>>> I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>> container from running.

>>> S
>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>> four times in a row now. I've loved and championed FF ever since it was
>> Netscape, but I've fast been growing to hate it ever since 3.6.4.
>> Usually it will only freeze once on a video, and will run the video
>> after I reboot FF and return to the site. Not this video: it's a
>> sure-fire crash. Maybe that will tell someone who understands these
>> things something about where the problem is?

> This is very strange then. I went to the site (with a fresh start of
> FF), started the video, and it ran successfully. It paused twice for
> about a half-second each time, but it did run all the way through.

> I browsed to Youtube, ran a video (which froze), restarted FF and the
> next time I went to your site the video refused to run. COuld some sort
> of flag be getting set (or unset?)

> S

> This is very strange then.  I went to the site (with a fresh start of
> FF), started the video, and it ran successfully.  It paused twice for
> about a half-second each time, but it did run all the way through.

> I browsed to Youtube, ran a video (which froze), restarted FF and the
> next time I went to your site the video refused to run.  COuld some sort
> of flag be getting set (or unset?)      //  S

>> This is very strange then. I went to the site (with a fresh start of
>> FF), started the video, and it ran successfully. It paused twice for
>> about a half-second each time, but it did run all the way through.

>> I browsed to Youtube, ran a video (which froze), restarted FF and the
>> next time I went to your site the video refused to run. COuld some
>> sort of flag be getting set (or unset?) // S

> So you played a video that most of us have no problem with, then you play
> a video from somewhere else and can't play the first video. Since for
> someone
> to be able to fix the problem they have to be able to duplicate the
> problem and
> get it to fail consistently. Don't you think you left out important
> information
> as to what Yahoo video it was, if fact if you isolated that video and if
> together one could demonstrate good system plays 1st video - played the 2nd
> video then afterwards wouldn't play 1st video that it might be significant.

> Granted it not likely that other will have the same problem, but if they
> did
> and it is reproducible it would be a big step. The next step would be what
> made the first video play for you in the first place if you were having
> problems.

> --->
>> On 7/20/2010 10:12 PM, Shisul wrote:
>>> I had hopes that 3.6.7 would address the flash video lack of response
>>> problem but it apparently does not. I've had three incidents in the last
>>> hour trying to watch CNN videos. No crash reports are generated for some
>>> reason so I cannot give details. I guess this is due to it not really
>>> being a "crash", but just being unresponsive.

>>> I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>> container from running.

>>> S
>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>> four times in a row now. I've loved and championed FF ever since it was
>> Netscape, but I've fast been growing to hate it ever since 3.6.4.
>> Usually it will only freeze once on a video, and will run the video
>> after I reboot FF and return to the site. Not this video: it's a
>> sure-fire crash. Maybe that will tell someone who understands these
>> things something about where the problem is?

> This is very strange then.  I went to the site (with a fresh start of
> FF), started the video, and it ran successfully.  It paused twice for
> about a half-second each time, but it did run all the way through.

> I browsed to Youtube, ran a video (which froze), restarted FF and the
> next time I went to your site the video refused to run.  COuld some sort
> of flag be getting set (or unset?)

> S

>   --- Original Message ---

>> --->
>>> On 7/20/2010 10:12 PM, Shisul wrote:
>>>> I had hopes that 3.6.7 would address the flash video lack of response
>>>> problem but it apparently does not. I've had three incidents in the last
>>>> hour trying to watch CNN videos. No crash reports are generated for some
>>>> reason so I cannot give details. I guess this is due to it not really
>>>> being a "crash", but just being unresponsive.

>>>> I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>>> container from running.

>>>> S
>>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>>> four times in a row now. I've loved and championed FF ever since it was
>>> Netscape, but I've fast been growing to hate it ever since 3.6.4.
>>> Usually it will only freeze once on a video, and will run the video
>>> after I reboot FF and return to the site. Not this video: it's a
>>> sure-fire crash. Maybe that will tell someone who understands these
>>> things something about where the problem is?

