Showing posts with label Firefox Crashing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Firefox Crashing. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Firefox would not working on windows7

Most people have a very good experience of Internet surfing on Windows 7. However, there have been reported a number of browser related errors such as firefox would not working on windows 7. If you are wondering how Firefox worked on Windows 7 then you have to take the following steps which are found to be help to fix this issue with this browser.
Repair registry errors such as file associations, active-x and other errors largely behind  Windows 7 Firefox crashes. Cleaning Windows 7 registry is often helpful to solve this problems  in minutes.

Flash adjusting:-  Sometimes it is the Flash player which causes not working of firefox  in Windows 7. You can either install the latest version of Shockwave Flash player..
You can do this by following these steps:

> You can Uninstall the existing Flash player using the Adobe official guide  Now install the latest Flash player from Adobe's web site. If the latest version is not working then install some previous version of Flash.

Adds on Browser:  Sometimes due to conflicting add-ons and browser plugins the Windows 7 Firefox crashes. Uninstall any add-on which you have recently installed and after which Firefox is not working  in Windows 7.

Clear Cache, History and Temporary Internet Files: Before running the registry repairing scan clearing cache, history and temporary internet files from the browser is really helpful.
The above guidelines will help you to fix Firefox in Windows 7.


When he loaded up Firefox, his homepage appeared straight away. But any time he would click on one of the menus, or any of his favourites on his favourites bar, Firefox would go Not Responding, the little Windows 7 ‘waiting’ circle would appear and spin round, and the Firefox window would change to that opaque white colour that tells you Windows 7 is struggling with something.


Friday, 11 May 2012

Why Firefox Freezes?


When Firefox freezes, it stops responding to your clicks and keystrokes and doesn't seem to be doing anything.Also, a "(Not Responding)" label is displayed in the title bar and the mouse becomes a spinning wait cursor when it's over the Firefox window. This article gives you solutions to Firefox hangs depending on when they happen.

If Firefox uses a lot of computer resources, see the solutions proposed in Firefox consumes a lot of CPU          resources and High memory usage.
If you get a "Warning: Unresponsive script" prompt, see Warning Unresponsive script.
If Firefox closes unexpectedly, see Firefox crashes.

Troubleshoot your plugins

Sites that use plugins such as Java, Adobe Reader, or Flash can cause Firefox to hang. For information on troubleshooting plugins and on determining whether a plugin is causing your problem, see the Troubleshooting plugins  article.
Firefox freezes after using it for a long time
Update Firefox
The latest Firefox version includes improvements about memory usage, including during long sessions  Update Firefox to the latest version.
Restart Firefox
Firefox may freeze if left open for long periods of time. To fix the issue, restart Firefox.
If you regularly leave Firefox open so that you return to where you left off, you may want to use Firefox's Session Restore feature. For more information, see Configuring session restore.
Interactions between certain Internet security software (firewall, anti-virus software) is reported to cause the issue on some systems.

Saturday, 5 May 2012

How to Make Firefox Safe

Mozilla Firefox is regarded to be the most secure of all the major online browsers. One of the reasons Firefox  has stayed secure is its relatively short industry record. Internet Explorer was one of the first online browsers to get into the industry. It was also the first choice of online criminals. Identification criminals, spammers and online criminals have all pointed their abilities with Internet Explorer and have now converted their attention to Firefox. This has pressured Mozilla to regularly connect security gaps in their online browser. In addition, Firefox has improved it's ability to save your personal web record. If the world wide web browser is compromised, all this information becomes available to identity criminals. This article will show you how to secure your information and make Firefox secure.  Due to some steps you got to know that  how to set your firefox up in a secure n a secure state to avoid any possible damage, just by disabling some features.

Firefox safe is private data security. One of the major areas of concern for Firefox safe usage is the amount of internet history that Firefox records. All web browsers can record your Internet history, search history and passwords. However Firefox 3 has added features that allow it to remember all your password. This password manager benefits anyone with multiple complicated passwords. However, its better to not store these in your browser. If you insist on storing your passwords in Firefox, you should apply the master password feature that protects your saved passwords.

Have you ever thought that every single time you browse a web-page you are vulnerable to hacker attacks? Sure it’s full of anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware softwares that can help you preventing infection, but being protected from the start, directly when you are browsing a page, would be a great move.

In this step-by-step guide I am going to show how to set your Firefox up in a secure state to avoid any possible damage, just by disabling some features.

Here the details:

From your browser toolbar, select Tools and then Options. A new window with six tabs will open.

