ok my firefox (v1.5) keeps hanging up for no reason. i have uninstalled it and re-installed it, but it had no effect. i also tried running it in firefox's safe mode, but it was hanging then too. can anyone tell me why this is happening and what the solution is? i know that my installation file isnt corrupt because i used it to install firefox in my friend's computer and he's not been having problems.
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There`s a variety of reasons your firefox could be feezing. Most commonly it`s the extensions people download, but since you just installed it this shouldnt be the problem.\n\nWhen firefox freezes you should click control alt delete, click the task manager, and order by cpu use, to see which program is actually freezing. If it`s svhosts, dont blame firefox. See the (www.jimmyr.com/blog/Svhosts_100_memory_usage_slowing_down_computer89_2006.php svhosts crashing page).\n\nIf you have zone alarm or some other firewall, make sure firefox isnt blocked. That would obviously cause it to `hang` because the program freezes while it`s trying to connect to the internet but can`t.\n\nTry downloading an old version of firefox, search oldversion firefox on google. See if those work. Try another browser like avast or the new internet explorer beta 7.\n\nTry checking what`s connecting to your comp. start ->run->netstat -b.\n\nGood luck. It`s probably not firefox. It could be a number of things.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/yah/firefox_hanging_again_97_2006.php
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Try unistalling it from ad remove and install it again. But I would suggest you to use Firefox 2. Check out this\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6656808-1.html?tag=fea_txt
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Try a disk clean-up, cookies, temp internet files, etc, maybe that will help. I haven't used Firefox for a while and I don't remember if there is a cookie blocker that you may have inadvertantly put on those pages. Check your internet congfigurations and options for Firefox.
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Yes, supposedly the memory leak problems still exist in Firefox 1.5.  \n\nThere is also a new feature introduced with Firefox 1.5 that causes to to cache many pages in memory in the pessimistic assumption that you will going back and forth a lot between the pages.  With multiple tabs open, this RAM-grabbing really adds up! So you can disable this feature if you want.  Check the preferences.  The feature is on by default.\n\nThere is a 3rd problem.  Microsoft kind of broke the way that ActiveX controls that support user input events work in IE.  This was due to them reaching an impasse (not winning, in other words) in their defense against a lawsuit by Eolas. They published a work-around for website developers who use Flash. The work around uses Javascript.  From what I understand the work-around, which is being widely used, makes Macs display these pages really slowly.\n\nI guess since this is kind of Flash's fault/problem - you might want to just disable .SWF files temporarily in Firefox and/or disable the Flash plugin in Firefox.  Kind of a shame but if their software is running lame on the web, what can they expect people to do?\n\nMaybe Microsoft will come out with a better workaround in the future.  Until then, too bad for Flash.\n\nFor some reason, I have found Flash starting to get used more on US government public websites recently.  Be prepared for them to not work quite all the way.\n\nFlash is a proprietary, closed, constantly changing (as seen this year following MS-EOLAS situation) technology. One hopes all commercial and non-profit websites that do use some flash, no how to degrade to still function correctly when Flash is not available/running.\n\nFirefox has a safeboot mode.  See the Firefox site for details, using a different web browser.\n\nIf worse comes to worse, you can delete Firefox and its preferences, and reinstall it.  On the Mac, to get rid of a program you delete it.  On MS-Windows, that can be disastrous - run an uninstaller instead.  Hopefully, you have a backup of all your bookmarks.
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Dont worry. \nfirst of all make sure you lunching the FireFox 2 not the beta, if you installed the beta2 or 3. then make sure to uninstall them first and re install the version 2 again. this is the best thing to do with Microsoft Operating systems. if you did not have the beta versions before you just need to reinstall it. please let me Know
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hanging when ever used. asking/ self restart. Porblems like virus and other unknow virus
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I'm going to wait for the final release too.\n\n"I hate those Firefox (Linux too) preachers!"\n--I agree! I'm tired of hearing about Firefox.
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Sounds like a problem with one of your extensions. Try disabling a few and see if that helps. Or go to Start->Run (under windows, or command line on Linux/OS X) and type "firefox.exe -profilemanager" to create a new profile with no extensions.
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sounds like you may have a corrupt Firefox profile or possibly a conflict with another extension you have installed.\n\nTry creating a new profile using "firefox.exe -profilemanager" and installing the toolbar there.  If it works there, then install any other extensions you have one by one, and see if it fails after a particular extension.  If you find the culprit, try removing it from your default profile and reinstalling the toolbar.  If that doesn't work, you'll need to use your new profile as your default one.
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Might be a cache issue. Clear your cache from the Internet Options.\n\nOr stop using Internet Explorer. Give Firefox a try:\n\nhttp://www.getfirefox.com
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Check to make sure you have the most current version of Firefox. Click on "help" then "about". Mine is 1.5.0.1 and I always keep it updated. Yahoo works fine for me and I can see all icons/pics.
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I keep all that stuff in a "download" folder so if I ever want to back up all my downloaded programs (so I can wipe the hard drive or something) I don't have to download them all again. Also, if I want to pass Firefox along to a friend, they won't have to download it. (Dial-up is prominent where I am.)
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Firefox 1.5.0.1.   Stay away from Internet Explorer -- it's full bugs (at least until the next version, 7, is released), and Microsoft doesn't adhere to standards, so it makes the Web a worse place.
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You just need to download an extension for firefox \nto get it go to tools and click on extensions on firefox,\nthen search for an ftp extension. download and install the extension \nafter that restart the browser\n\nif is not that you must type it like this for example: ftp://10.125.47.5689\n\nif that does not work it is because their server is shut down
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Firefox! IE was not originally intended for the internet. It was intended as a mainframe for ur comp. Thats why if ur IE crashes ur whole comp does too.
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Every now and then, Windows locks the process in place so that it isn't shutting down properly - and thus won't re-open correctly. Easy fixed.\n\nWhen this happens next time, right-click on the Windows Taskbar and open the Task Manager. In the processes tab, look for Firefox.exe  - right-click and end the process. You'll get a warning pop up - is fine, just hit yes. \n\n\nOh, and IE doesn't have to worry about this issue because of the way it is integrated into the Windows architecture - it's ALWAYS running\nWill then open up just fine
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1) check for ventilation problems; CPUs (the core of your PC system) tend to get a lot of heat.\n2) if you have recently added new hardware (supposing you use Windows) go to "My PC(Right Mouse Click)Properties|Hardware|Device Manager", look for the new device, select its properties (again right button click, then Properties) and Disable it (there's a button just for that).\n\nIf those didn't work, then repost your question but explain you have checked for CPU temperature and new devices.\n\nHave a nice day without computer hangs!