Competitions Discussion Thread Part 10

ikkle87

Dalkirst wrote: »

I searched the url of the comp and there isn't any others and even if it had been removed(by me probably as abuse are not that quick off the mark) it would still show up on search i think

Deleted threads don't show up to normal mse users hun. This was defo posted before though because I entered it and there is someone posted in IWIWIW linking back to the comp which is now an 'invalid thread'. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2094505

It's not the kinda comp you can re-enter though and disqualify yourself from as it requires you to tag yourself in a picture.

Thanks for checking though.

ehlittleone

Thanks for advice Al Mac, have tried re-intalling, disabling add ons etc but still doing it. Not sure what to try next. I've even reset factory settings. If you google firefox crashing it apparently isn't that stable. I'll head over to techie board like you say.

Amilucky?

ehlittleone wrote: »

Thanks for advice Al Mac, have tried re-intalling, disabling add ons etc but still doing it. Not sure what to try next. I've even reset factory settings. If you google firefox crashing it apparently isn't that stable. I'll head over to techie board like you say.

Have you tried running FF in safe mode and see if it still crashes while you are in safe mode you can

Disable all add-ons - Disables all themes and extensions; starting in Firefox 3.5, this option also disables all installed plugins. [3] You can use "Tools -> Add-ons" to selectively re-enable them when you restart Firefox (details here).
Reset toolbars and controls - Removes any toolbar customizations you may have made via the "Customize Toolbar" dialog. Also restores default window size/position and tree sort order and resolves various localstore corruption issues.
Reset bookmarks to Firefox defaults - Replaces your bookmarks with Firefox defaults (your browsing history is left intact). Caution: If you select this option and want to undo the change you will need to restore your bookmarks from backup.
Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults: - Resets any user-set preferences to the default values (except for those set in the optional user.js file) and restores the default theme. Does not affect any userChrome.css or userContent.css changes.
Restore default search engines - Adds back all of the default search engines (currently Google, Yahoo, Amazon.com, Answers.com, Creative Commons, eBay, and in Firefox 3, Wikipedia) if some are missing. It does not remove any added search engines.

source: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode


Best of Luck

Amilucky?

If the above doesn't work you could try downloading the free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and do a scan for any nasties
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Best of Luck

look_after_the_pennies

ehlittleone wrote: »

Hi everyone - I've been using firefox to enter competitions but just recently it has been constantly crashing (apparently its common) so I'm now unable to use it. I'm a bit gutted cos I really liked it. I just wondered if anyone can recommend a browser that they use which is similar.Thanks for any help.

I also use Firefox and I've never had any problems with it.

Amilucky?

look_after_the_pennies wrote: »

I also use Firefox and I've never had any problems with it.

The only problem I have with ff is that sometimes it crashes when opening multiple tabs (100+ ) it's not memory problems on my computer as I have 8gb installed

Mozilla are aware of the problem and are working towards each tab opening in a separate process which means if one tab crashes the others are not brought down with it and you will be able to continue browsing

Best of Luck

Mamzie

I have the odd FF crash, but when I restart I can normally restore tabs. Much prefer using FF with the odd freeze/crash that IE or AOL. Mainly because I adore the snaplinks add on.

needahol

Been comping for nearly 2 years now and have done very well (over £7k in prizes) but have recently lost my enthusiasm. A similar thing happened at the beginning of the year, I took a month out in Feb and came back with renewed energy for it. I haven't entered any comps at all since Bonkers about Biscuits ended on 11th Oct (thinking I needed a break) but still haven't gotten my enthusiasm back.

Has this happened to anyone else for a longer period and did the urge to comp ever come back? (looking on IWIWIW isn't really inspiring me either - I think I need a big win myself but won't get one if I don't comp!)

merdoom

I have been comping on and off for about 5 years, i always do loads for a couple of months then have a break, then want to win again!
But still i haven't made nearly as much as you out of it!
You shouldn't feel like you have to do it, otherwise its a job, not a hobby!

mghnew2you

hello! Can someone please tell me where are all the Advent comps hiding...or are they not being posted until the 1st? I've looked around but can't find them..or are they not being posted as a group again like they were last year?

Sorry to be so dense, I'm on heavy drugs at the moment due to illness and haven;'t got a clue!