Admin Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Not sure if anyone else has noticed this but my copy of Firefox updated itself to v13.0.1 and since then I have had trouble with the scrolling of my mouse. It only happens in Firefox. When I go to a page here or on other sites, not every time though, the mouse scroll doesn't work until I click the page...very frustrating. I have changed mice but still the same, used IE and no problem. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue but if so can you please let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Yep same here - seems to occasionally de-activate the page you are looking at (any website) requiring you to click on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J170 Owner Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I use Google Chrome and had a similar problem. Only on this website so the problem had to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 I use Google Chrome and had a similar problem. Only on this website so the problem had to be here. I am experiencing it on many different websites and has only started happening since Firefox upgraded itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I dumped Firefox because of that problem, which seemed to happen at every upgrade, and took hours to fix. Went to Google, but still get the odd problem. Seems to be a fight between Microsoft and the others with MS seeming to create just enough compatibility problems to steer you back to their product. They're not counting on the long term rejection of doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I am on Firefox 13.0.1 and not experiencing any problems now. I bought a new laptop with Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) and have had enough problems updating drivers. At one point I had to reinstall my mouse every time I started up, but it seems to work. One thing that fixed some of my problems was the compatibility option. Even though I had uninstalled the Visa version (if it had come across from my old computer via the back-up) and installed the Win 7 driver, some things (mouse, printer, webcam and wireless modem) reverted to older Win versions. The devices & printers would report the thing was working properly when it blatantly wasn't. Troubleshooting was suggest things like installing Win XP service pack 3. I had to manually reset to Win 7. Fortunately there is a "compatibility" button that allows you to choose from a drop down list of OS. I have other minor annoying things like the webcam turns on after a few minutes of keyboard inactivity and turns off 2 seconds after I move the mouse, as if it is slaved to the power save. Took me forever to get my Thunderbird email copied over and working. Changing OS can be so painful. But at least my mouse works on Aircraft Pilots - scrolls without clicking etc. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 In an attempt to really hone down the cause, on Thursday I completely wiped my hard disk, reformatted it and installed windows etc again from scratch...it was due as I normally do it every 6 months or so anyway to clean it right out and keep it going as fast as possible without all the rubbish you collect over time. However even with this drastic move it is stilling doing it and it is getting very frustrating yet I can't find any mention of it on the web under Firefox issues (recent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I upgraded (manually) this morning. No problems yet. Scrolling seems a lot faster but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I upgraded (manually) this morning. No problems yet. Scrolling seems a lot faster but. They have added a smooth scrolling function which is causing the issues (I think)...I have tried manually changing the about:config but no luck...yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 For everyone using Firefox as their Internet Browser...The issue I have been having and as reported in this thread is a common problem being experienced by many users out there. It has been caused by Firefox v13.0.1 not working properly with Adobe Flash Player v11.3...the two just don't seem to get along with each other. Apparently both Mozilla and Adobe are working together to fix the issue. However, and in the mean time, if you want to get back to non-frustrating browsing using Firefox, you will need to remove the latest version of Flash Player and re-install the previous version. To do this: 1. Download Flash Player v11.2 from: - for standard windows 32 bit operating system: http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox/12261/ - for 64 bit windows operating system: http://www.filehorse.com/download-flashplayer-firefox-64/10474/ 2. Go to your Control Panel -> Programs and Features 3. Uninstall Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin 4. Install Flash Player v11.3 that you downloaded in step 1 That should fix the issue until Mozilla and Adobe can get their problem sorted out...hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Whenever I use Firefox I get a strange flickering of my screen. Any ideas? Flash Player/Graphic card conflict maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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