>> This is very strange then.  I went to the site (with a fresh start of
>> FF), started the video, and it ran successfully.  It paused twice for
>> about a half-second each time, but it did run all the way through.

>> I browsed to Youtube, ran a video (which froze), restarted FF and the
>> next time I went to your site the video refused to run.  COuld some sort
>> of flag be getting set (or unset?)

>> S

> Clear cookies and cache and try again.

> > I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
> > container from running.

> > S
> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
> four times in a row now.

>> > I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>> > container from running.

>> > S
>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>> four times in a row now.

> If FF is a POS, how come that video doesn't freeze FF 3.6.7 or 4.0beta
> in my house?

> Here's my suggestion.

> Download, install and run Revo Uninstaller

> Uninstall FF using category 4, the most thorough uninstaller.

> Install FF but do not use anything you may have saved from your previous
> profile folder.

> Now look at the salmon video.

>>> > I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>> > container from running.

>>> > S
>>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>>> four times in a row now.

>> If FF is a POS, how come that video doesn't freeze FF 3.6.7 or 4.0beta
>> in my house?

>> Here's my suggestion.

>> Download, install and run Revo Uninstaller

>> Uninstall FF using category 4, the most thorough uninstaller.

>> Install FF but do not use anything you may have saved from your previous
>> profile folder.

>> Now look at the salmon video.

> Are you saying to abandon all my bookmarks, passwords, etc. from the old
> profile?

>>>> > I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>>> > container from running.

>>>> > S
>>>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>>>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>>>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>>>> four times in a row now.

>>> If FF is a POS, how come that video doesn't freeze FF 3.6.7 or 4.0beta
>>> in my house?

>>> Here's my suggestion.

>>> Download, install and run Revo Uninstaller

>>> Uninstall FF using category 4, the most thorough uninstaller.

>>> Install FF but do not use anything you may have saved from your previous
>>> profile folder.

>>> Now look at the salmon video.

>> Are you saying to abandon all my bookmarks, passwords, etc. from the
>> old profile?

> Back them up... copy to a flash drive or something.

> On 7/21/2010 7:28 PM, clay wrote:
>> Restorm wrote:
>>> On 7/21/2010 7:07 PM, Pete Holsberg wrote:
>>>> Restorm has written on 7/21/2010 6:45 PM:
>>>>> On 7/20/2010 10:12 PM, Shisul wrote:
>>>>> > I had hopes that 3.6.7 would address the flash video lack of
>>>>> response
>>>>> > problem but it apparently does not. I've had three incidents in the
>>>>> last
>>>>> > hour trying to watch CNN videos. No crash reports are generated for
>>>>> some
>>>>> > reason so I cannot give details. I guess this is due to it not
>>>>> really
>>>>> > being a "crash", but just being unresponsive.

>>>>> > I have turned off all the about:config items to stop the external
>>>>> > container from running.

>>>>> > S
>>>>> Here's an especially nasty video: http://bit.ly/9mJ4Yc (don't get
>>>>> excited: it's about salmon habitat restoration on tribal lands). It's
>>>>> nasty because it has frozen my piece of %&*@ browser (Firefox 3.6.7)
>>>>> four times in a row now.

>>>> If FF is a POS, how come that video doesn't freeze FF 3.6.7 or 4.0beta
>>>> in my house?

>>>> Here's my suggestion.

>>>> Download, install and run Revo Uninstaller

>>>> Uninstall FF using category 4, the most thorough uninstaller.

>>>> Install FF but do not use anything you may have saved from your
>>>> previous
>>>> profile folder.

>>>> Now look at the salmon video.

>>> Are you saying to abandon all my bookmarks, passwords, etc. from the
>>> old profile?

>> Back them up... copy to a flash drive or something.
> I know how to back up files.  But he said to not use anything saved from
> my previous profile. That's what I was asking about.