crashes on Windows computers, because of the way it's continually being over-used by your system. Each time you want to use a software tool, Windows opens 100's of registry settings to help it run as smoothly as possible. The only problem is that so many registry settings are often opened at once that many computers save them in the wrong way, causing all sorts of damage. To fix this, you need to use a 'registry cleaner' which is a software tool that specifically fixes registry errors on the typical Windows PC. This should make sure that the "Flash Crash" does not happen again, and is resolved forever.
Computerworld - StrikeForce Technologies, a small vendor of a keystroke encryption technology, is accusing Microsoft of not acting fast enough to fix a browser issue that it says is preventing StrikeForce's technology from working with Internet Explorer 9.
The problem was first reported to Microsoft, and acknowledged by the company, in April, said George Waller, executive vice president of StrikeForce. Since then, Microsoft has been saying it will fix the problem but has not gotten around to doing it yet, Waller said.
"I've been calling Microsoft every two weeks since April," said Waller, who sent Computerworld the text of what he said were several email exchanges StrikeForce has had with Microsoft on the issue over the past few months. "They keep on saying we are working on it each time we call them," he said.
In an emailed statement, Microsoft told Computerworld that it is looking into the matter. "Our engineering team is actively investigating the claim that this third-party toolbar is no longer working in IE9; upon completion of that investigation, any necessary updates will be provided," the company said.
"Windows customers and Internet Explorer users should know there is no impact to their security or browsing experience as a result of this claim," Microsoft added.
Waller said the issue has caused considerable frustration for StrikeForce and the nearly 2 million users of its technology. "Our anti keylogging technology is useless with Microsoft's IE9 browser because of Microsoft," he said. "What we have been doing is walking everyone through removing IE9 and putting IE8 back to work," he said.
StrikeForce is a maker of several authentication, keystroke encryption and mobile security products. The publicly listed company sells mainly to small and medium businesses and individual consumers though Waller says it has recently begun pushing into the enterprise space as well.
StrikeForce's products are also resold by other security vendors such as Trend Micro and Identity Guard.
The product at issue is called GuardedID Keystroke Encryption, a $30 product that is designed to protect users against keystroke-logging malware. One of its components includes a toolbar that sits within either IE or Mozilla's Firefox and automatically launches each time the browser is opened.
Guarded ID automatically encrypts all keystrokes made by a user and sends it to the browser where it is decrypted into the web application that the user has logged into.
The product worked fine with Microsoft's beta version of IE9 but doesn't do the same with the production version of the browser Waller said. The browser problem basically doesn't allow GuardedID to decrypt the keystrokes as it should, Waller said.
In one email from April, a Microsoft engineer acknowledges the issue and claims that it is "at the highest point of escalation" at Microsoft. "The product team has already reviewed this issue and they have confirmed that this was an unintentional regression," the engineer said. "A fix request has also been submitted."
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You may be experiencing problems with internet explorer 8 (IE 8), if you just got an update on your computer, through Windows Update.
If you do, join the crowd.
There are well over a thousand people who have received the update and noticed a number of problems since getting it.
The one major problem they noticed was the speed. It appears IE 8 is slower.
Computerworld ran a test using JavaScript testing, and based on their results, IE runs slower than Google's Chrome browser.
Even Firefox 3.0.7, Apple's Safari 3.2.2, and Opera Software's Opera 9.63 was faster than Internet Explorer 8.
Another complaint about IE 8 is it suffers from compatibility problems with such Web standards such as CSS, HTML4, and XHTML.
This kind of problem could cause a lot of trouble for those who develop programs to be used with the browser.
In fact, just when Internet Explorer was about to be released, Microsoft has warned about such support problems with new standards and how the new browser handled them.
Microsoft added a tool to help with this problem. It is known as Compatibility View.
With Compatibility View, users can switch settings so they can view sites built for previous browser editions.
Other problems with IE 8 included lack of security. Although it was beefed up to guard against malware and known phishing scam sites, the browser got hit by a hacker.
And this happened a few days after the browser was launched.
There are more problems with internet explorer 8. For instance, Microsoft is currently testing Windows 7 using a beta version.
Microsoft is not offering a final version of their browser. Instead, they are only able to use Release Candidate 1.
Microsoft claims that problems with internet explorer 8 will be resolved with the major release of Windows 7. Let's hope this is the case, or there will be many computer users, who just might switch over from Internet Explorer to another browser, like Firefox or Opera.
At least they are more reliable and offer faster loading than IE 8 does. If Firefox or Opera are not your choices of a browser, you can always switch to IE 7 and continue to use that.
For those who don't feel like working with another browser, and you want to get some of those problems resolved now, we recommend looking at your registry through a free scan to help speed up your computer.
It will help a little if problems are found, and any help is better than none, until Microsoft gets this new browser up to speed.
Problems with internet explorer 8 (IE 8) can be resolved with the right type of support. Many times, a software utility or even a browser may not work because of errors or invalid entries in the Registry.
This can cause Internet Explorer 8 to load slower, since it is looking for add-ons or other files that is simply not on the hard drive any more, but is still pointed to by the registry.
One of the best ways is to find out if your computer problem does relate to an invalid or corrupt Registry is to have a Registry scan done.
when you turn your computer on, you may receive a message that reads "Disk Boot Error". Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL might work, but not always. The best way to work around this error is to boot the computer from the Windows installation CD and correct the problem before you attempt to boot your computer from the hard drive again. Try these steps given below:
