PC says cannot load XPCOM what do I do helpppp please

oddies

I have had lots of lagging problems of late and a friend told me I might be best uninstalling Firefox and re installing which I did today but now all I get is XPCOM cannot load! I cannot do anything on PC what do i do to fix the problem please. Running windows 7 thank you very much everyone x ps on iPad typing this ... Trying to smile but feel like throwing it out the window

I_have_spoken

Quite a common problem = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/10698784/What-has-happened-to-Firefox.html

Strider590

There's a compatibility issue with Firefox and win7/8. Although the latest update seems to have fixed it, you can also try "Mozzila Nightly", which seems more stable on those platforms.

oddies

Thank you very much, this seems to be the problem, took firefox off and so far everything seems to be working so much better in ie, no lagging, no problems with vidios playing like I had before. ok everything is different look wise but I can live with that, I could not work as it was before. I have a friend coming over later to help but think I am going to keep away from firefox like the plague

Geep

You could try Pale Moon, which is a Firefox derivative, and works well on Windows, with an appearance and operation similar to FF. I have used it for several years, now with Windows 7, and it is effective, with a lot less updates than Firefox. One of the comments in the Telegraph item also suggested Pale Moon, as being optimised for Windows.

oddies

Thank you Geep will look at this