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Markcb750

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Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« on: April 26, 2011, 03:42:49 PM »
My  firefox 4.0 running on a windows vista machine requires constant computer restarts or a process stop in Task Manager.   >:( >:( >:(


I tried to load Chrome, it acts like it has loaded, shows up on my program list, but will not start, no indication in Task Manager that an application or Process has started...  ??? ??? ???

I run windows security essentials and the vista firewall.   Have tried shutting off the fire wall and security essentials an a restart.

Windows explorer 8 runs (of course)
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 03:50:27 PM »
Hasta la Vista baby!!!

Do it while you have your sanity!!!
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 04:17:21 PM »
i run firefox and never had a problem
are you running the newest version of firefox?
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 04:17:30 PM »
Quote from: Industrial-sized Dukiedook on April 26, 2011, 03:50:27 PM
Hasta la Vista baby!!!

Do it while you have your sanity!!!


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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 04:17:51 PM »
whats vista?

i thought windows 7 came after XP
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 04:18:14 PM »
Quote from: tramp on April 26, 2011, 04:17:21 PM
i run firefox and never had a problem
are you running the newest version of firefox?

Yes this did not start till I loaded 4.0.
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 04:22:51 PM »
Quote from: Markcb750 on April 26, 2011, 04:18:14 PM
Quote from: tramp on April 26, 2011, 04:17:21 PM
i run firefox and never had a problem
are you running the newest version of firefox?

Yes this did not start till I loaded 4.0.

I assume you cleared the cache and deleted all cookies?
Be careful, there are several nasty rootkit viruses and java Trojans going around.
You might want to install Adaware Free and scan your system.
http://www.lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php
It will sometimes find things that other AV software like Symantec and AVG will miss.
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 04:38:00 PM »
run your normal virus scan (I like Avast, but whatever), then run adaware listed above.   Then get the free version of malwarebytes.org.  run it last and do a full scan.

Next step is to uninstall Firefox reboot the computer and go to oldapps.com and get Firefox 3.6.13 

Firefox 4 was released before they ironed out all of the bugs and there are several issues. 
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2011, 08:30:05 PM »
Get rid of Vista.  I've been running 4.0 on 2 Windows 7 machines without any issues for months.
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2011, 10:01:47 PM »
Quote from: 333 on April 26, 2011, 08:30:05 PM
Get rid of Vista.  I've been running 4.0 on 2 Windows 7 machines without any issues for months.

+1

For a long time, the discount computer retailers were advertising a downgrade from Vista to XP as a selling point for their machines. 

Vista is a write-off.  Upgrade to 7 and be done with it.   
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Re: Firefox & Chrome help!!!
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 03:08:50 AM »
I ran the Ad-Aware and MSE, Ad-Aware found a running problem, cleaned it but no change.

Sounds like I have a general consensus about Vista.  I have been having a problem with SolidWorks since a Vista update 3 months ago and I wanted to update this machine now I have a real excuse update.

Thanks for the help.

Mark
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