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firefox not responding restart your computer

#1 fatmat8

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 07:29 AM

since updating to firefox 3.5.5 the system seems to run ok for a few minutes then it freezes and up comes the message
firefox not responding please restart your computer
any suggestions ?

Edit: Moved topic from Vista to the more appropriate forum. ~ Animal

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#2 doinmeedin

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 07:47 AM

Have you tried uninstalling then reinstalling FF ! Also have you ran any antivirus / antimalware programs, sometimes unistalling your addons in FF one by one and restarting FF after each uninstall to find out whether it might be one of your addons giving you the problem !

If life is not an option then why are we not given the option in the first place !

#3 fatmat8

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 01:31 PM

yes doin i have been taking add ons off i at a time
still getting the message "firefox not responding" i will continue trying

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#4 bluesjunior

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 02:36 PM

Try running Firefox in Safe Mode and see if you still have problems.

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#5 doinmeedin

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 02:51 PM

Have you got IE and if so does that work or is it the same as FF !

If life is not an option then why are we not given the option in the first place !

#6 fatmat8

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 03:31 PM

ie8 is running fine doinmeedin thanks for suggestions though

This post has been edited by fatmat8: 16 November 2009 - 03:32 PM

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#7 doinmeedin

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 12:29 PM

Have you got ccleaner installed if not download it from here http://www.piriform.com/ after installation click analyse then click run cleaner it will help empty your FF cache for you but make sure you save any favourite sites you may have in your browser !

This post has been edited by doinmeedin: 17 November 2009 - 12:29 PM

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#8 fatmat8

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 08:16 AM

i have been running ccleaner for a few years now doinmeedin still haven't got to the bottom of this problem yet
will continue blundering about trying

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 11:42 AM

Are you getting a pop up window saying :

Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system !
If so try this link http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefo...+not+responding

Hope this helps !

If life is not an option then why are we not given the option in the first place !

#10 fatmat8

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 07:24 PM

thanks for your perservation doin i will try that tomorrow

This post has been edited by fatmat8: 18 November 2009 - 07:24 PM

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#11 denmar6000

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 09:39 PM

Lol, I thought I was the only one who had this problem :flowers:

I had this exact problem when firefox 3.5.5 came out, I spent a few days trying to figure out exactly what was going on,
in the end, my brother (who works at a computer shop where they clean computers) told me to try a program called registry easy
I downloaded it and tried it, and my firefox was fixed :thumbsup:

i still dont know exactly what the problem was, but it got fixed anyway

If you want to try my solution, its free at http://www.regeasycleaner.com/

Hope this helps