FireFox

lumberjim · 03-20-2009, 01:09 PM

Is it just me, or is this current version (3.07) as unstable as .....some of the psychotic people on here that know exactly who I'm talking about?

it fucking crashes daily....and i have to end the process before i can restart it.

wtf!

dar512 · 03-20-2009, 01:12 PM

I'm not having any problems with it.

lumberjim · 03-20-2009, 01:13 PM

my laptop is okmostly....with vista on it...

the home desktop and this POS are both XP and crash or lock up regularly. it uses a shit ton of memory.

glatt · 03-20-2009, 01:15 PM

I've been noticing that too, but thought it was due to some antivirus software and other software updates our IT people installed on my PC.

lookout123 · 03-20-2009, 01:16 PM

OH, it's happening to you guys too? It keeps happening to my old desktop, but my newer laptop is fine. XP v Vista. I thought my desktop was just shitting on me.

Undertoad · 03-20-2009, 01:28 PM

Check your add-ons, some of them really eat up memory and make things unstable

Pie · 03-20-2009, 01:59 PM

I've got 3.0.7, no problems here or at home (2 XP boxen and 1 Vista)

HungLikeJesus · 03-20-2009, 02:01 PM

I'm using SeaMonkey, which is a cousin of FireFox, on two Vista laptops. I'm not having any problems.

lumberjim · 03-20-2009, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Check your add-ons, some of them really eat up memory and make things unstable

will try this....

i did have a few non necessary ad-ons running....

fargon · 03-20-2009, 02:09 PM

I'm using Firefox on an older PC with XP home on it, no problems.

mbpark · 03-20-2009, 03:02 PM

I have it running with no issues on Linux, OS X, and Windows.

Check your add-in programs, because some of them will cause issues.

Also, check your toolbars, as there are a few third-party toolbars that can cause issues.

Additionally, if you have an AntiVirus program that "plugs in" to the browser (yes, McAfee and Symantec, I mean you!), you may want to check for updates to that.

BrianR · 03-20-2009, 11:01 PM

I use 3.0.7 on my XP Pro desktop at home with no problems and also on my dual-core Vista laptop. I have no problems I can trace to Firefox. Now, VISTA is unstable as hell and I'm about to chuck it and go to Ubuntu. If only I can figure out the config files to work with the hibernate and sleep and such.

Any gurus want to help?

mbpark · 03-21-2009, 07:50 AM

Brian,

What kind of laptop are you running Vista on? I'm not trying to sound strange here, but I've actually had it running incredibly stable on my Dell Optiplex 320 (Pentium 4 3 Ghz, 2GB RAM, ATI chipset with x300 graphics). Are you running a Toshiba?

richlevy · 03-21-2009, 09:16 AM

I've got my 3.07 version fairly loaded up with add-ons with no problems other than a slow load time. My computer is a very underpowered 2.0 ghz single core with 1.5GB ram.

If it persists, I recommend you disable your add-ons one by one and see if it improves.

PS. Darn. I really should have read through the entire thread. UT already suggested it.

wolf · 03-21-2009, 11:26 AM

I have several times gotten messages telling me that a website will not resolve, and it just kind of gives up.

MS Exploiter hops right onto them, though.

03-20-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	FireFox Is it just me, or is this current version (3.07) as unstable as .....some of the psychotic people on here that know exactly who I'm talking about? it fucking crashes daily....and i have to end the process before i can restart it. wtf! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2009, 01:12 PM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I'm not having any problems with it. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-20-2009, 01:13 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my laptop is okmostly....with vista on it... the home desktop and this POS are both XP and crash or lock up regularly. it uses a shit ton of memory. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2009, 01:16 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	OH, it's happening to you guys too? It keeps happening to my old desktop, but my newer laptop is fine. XP v Vista. I thought my desktop was just shitting on me. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-20-2009, 01:59 PM	#7
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I've got 3.0.7, no problems here or at home (2 XP boxen and 1 Vista) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-20-2009, 01:15 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've been noticing that too, but thought it was due to some antivirus software and other software updates our IT people installed on my PC.

03-20-2009, 01:28 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Check your add-ons, some of them really eat up memory and make things unstable

03-20-2009, 02:01 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I'm using SeaMonkey, which is a cousin of FireFox, on two Vista laptops. I'm not having any problems. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-20-2009, 02:09 PM	#10
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	I'm using Firefox on an older PC with XP home on it, no problems. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

03-20-2009, 03:02 PM	#11
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	I have it running with no issues on Linux, OS X, and Windows. Check your add-in programs, because some of them will cause issues. Also, check your toolbars, as there are a few third-party toolbars that can cause issues. Additionally, if you have an AntiVirus program that "plugs in" to the browser (yes, McAfee and Symantec, I mean you!), you may want to check for updates to that.

03-20-2009, 11:01 PM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I use 3.0.7 on my XP Pro desktop at home with no problems and also on my dual-core Vista laptop. I have no problems I can trace to Firefox. Now, VISTA is unstable as hell and I'm about to chuck it and go to Ubuntu. If only I can figure out the config files to work with the hibernate and sleep and such. Any gurus want to help? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-21-2009, 07:50 AM	#13
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Brian, What kind of laptop are you running Vista on? I'm not trying to sound strange here, but I've actually had it running incredibly stable on my Dell Optiplex 320 (Pentium 4 3 Ghz, 2GB RAM, ATI chipset with x300 graphics). Are you running a Toshiba?

03-21-2009, 09:16 AM	#14
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I've got my 3.07 version fairly loaded up with add-ons with no problems other than a slow load time. My computer is a very underpowered 2.0 ghz single core with 1.5GB ram. If it persists, I recommend you disable your add-ons one by one and see if it improves. PS. Darn. I really should have read through the entire thread. UT already suggested it. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

03-21-2009, 11:26 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have several times gotten messages telling me that a website will not resolve, and it just kind of gives up. MS Exploiter hops right onto them, though. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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