Firefox constantly crashes when doing a searches on Google

Please see latest crash report ...
Firefox 22.0 Crash Report [@ symhtml.dll@0x15b99f ]
UUID : 8eae6718-ca9f-446f-b32c-475c92130725
I am using windows Vista and Norton 360. I have tried all the steps listed in your support article including safe mode, firefox reset, and reinstalling latest version of firefox but nothing seems to work. Crashes just about every day and usualy whilst doing searches on Google. Has been going on for most of this year. Any ideas ?
Many thanks -
Kind regards,
Peter.

Hello,
Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration. Since this feature was added to Firefox, it has gradually improved, but there still are a few glitches.
You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
Then perform these steps:
*Click the orange Firefox button at the top left, then select the "Options" button, or, if there is no Firefox button at the top, go to Tools > Options.
*In the Firefox options window click the ''Advanced'' tab, then select "General".
*In the settings list, you should find the ''Use hardware acceleration when available'' checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
*Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.
Additionally, please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:
* [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]
* [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
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