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shortly after i start firefox my screen and mouse go black,dead, then in 3 seconds or so things return to normal. this happens only when firefox is on. and also firefox will not shut down properly.

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shortly after i start firefox my screen and mouse go black,dead, then in 3 seconds or so things return to normal. this happens only when firefox is on. and also firefox will not shut down properly.

I am using win XP pro. all else checks out ok, I've run AD-Aware, Malwarebytes, and webroot and found nothing. I also cleared out all cookies.

this happened some time ago and somebody told me to shut down remove the memory strips,  replace them and start up again,  and  it seemed to work then,  but  not this time.
shortly after i start firefox my screen and mouse go black,dead, then in 3 seconds or so things return to normal. this happens only when firefox is on. and also firefox will not shut down properly. I am using win XP pro. all else checks out ok, I've run AD-Aware, Malwarebytes, and webroot and found nothing. I also cleared out all cookies. this happened some time ago and somebody told me to shut down remove the memory strips, replace them and start up again, and it seemed to work then, but not this time.

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Nobody knows....?? 6-10-12

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try to update your graphics drivers or to disable hardware acceleration in firefox under tools > options > advanced > general

Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL