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    firefox 3 won't start!!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by wywern209, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    i just downloaded firefox 3 onto my desktop and now it won't open at all. the hourglass symbol will come and then nothing will happen. firefox 2 used to work if that haelps and its not my connection becuase IE7 works on the same computer. what is wrong? :(
    -wywern209
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Is the process running in task manager?
    If it is, end it and try it again.
     
    Thomas, Jun 17, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    ill try that.
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    what is the process called?
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    is it called mozilla firefox? and when i clicked on the icon for FF3 , the app won't show up in Task manager
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    If you have IE, you could do this; using the uninstall application in the control panel, remove completely any version of FF, then download FF3 and install it again.
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 17, 2008
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  7. predatorramboxxx

    predatorramboxxx Notebook Deity

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    any noticed firefox 3 lags and is slow
     
    predatorramboxxx, Jun 17, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    i did that. i uninstalled FF3 from control panel and reinstalled it . still doesn't work. i i tried ff2 and 1 sec after it opens, i get an error message saying it need to close. plz i need some help.
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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  9. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    hello. is anyone there?
     
    wywern209, Jun 17, 2008
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  10. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Hi, try to use the edit button friend to avoid the multiposting ;)
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 17, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    I would remove both versions and also your profile. There could be something corrupt in it messing up the way it starts.
     
    atbnet, Jun 17, 2008
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  12. predatorramboxxx

    predatorramboxxx Notebook Deity

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    umm basically uninstall it and delete any entries in the registry
    then delete the folder and use a program like revo uninstaller to uninstall it
    so far i dont like firefox 3 it lags and my gmail doesn't refresh like how it did in ff2
     
    predatorramboxxx, Jun 17, 2008
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    Download the install file again, and run it.
     
    pixelot, Jun 17, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    i just forgot to reboot! :D heheheheh! i learnt something important yesterday. do not intall things when u r tired after a game of tennis. :D
     
    wywern209, Jun 18, 2008
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  15. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    That's was my instruction in my PM, check it out ;)

    So, does it work now?
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 18, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    it works perfectly now. darn fast compared to both safari and IE. just needed to reboot. thanks everyone that helped!
     
    wywern209, Jun 18, 2008
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    Yeah, it is a surprising increase from FF2. I could easily get FF2 to use up 1 GB of RAM, but FF3 is sitting at 150 MB.
     
    atbnet, Jun 18, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    predatorramboxxx - my FF3 doesn't lag at all.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 19, 2008
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  19. predatorramboxxx

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    i don't get why mine keeps fU&%ing up
    i tried it on two pcs and it freezes and messes up
    like it will just hang or just lag
    i dont get it
     
    predatorramboxxx, Jun 19, 2008
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  20. Blemish

    Blemish Notebook Consultant

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    what kind of internet security products do you use? Google them to see if they have any problems with Firefox 3. It might just be that firefox gets blocked by default and you have to manually allow firefox to run (depending on your setting , kaspersky for example, may block FF3 when you boot it up)
     
    Blemish, Jun 19, 2008
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    Have you tried IE to see if that's working?
     
    Cleaner05, Jun 19, 2008
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  22. Wirelessman

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    May be is IE that is preventing FF to work well, ...conspiracy..... :D
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 19, 2008
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