Microsoft Silverlight

[NTrain]

I have done a bit of research and discovered that this is Microsofts answer to Adobe Flash.

The question is, it keeps crashing. I click on the button to stop it running can never see any difference on my web pages as a result. So do I need it???

I use Firefox and NOT Internet Explorer.

[MikeDunn]

Personally I won't touch it ...

.. and there aren't that many sites that use it - seems it's going the way of the dinosaur   As is, however, Flash.

[red_death]

There are a few video services which still use it - IIRC ITV's online player used to use it (so I had to install it to watch Tour de France highlights!).

For most stuff it isn't necessary.  I would remove it and just re-install it if you find it necessary. 

Cheers, Mike

[EtchedPixels]

Its on its way out.. like Flash...thankfully.

You will probably finds its a lot more stable in internet exploder so maybe the trick is to disable it in firefox ?

[Newportnobby]

in internet exploder