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PC freezes (using Firefox)

blackswan2
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maybe it's the cold weather but twice this week my PC has frozen during use (using Firefox) - actually three times because when I restarted Firefox after the second freeze (today) it froze again. On all three times I can't find anything to kick the PC into life eg. pluggin/unplugging hardware/ Ctl-Alt-Del, Escape etc. - leaving it ages doesn't change the display either.
I've done (up to date) scans with Avast, Malwarebytes and BitDefender QuickScan - nothing found.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Simon.
I've done (up to date) scans with Avast, Malwarebytes and BitDefender QuickScan - nothing found.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Simon.
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reinstall it, or try the portable version alongside!!
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there is a new update today not sure that will fix it. Also I think this version has a history glich, cause I cleaned out the history and it worked fine for a few days, untill i had clicked on my millionth websiteSurvey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £5740
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Will try reinstalling Firefox thanks - although didn't mean to suggest that it is necessarily the cause of the problem. When the PC freezes, everything is affected not just Firefox.
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I had the same problem and read on a website somewhere that the latest version is doing this, went onto filehippo and downloaded 3.6 version took off auto updates and now working fine0
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well I upgraded to 3.6 but PC just froze on me again (whilst Googling) - any suggestions eg. features to turn opff appreciated.
PS Running Windows XP0 -
blackswan2 wrote: »didn't mean to suggest that it is necessarily the cause of the problem. When the PC freezes, everything is affected not just Firefox.
Use a different browser for a while, see if the problem persists.
Google Chrome browser is available from here:-http://www.google.com/chrome0
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