Firefox and 10.4.6 update - got unusual flashes

Hi
After my 10.4.6. update, when I am using firefox... and loading a new webpage, sometimes my whole screen flashes to a blank blue screen on my mac mini (power pc) for no apparent reason. Didn't have this problem before the update. Has anyone else seen this?
Any solution to fix this since this is highly annoying? Safari also seems a bit slow...
I am thinking of reinstalling firefox... but apart from dragging the problem in the the trash, what other files I need to delete...??
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
AT
mini Mac OS X (10.4.6)

HI ALban, as you will see from this forum quite a few of us are experienceing one sort of problem or another.
That must be very annoying to have it happen to firefox. It is much the most friendly browser around.
I think you have to delete the prefs files in library before re-installing it. But I just tried looking for them and couldn't find them so I guess you had better wait till someone with more knowledge than me gives help.
Goodluck
I will watch your thread with interest so I can learn more of the problem from others.
sorry I couldnt give more help.
shirley.
Imac FP 800Mhz 80gb 256 RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6) 512 extra Ram iLife 04 LaCie 160gb Ext Airport Express 6.1.1

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