Numerous instances of "plugin-container.exe" causes crash.

Viewing pages that use plugins such as Flash or the Adobe Reader plugin open new instances of "plugin-container.exe" in the processes. The problem is that each of these instances continues to run after the page using the plugin has been closed or navigated away from causing large drain on system memory. They can be shut down manually from Task Manager but this shouldn't happen in the first place. I have since downgraded from Beta 12 to Beta 11 where this does not happen.
See here: http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/mfarquhar1/Capture-1.png

Viewing pages that use plugins such as Flash or the Adobe Reader plugin open new instances of "plugin-container.exe" in the processes. The problem is that each of these instances continues to run after the page using the plugin has been closed or navigated away from causing large drain on system memory. They can be shut down manually from Task Manager but this shouldn't happen in the first place. I have since downgraded from Beta 12 to Beta 11 where this does not happen.
See here: http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/mfarquhar1/Capture-1.png

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  • Why does plugin-container.exe start 15 times (and then stop) during shutdown (taking MINUTES to shut down)?

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    See also:
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin-container_and_out-of-process_plugins

  • Multiple instances of plugin-container

    Hello,
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    Hello,
    Whenever I start FF 4, I get well counted 23 instances of plugin-container.exe! This is since I upgraded to FF4. Here is how it exactly goes:
    I double-click on firefox.exe; I get to the startpage (the FF-google startpage); I go to taskmanager and count alot(!) of plugin-container.exe
    When I browse, it's not really slow, but when I get to a youtube video or something with flash FF really slows down mij whole pc.
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    Probably the easiest way is to download Firefox again from http://www.mozilla.com and re-install it.
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  • [Serious BUG] Youtube crashes to death; fresh Windows 7 install; firefox and plugins updated; plugin-container.exe disabled; noway

    This happens to me and to two friends of mine. So it's hardly a coincidence.
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    Firefox and plugins are updated:
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    I'm not complaining here, I'm just showing my perplexity about almost noone having this bug which is ruining my (and my friends') Firefox experience since the past years.
    My purpose here is:
    * to let you know about this problem;
    * to know if other are experiencing it;
    * hopefully to keep giving support to this thread and answer to your questions about this bug so to help this thing being fixed;

    For problems that occurred with Flash 11.2 and earlier, you might want to consider disabling graphics hardware acceleration in both Flash and Firefox.
    '''Flash'''
    Right-click any video in Flash Player and choose Settings.
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    Save all work (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
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    To whom it may concern,
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