458166 - Unable to load Java videos(Youtube etc.) if your having many tabs open in a long time.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 436686

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3

I tried this "bug" on Windows XP, and I through it was my Java that were ****. Reinstalled windows and installed Windows Vista Ultimate, and now I've the same bug.
If your having many tabs open, and keep using these tabs for a longer period, like over one week, Java videos like youtube, youporn, xvideos etc wont play more than two (2) seconds, and there is no audio on those two (2) seconds.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open 50 tabs with different pages.
2. Use the PC noramlly, but do never close the tabs, and have open tabs on opening of firefox on.
3. 2-3 weeks, and you got it!
Actual Results:  
Cannot play java videos like youtube.

Expected Results:  
Played the Java Objects. 

Normal Firefox Theme, no addons

Comment 1

[Damian Shaw [Quan]]

Youtube (and all the others you've mentioned) use the Flash plug-in, not Java.

You might try with a clean profile ( http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles ), however I know the Flash plug-in can really screw up after it is open in Firefox for very long periods of time, but it's Adobe's software so not a lot that Mozilla can do about this :/

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Installing flash10beta solved this for many users.