Set Firefox as your default browser

Under the tab “General”, click on the check-box to set Firefox as your default browser. From now on, every action associated with Internet Explorer is assigned with Mozilla Firefox   

Clear private data and cookies

Under the “Privacy” tab, you will see two boxes: “Cookies” and “Private Data”.

The first one will help you set cookie exceptions and also how long cookies will be stored in your system. This is a really personal decision, depending on which web-sites you use and how you use them.

“Private Data” is a very useful option that can help clear all the sensitive data (like browsing history, cookies, cache and saved password). You can also set up to clear you data every time you close Firefox.

Create a master password

In the “Security” tab, you will find a box called “Passwords”. This function allows you to store all your log-in passwords inside Firefox.

Creating a master password can help you encrypt all the others, increasing security remembering just one word instead of many.

Just select the box, click on “Change Master Password”, and insert an easy-to-remember but also strong password.

Set up warnings

Firefox can warn you every time something suspicious is going on. In “Security”, tick the boxes “Warn me when sites try to install add-ons” and “Tell me if the site I’m visiting is a suspected forgery”.

These options should be active by default, so just check if they are selected.

You can also set up some more warnings that can notify you whenever a particular page opens or closes. Under “Warning Messages” click “Settings”, and select all the warnings you want to be displayed.

Download Actions

The last thing you need to do is to modify actions that Firefox takes when files are downloading. Any time a file type is configured to open automatically with an associated application, this can make the browser more dangerous to use, facilitating hackers’ attacks.

Under “Content” click the “Manage…” button in the “File Types” box.

Here you will be able to see the file types and the actions the browser will perform when it encounters a particular file type.

For any file type that you see listed, click on “Change Action” and select “Save them on my computer” to save files of that type instead of opening them in another program, preventing automated exploitation of vulnerabilities that may exist in those applications.

Saturday, 17 March 2012

How to Fix Firefox Crashes

Mozilla’s Firefox is one of the most popular web browser in the world. Unfortunately, problems with plug-ins, websites and general operating system incompatibility occasionally cause Firefox to become unstable and crash. To prevent these crashes from occurring again, the cause of the crash needs to be identified so an effective fix can be implemented.

Instructions

1.Take note of the action or circumstances leading to the fall. Pay special attention to the date of the accident and whether it occurred during the launch of Firefox, when trying to view a specific website, while trying to download a file or apparently at the time of a random manner.

2.Repeat the action that caused the accident to see if it causes Firefox crashes again.
Some accidents are caused by problems with memory or other external factors and can be a time of occurrence. The repetition of the action determines whether the accident was caused by errors in Firefox or if there were other factors involved.

3.Hold the "Shift" key down on your keyboard and relaunch Firefox. This will launch the application in "Safe Mode," disabling all plug-ins and themes. Repeat the action that caused the crash; if the problem was caused by a plug-in or theme then the crash will not occur this time. Open a new tab in Firefox and type "about: crashes" without the quotes in the the navigation bar. Press "Enter" to load the list of Firefox crash log. Select the most recent entry and scroll to find the name of the plugin, theme or other component that caused the accident. Disable or update the component to eliminate the causes the  accident. This information must be contained in the "Details> Signature"  or "Details> Reason" Crash sections.

4.Open the Tools menu in Firefox and select "Add-ons" if you cannot resolve the crash problem by disabling or updating a plug-in. Scroll through the list of installed browser add-ons, disabling add-ons one at a time in an attempt to correct the error. If the crash occurs when trying to view certain types of content, such as streaming video or other media files, focus in disabling add-ons that are related to that type of content.

5.From the Help menu and select "Troubleshooting Information" option if it crashes 
occur when you try to download files. Find fundamentals of demand "input, then click  the" Open Containing Folder "to open the folder containing the Firefox Profile. Quit Firefox and then select the" downloads.sqlite "file in your profile folder and delete it. This eliminates the download history, eliminating any problems with the file and that allows Firefox to create a new file when it is released again.

6.Firefox update. Some accidents are caused by problems in the Firefox program itself, such as problems with specific operating systems or accidents that occur only in new versions of Firefox. The updates may contain fixes for these crashes Firefox, which eliminates the problem of accidents after updating the browser is installed.

Tips & Warnings

1)Viruses and malware can also cause Firefox to crash. Run an antivirus and antimalware program regularly to remove these infections and prevent computer problems.

2)Some firewalls and other security software can cause crashes when trying to navigate the Internet. Make sure that Firefox has the appropriate permissions to access the Internet in any security programs you use.