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    Firefox Troubles

    Just yesterday, firefox has started playing up for me. I haven't changed anything/installed new addons etc. recently either, which is a bit confusing. The trouble is that it seems to be putting a lot of load on the CPU even when it's idle (it goes up to ~60/70%), also, it won't load anything unless i'm moving the cursor about. On megaupload for example, the countdown freezes until i move the cursor, then it seems to refresh the page and would drop from say 30 seconds remaining to 3 if i wait for 27 secs without doing anything. Gifs dont show properly either, the only 'run' when i'm moving the cursor and the menus dont appear (just the outline), it's really quite odd

    I've tried starting it in safe mode with various things disabled, but none seem to make any diference. Any suggestions?

    I'm using firefox 3.5.9 on vista x32 btw

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    I'm on Firefox 3.6.3, maybe try an update and see if your problems remain?
    Last edited by Tonka777; 24-04-2010 at 10:36 PM. Reason: wrong version number

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    +1 for updating to latest version, stuff like that usually gets patched in later releases.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Yup, definitely update to 3.6.3
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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    If the update doesn't solve the issues, then system restore

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    thanks guys, i've updated an it's behaving better now. It still freezes whenever I resize a window, but i hardly ever resize windows so i'm just gonna leave it for now

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Quote Originally Posted by RoBe View Post
    thanks guys, i've updated an it's behaving better now. It still freezes whenever I resize a window, but i hardly ever resize windows so i'm just gonna leave it for now
    I used to get this a lot with the FF install at work. Might be worth backing up your favs etc and then deleting the profile for firefox and creating a new one.

    You can edit the profiles for FF by going to start > run (vista/7 just start then type in the search box) firefox.exe -ProfileManager. This will allow you to delete/create a new profile.

    Might not work, but recently started to notice FF getting worse with each release and starting to bloat out.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Quote Originally Posted by Grey M@a View Post
    recently started to notice FF getting worse with each release and starting to bloat out.
    Agreed, i have also noticed more and more programs installing plugins to firefox which can't help this.

    I haven't noticed the resizing issue before.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Last post in this Firefox forum is more than a year old. Currently, many usenet posts are noting the inability of Firefox to load, with the error message that it is already running (even if you have just powered up the system). I've done two system resets, and gone back to earlier versions, like 3.6. without curing the problem.
    When I exit Firefox, internet traffic is still running at my dsl limit; I can stop this traffic by deleting the user/...roaming/*.default files. I've run a full Kaspersky AV scan. I suspect a chrome script could be corrupt. Anyone at Hexus have a solution?

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Have you tried the Firefox 4 RC ?

    I have found it to be stable and had no problems with it as yet, I did have with 3.6 the Firefox is already running error.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Thanks for that Jon. A lot of people seem to like IE9, and I am contemplating breaking a rule of a lifetime and using an MS product when an alternative is available. I've been using Firefox since Netscape days and I have always liked it. Some say it's become slow but I haven't noticed that.
    I hate to run away from a problem for which I haven't found a solution. When I get Firefox fixed, I may then switch.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    To add to the above, when I reinstall Firefox, I copy back ALL the files to the default profile. If I knew which file held saved passwords, I'd copy back that, passwords, extensions and add-ons, and otherwise stay with the files the setup executable provides.
    One of the files I am returning is causing the problem, I'm pretty sure, but I don't know which.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    If I remember correctly when I installed FF4, all my passwords etc were still intact.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Firefox 3.5 was working 95% (still needed reboot before starting FF)and after uninstalling, deleting all profile entries, and attempting reinstall of various 3.6 versions, I now cannot open FF, and it needs a reboot to allow uninstall. Something is sticking somewhere, but I can't work out what it is. There are no running processes associated with FF.
    If I was still using XP, I would go to regedit and remove every FF entry, and try to install v3.6.15. With Win7's permissions attitude I'm not confident of going down that path. I don't even know Win7
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    I have found Hexus users very knowledgeable in the past, and I hope one of you has a thought on this problem.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    Try using CCleaner to tidy up the registry automatically after uninstalling Firefox. Even in Windows 7 it should still work to pick up any stray pieces of code left behind.

    Also run a full anti-virus scan just in case something has gotten onto your PC and is messing with Firefox.

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    Re: Firefox Troubles

    A word of warning about CCleaner, be sure to check what every option does and untick any you're unsure of. The defaults are awful and can disable some Aero features, unless it's been changed since I last used it.

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