Shockwaves extremely old and dangerous, uninstall it.

On Saturday, September 24, 2016, JOHN RIEHL via Talk <
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> Does not using Flash degrade Windoweyes performance? By the way, I've
> noticed that even with Shockwave disabled, WE still locks up on ocdcasion.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Bahr [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;>]
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 8:26 PM
> To: 'JOHN RIEHL'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: Problem with shockwave (adobe) plug-in
>
> Yep same issue here. Disabling the plugin doesn't let you run flash content
> obviously. This is an issue that Firefox has had in various forms for years
> now. The ideal solution would be for things to migrate from flash to html
> 5,
> but that'll be awhile. I just have noticed window-eyes being pretty
> sluggish
> in firefox as a result. There is always the option, too, of using an add-on
> like noscript or flashgot to disable or enable it at ones choosing.
>
> Hth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dcbahr1 <javascript:;>=
> [email protected] <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of JOHN RIEHL via Talk
> Sent: 09/23/2016 01:22 PM
> To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <[email protected]
> <javascript:;>>
> Subject: Problem with shockwave (adobe) plug-in
>
> Hi. Whenever I go to a website in Firefox (and IE too), I get a message
> saying that the Shockwave plugin is either busy or has stopped running. I
> then get an option to either stop the plug-in or continue. Whichever I do,
> Windoweyes crashes on that website and I have to go into Windows Task
> manager to close out Firefox.
>
> And sometimes that doesn't even work.
>
> A friend disabled the shockwave plug-in; now when I go to websites I get a
> message asking if I want to allow it.
>
> I have two questions: I understand that shockwave is the Adobe flash
> player.
> By disabling it, am I impairing Windoweyes in some way?
>
> And, second, how do I fix this problem without having to disable a plug-in
> that has worked fine until very recently?
>
> Thanks.  John
>
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