Stuck on Firefox

Clairabella

I wonder if someone can advise me....my laptop is stuck on Firefox, the program is not responding. I have opened task manager and tried to end task but it does not work. I have tried to restart the laptop but it loaded up the firefox with the same website - with the same problem. That is the extent of my ideas - any suggestions what I might try next please?

vax2002

click start, click run type msconfig find startup and untick it from the start up menu re-boot
then uninstall it
it has become an utter nightmare since the last update

dixiebb

try to reinstall firefox .

vax2002

Some "brain box" thought it would be a good idea to have it re-boot tabs if it crashes, just what they were smoking at the time I will never know.
They have ruined the best browser on the net, I went back to the older "working" version

s_b

vax2002 wrote: »

Some "brain box" thought it would be a good idea to have it re-boot tabs if it crashes, just what they were smoking at the time I will never know.
They have ruined the best browser on the net, I went back to the older "working" version

i find this a benefit
ok i use opera and tabs but
imagine youve spent all day going through different links and then it all crashes for you not to find that link you needed again

vax2002

Thats what history is for, unfortunately if its a link with a virus or trojan you get stuck in a never ending loop of death.

s_b

vax2002 wrote: »

Thats what history is for, unfortunately if its a link with a virus or trojan you get stuck in a never ending loop of death.

i know you can go in history but when there might be rolls of the stuff its not so straight forward
i knew you were going to say that too:D

Clairabella

vax2002 wrote: »

click start, click run type msconfig find startup and untick it from the start up menu re-boot
then uninstall it
it has become an utter nightmare since the last update

I tried but its not in the start up menu....??

I then tried to reinstall in but, it requires me to close the Firefox which, of course, I am unable to do...

Elsewhere

vax2002 wrote: »

Some "brain box" thought it would be a good idea to have it re-boot tabs if it crashes, just what they were smoking at the time I will never know.
They have ruined the best browser on the net, I went back to the older "working" version

You can disable it - explained here:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore

I have not tried disabling personally, but I totally agree with you about the re-booting of tabs.

Edit: Just tried it - hope it doesn't make Firefox go screwy!

stilltheone

Clairabella wrote: »

I tried but its not in the start up menu....??

I then tried to reinstall in but, it requires me to close the Firefox which, of course, I am unable to do...

Start your laptop up in to Safe Mode

You can then disable Firefox Session Restore from there.

Clairabella

Stilltheone ......

Phew sorted!

Thank you very much indeed. I was thinking that an expensive visit to the computer repair shop was looming.

Using Google Chrome from now on.