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Whats wrong with firefox. I HATE IT

post #1 of 48
1/3/09 at 10:25pm
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Hi i just have to share my bad experience with firefox lately.Have used it all my internet time and have loved it but now....

Almost every time i have written something here and shall preview it firefox shuts down and goes firefox had error and had to restart (maby not exactly those words).

Then i can choose start new session or restart last session. Yeah its a nice function but i loose my text many times and it takes some time load up the pages every time so does anyone use another browser than mozilla? and have this occurred to others.



PS- Does anybody know where that fox lives? is it near a volcano since its burning? i have to find it and throw it in a lake nearby or else we are doomed forever....
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post #2 of 48
1/3/09 at 10:42pm
Hmm... I use Firefox exclusively, and haven't had crash problems. Some things to check:
  • Bad RAM? That can cause all sorts of unpredictable crashes. It wouldn't be a bad idea to run Memtest86+ overnight to see if RAM might be causing your problems.
  • Are all your plugins (Flash, Java, Adobe Reader, QuickTime, etc.) updated? Plugins might be causing the crashes.
  • Is Firefox itself updated to the latest version (3.0.5 as of this writing)?
  • Have you scanned for malware lately? (Beware of fake scanners though - there's a slew of fake ones out, and it seems like a new one comes out every day, even though it's undoubtedly the same ring of crooks behind them all.)
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post #3 of 48
1/3/09 at 10:48pm
I'm using Firefox 3.0.5 too right now and been previewing too with no problem.
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post #4 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:09pm
I've changed to Opera for 2 weeks and really satisfied. FF was used to be good but it kept crashing again and again, which made me crazy.
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post #5 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:24pm
FF has never crashed on me, currently 3.0.5.
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post #6 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:35pm
If it should make you feel a little better friend, IE7 shuts down at least, AT LEAST once a week on me, almost always in the middle of trying to look something important up, like a part for an amp or something.

Matter of fact, I think it's OK to say that I am about as thoroughly displeased and dissapointed with Vista, IE7 in particular, as anything....ever.

I have Firefox on my machine, and it beats the snot out of IE7, all day long.
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post #7 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:42pm
You might find something useful here, (or not!) I also had problems with FF randomly closing a few months ago, but I can't remember how it got fixed, maybe an update?

Firefox crashes
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post #8 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by soozieq View Post
You might find something useful here, (or not!) I also had problems with FF randomly closing a few months ago, but I can't remember how it got fixed, maybe an update?

Firefox crashes
That jogged my memory. I have a colleague at work who's FF was crashing occasionally. I told him to update it and it has not crashed on him after.
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post #9 of 48
1/3/09 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by digger945 View Post
If it should make you feel a little better friend, IE7 shuts down at least, AT LEAST once a week on me, almost always in the middle of trying to look something important up, like a part for an amp or something.

Matter of fact, I think it's OK to say that I am about as thoroughly displeased and dissapointed with Vista, IE7 in particular, as anything....ever.

I have Firefox on my machine, and it beats the snot out of IE7, all day long.
Sorry, can't resist:

Get a Mac. *grin*
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post #10 of 48
1/4/09 at 12:05am
I have the same with Chrome. It seems to be firewall related. I have Avira Premium since a couple of weeks (had the standard without firewall before).
Running on XP.
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post #11 of 48
1/4/09 at 12:15am
Jonathan,
Hey I'm not above getting a Mac.
Run both platforms side by side as I make the transistion.

Kees,
I haven't tried Chrome yet, but I'm gonna.
Love love 10cc btw.
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post #12 of 48
1/4/09 at 12:22am
Matter of fact, I just downloaded Chrome and I'm using it now to make this post.
Oh, I forgot to mention, I use Safari also, but I bet it runs smoother on a Mac.
I'll keep y'alll posted(like it's gonna help a bunch LOL)....
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post #13 of 48
1/4/09 at 1:33am
Avoid sites with lots of flash and javascript tomfoolery. Use noscript.

For long posts, always use a text editor.
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post #14 of 48
1/4/09 at 7:05am
Yeah, you're not the only one not fully pleased with Firefox.
I still bare out with it at work (Windows XP Pro) in the lack of something "better", but have switched to Camino at home (Mac OS X) several years ago. Never going back!
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post #15 of 48
1/4/09 at 8:29am
Using Firefox, but I haven't updated. It tries to force me to update, but I shut it down. Maybe I will allow it to update, if others haven't experienced problems.
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