Firefox issues since latest update

[TimberFloorAu]

Myself and many of our users are having issues with Firefox.

The pages hang, dont load etc etc.

Anyone else having issues, is it a issue with some new config?

[Brandon Sheley]

I just downgraded back to Firefox 2.0 because of the crashes and issues with copy and past

[TimberFloorAu]

Originally Posted by Loco.M

I just downgraded back to Firefox 2.0 because of the crashes and issues with copy and past

Think I am gonna do the same mate ! Thanks for your swift reply

[Rapscallion]

Pity the msfirefox.com page has disappeared. Was going to post it in here as a viable alternative

Rapscallion

[lasto]

i noticed one thing - when i bookmark a page it adds it
But when i close down firefox and then go back to my bookmark it has not kept it.
Its disapeared.

[Shelley_c]

I had this problem the other day. Infact, it happened again last night for a while with the page hanging.

[agitated]

I've had problems since updating from the 2.x series but would not go back because of security concerns
Firefox 2.0.0.20 was the last in the 2.x series and it's no longer a secure version.
There's no longer any support for the 2.x series security.
http://www.mozilla.org/security/know...firefox20.html

There's always 3.5 to try

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5/releasenotes/

[Wayne Luke]

If you are using Firefox 3, make sure that you are using the latest Adobe Flash, Air and Reader at all times as well. Especially Flash. Using Firefox of any version in combination with anything less than Flash 10 will cause a memory leak if you view any page with Flash in it. The leak will continue even if the page is closed but won't be as pronounced as it is when the page is open. Since Flash is used in many pages just for advertising these days, its very difficult to work around so keep your software updated. Before Flash 10, I had to close Firefox at least several times a day to recover memory. Often it would balloon to over a gigabyte of memory used. Now I only close firefox when I reboot my computer. Which isn't very often with Windows 7. Only when I install some software package that requires it. Running on 10 days uptime now and Firefox has been open that entire time as it is one of my startup programs.

If an update starts causing erratic behavior, then its most likely an addon that needs to be updated as well. When ever I had problems with Firefox it was because of either Adblock or NoScript. I don't use these addons because they would cause data loss, pauses in Firefox and memory issues over time.

You can test if Firefox Addons are causing your issues by opening it with a new profile. You can see how to do that here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a...ile_on_Windows

[BSMedia]

Oh joy, I wonder how the firefox fanboy club will take to all these errors and bug reports. Good thing people aren't having these problems in IE, or else another mutiny would occur.

[agitated]

For some people problems can arise with any browser. Problems are not restricted to just Firefox and IE nor do problems arise for all users. I'd say the majority of users don't have any problems as such.