Websites crashing Firefox!!

M450

I'm getting really annoyed lately when a specific website crashes firefox. The page starts to load and then all of a sudden, puff, firefox disappears! Most of the time I'll try it with IE and it's all good, but I've noticed with Trinity's WebCT and Trinity FM the same thing happens. So now I can't access any notes for 2 subjects because I can't access the WebCT thingy... they won't be getting studied any time soon!

Here is a list of websites (Ones that I remember) that crash firefox every single time!!!
trinityfm.com
www.huawei.com
www.trinityball.ie
Trinity's WebCT

Ah, I just opened up a new instance of firefox there to try one of them and both instances of firefox crashed! :mad:

Anybody else having problems? or a solution? haha.
Could ye test these sites?

AlmightyCushion

All four worked fine for me using firefox 3.0.1.0 on windows 7 build 7000. A few of them seem to use flash. Try disabling the flash plug in and see if that solves it.

M450

Ooh Windows 7!

BTW I have the same version of firefox on Vista.

I disabled Shockwave Flash but no change.

AlmightyCushion

Maybe it's one of your addons acting screwey. Try disabling all addons and see if that sorts it. If it does re-enable them one by one and see which one is the culprit. If I were you I'd probably just uninstall and reinstall firefox. Saves so much arsing about trying to figure it out.

aidan_walsh

Create a new Firefox profile and see if it crashes in that.

Start > Run > firefox.exe --profilemanager

yoyo

Try completely uninstalling Java (programs & features in control panel) and download the latest from Java.com

Nick

M450

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Create a new Firefox profile and see if it crashes in that.

Start > Run > firefox.exe --profilemanager

I don't really know what that was supposed to do but it just opened up another window of firefox, which crashed as usual.

I suppose my Java is out of date but I have a whole server and all set up with so many extra Java packages installed for my FYP that the last time I let Java update it messed up all the classpaths and all that jazz! I'm just going to wait until I'm definitly finished demonstrating my FYP before I do that again.

I suppose a reinstall of firefox is in order... Is there a way to save all of your bookmarks and saved passwords to a file or something?

aidan_walsh

When you opened the application using the --profile manager argument flag, it is supposed to open an option to create a new profile to load Firefox into. Did you see that screen?

M450

aidan_walsh wrote: »

When you opened the application using the --profile manager argument flag, it is supposed to open an option to create a new profile to load Firefox into. Did you see that screen?

No it just started firefox as usual. I typed it in exactly like you said:
firefox.exe --profilemanager

aidan_walsh

Dang, thats my mistake. Its firefox.exe -profilemanager (only 1 -)

M450

Still starts normally...

yoyo

M450 wrote: »

I don't really know what that was supposed to do but it just opened up another window of firefox, which crashed as usual.

I suppose my Java is out of date but I have a whole server and all set up with so many extra Java packages installed for my FYP that the last time I let Java update it messed up all the classpaths and all that jazz! I'm just going to wait until I'm definitly finished demonstrating my FYP before I do that again.

I suppose a reinstall of firefox is in order... Is there a way to save all of your bookmarks and saved passwords to a file or something?

The reason I suggested java is DIT's web ct heavily uses it and the first site you mention there loads the java plugin on access, leading me to belive java could be the problem

Nick

Edit: My 2000th post

M450

And what a 2000th post it was! I disabled the Java plugins and now it has stopped crashing. Here is what's in my Add-Ons list:

Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U12
Java(TM) Platform SE binary

Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U13
Java(TM) Platform SE binary

Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U13
Java Plug-in 1.6.0_13 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

If all of them are disabled then the websites will load. Even the WebCT which I thought would have relied on Java to work. I'm confused now?

BrokenArrows

all opened for me but trinityfm.com causes firefox to use 60% of my 2.2ghz dual core laptop. haha.

M450

BrokenArrows wrote: »

all opened for me but trinityfm.com causes firefox to use 60% of my 2.2ghz dual core laptop. haha.

Apparently Trinity FM won best website at some recent societies awards thingy in Trinity College!

yoyo

M450 wrote: »

And what a 2000th post it was! I disabled the Java plugins and now it has stopped crashing. Here is what's in my Add-Ons list:


If all of them are disabled then the websites will load. Even the WebCT which I thought would have relied on Java to work. I'm confused now?

Just remove all traces of Java on the machine (Thru add/remove programs) then download the latest java version from sun, try it then

Nick

M450

Cool, I don't want to chance messing up my little system I've got going on here... Java SE, EE, ME, JAI, Tomcat Server and all that... so I suppose I'll just have to wait until I'm sure I'm finished demonstrating my final year project before I go reinstalling stuff...

Black Swan

FF3.0.8 had stability, crashing, and security problems. It was replaced 21 April 2009 by FF3.0.9, which in turn had security problems, and was replaced 27 April 2009 by FF3.0.10, so be certain you are running the latest FF version.

M450

Yeah, 3.0.10

Black Swan

M450 wrote: »

Yeah, 3.0.10

FF 3.0.10 Mozilla 27 April 2009 download here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.10/releasenotes/

M450

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

FF 3.0.10 Mozilla 27 April 2009 download here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.10/releasenotes/

I meant, yeah I already have the newest version: 3.0.10
Sure FF updates itself...

CrinkElite

if all else fails this is a good way of setting yourself up for a complete reinstall (just make sure you find you're bookmarks folder and back it up)
I've had trouble with firefox plugins before and the didn't go away until I got every bit of it out and did a full reinstall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWkbtzZ_OVo