Firefox

Heyes

Just a quick question, but has anyone noticed firefox freezing a lot lately. no virus on my computer but ive found since updated the version, it keeps freezing like internet explorer used to..

MrJoeSoap

Hasn't happened me no. Have you got decent anti-virus and anti-spyware programs?

Heyes

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Hasn't happened me no. Have you got decent anti-virus and anti-spyware programs?

yeah got usual norton anti virus, all updated, no prob s there

Mossy Monk

no problems for me with Firefox either. an update has just come through as it happens

Ay Cee

Is that since you upgraded today?
Is one of your extensions not compatible perhaps?

Terry

download this: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5 and this: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

you could have some malware or spyware on your pc. these programmes will get rid of them.

Heyes

Ay Cee wrote:

Is that since you upgraded today?
Is one of your extensions not compatible perhaps?

yeah its since it was upgraded, but no error etc came up so i wouldnt be aware of anything not been compatible and to be honest i wouldnt know how to tell.

padi89

Im still use firefox but for some reason a few weeks ago ALL my bookmarks just dissapeared for absolutley no reason.2 years of bookmarks gone like that.I did some resaerch and it happpened to some other firefox users too but noone could give a proper explaination.

Terry

padi89 wrote:

Im still use firefox but for some reason a few weeks ago ALL my bookmarks just dissapeared for absolutley no reason.2 years of bookmarks gone like that.I did some resaerch and it happpened to some other firefox users too but noone could give a proper explaination.

try running a system restore. it might bring them back.

fade2black

Anyone ever have that problem in firefox where, when you're typing, the cursor jumps back one space and you end up typing nonsense?

kaimera

Heyes wrote:

Just a quick question, but has anyone noticed firefox freezing a lot lately. no virus on my computer but ive found since updated the version, it keeps freezing like internet explorer used to..

It's firefox thats why.

Probably a design of it :rolleyes:

melekalikimaka

yeah i get the odd problem, i think its just my pc in general(messed around with too much), a reboot usually irons things out tho

magick

*cough*opera*cough*

Heyes

julep wrote:

download this: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5 and this: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

you could have some malware or spyware on your pc. these programmes will get rid of them.

Always my little saviour when it comes to my I.T problemos , just running the above now looks like there might be a couple backround issues..

hullaballoo

Firefox as Gaeilge has been having a rough time of it lately. Mine updated itself about a month ago and barely worked at all. I got another update more recently, and it seems to be working fine at the moment.

Rollo Tamasi

padi89 wrote:

Im still use firefox but for some reason a few weeks ago ALL my bookmarks just dissapeared for absolutley no reason.2 years of bookmarks gone like that.I did some resaerch and it happpened to some other firefox users too but noone could give a proper explaination.

thats a know profile mis-match problem methinks

magick wrote:

*cough*opera*cough*

no AJAX support which rules it out for me as a alternative to Firefox so you can stop coughing now

Dave!

nope

padi89

julep wrote:

try running a system restore. it might bring them back.

Ya i tried a system restore but i had no luck.Cheers for the suggestion.

magick

no AJAX support which rules it out for me as a alternative to Firefox so you can stop coughing now

not really , if it loads porn then i dont give a flying fu*k about ajax

Rb

fade2black wrote:

Anyone ever have that problem in firefox where, when you're typing, the cursor jumps back one space and you end up typing nonsense?

Yeah that's happened me the odd time, only when posting on boards though, never with emails or anything.
Also, sometimes when I go to post and I click in the text box, all the BIU buttons appear pressed and you've to refresh as it becomes no longer possible to enter text.
That's about all the problems I've had with firefox, there's been no freezing up or anything as of yet.

phantom_lord

magick wrote:

*cough*opera*cough*

Quality advice there.

Hobbes

Heyes wrote:

Just a quick question, but has anyone noticed firefox freezing a lot lately. no virus on my computer but ive found since updated the version, it keeps freezing like internet explorer used to..

Generally its caused by a dodgy extension with code left behind or doing too much work when it should be handing back to you. Try removing one extension at a time and then reinstalling them.

Do not install "FasterFox".

Also check to see if you have your browser set to auto-update.