Shockwave Flash Plug in Problem

waterwatereverywhere

Hi,

My PC is running extremely slowly. It especially crashes when I load a browser and webpages - I've tried Google Chrome and Firefox.

One regular message I get when webpages stall is that the Shockwave FlashPlug In has stopped working.

Please can any one help me resolve this? I don't even know what this is or how to find it to uninstall and reinstall, assuming I can do so?

Many thx for any help.

grumpycrab

I've had a few issues with this too. For Firefox check your plugin state .
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

almillar

Change the settings in either of these browsers to only load Flash on request - you'll get a big grey box anywhere it should be, which you can right-click and say load. Saves it loading all the time for stupid adverts etc.
In Firefox - Options, Add-Ons, Plug-Ins, and at Shockwave Flash change the little drop-down to 'Ask to Activate'.

waterwatereverywhere

Many thanks for the helpful suggestion, I will try that, although my gut reaction was that it was either something I should have selected to work "all the time". Or that I need to delete and reload it - is it something like an app or add on that you must refresh from time to time? And can I find a free download somewhere.

Not even sure what it is for - but I'm finding that my online banking frequently crashes now so that must be dependent on it as well?

Tigsteroonie

almillar wrote: »

Change the settings in either of these browsers to only load Flash on request - you'll get a big grey box anywhere it should be, which you can right-click and say load. Saves it loading all the time for stupid adverts etc.
In Firefox - Options, Add-Ons, Plug-Ins, and at Shockwave Flash change the little drop-down to 'Ask to Activate'.

Thank you for this :T :T :T I've just had a pleasant hour browsing t'internet without it constantly stalling for a failed flash script. Wish I'd known this months ago.