Comments on: The Complete Guide: Troubleshooting Mozilla Firefox Problems http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sun, 26 May 2013 07:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-430846 Michael Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:56:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-430846 Since upgrading to Firefox 3.5.5 when I try to print from Firefox it crashes, not every time but every other time or therteabouts. Why is this and what can I do about it?

]]> By: techandlife http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-402701 techandlife Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:55:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-402701 Buggy extensions can also cause havoc with Firefox. This has been happening for the last few weeks with the latest Skype update to version 4.1. Many people are installing the Skype plugin for Firefox and then finding that sites like Facebook, Google Reader and GMail have slowed to snails pace. And many are unaware that the buggy Skype extension is the problem and are blaming Firefox with some drifting away to other browsers like Chrome and Safari. Only a careful internet search brings up the real solution. The sooner that Skype fix this the better. But I don’t know how today’s announced takeover of Skype will affect the speed that they tackle bugs.

]]> By: Vicki http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398539 Vicki Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:32:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398539 I am using Firefox 3.5, I am going back to 3 due to tons of problems also. I cant count the times my bookmarks have vanished. After getting those back where they belong, next problem, I keep getting a notice saying 3.5 is available. Next situation, I keep getting plug-in notices saying I need to install the following in order to view all media on page. ( No problems viewing media, plug-in supposedly missing is quick time) Not had the time to find work arounds or to investigate problems .
Im sure they will get it fine tuned soon, until then, I must go back to 3.

]]> By: Ryan Dube http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398418 Ryan Dube Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:54:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398418 Great article Tina! I’ve been using Firefox for years, and honestly wasn’t aware of many of these techniques…I’ve always ignored or found ways to bypass many of the problems that come up – but the troubleshooting techniques listed here really help get to the heart of what’s causing the problem. My FF experience is going to be a lot smoother moving forward thanks to this article!

]]> By: mchlbk http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398381 mchlbk Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:33:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398381 Nice article.

I just have this feeling that this shouldn’t be necessary. Don’t get me wrong, I really like FF for the addons and it’s my default browser on Ubuntu, XP and Vista – it’s just that sometimes it feels like molasses running uphill and there’s just not a lot you can do about that.

If Chrome gets decent addon support my feeling is that FF will be in trouble.

]]> By: Jeenu http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398330 Jeenu Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:06:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398330 What theme is that for Firefox screen snaps on the top?

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398359 Tina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:16:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398359 And I bet that’s where your issues with Firefox 3.5 originate from! It’s probably just be a single one of them, hopefully it will be updated and fixed soon.

Anyone experiencing issues with Firefox 3.5 should look into their add-ons. I strongly recommend to upgrade as the latest version of Firefox fixes some critical security holes. Some of these vulnerabilities will remain open in older versions of Firefox, as Heise reports:

“The Mozilla Foundation has now released information on two old SSL certificate processing vulnerabilities which have long been fixed in Firefox 3.5 but are still present in Firefox 3.0.x, and are set to remain so.”
“The Mozilla Foundation is recommending that Firefox 3.0.x users should now upgrade to 3.5.x – support for the former is set to end in January 2010.”

http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/143020

Good luck!

]]> By: David http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398315 David Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:27:49 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398315 Good article.

However, one feature of Firefox I would like to tweak is the colour of highlighting. When I do a search for a term in a web page by doing Control-F, I would like all terms in the page to be highlighted in yellow (which it is not).

Can anybody reading this post please post back with the info.

Regards.

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398353 Tina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:24:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398353 You can do that with HighlightAll. After installation, you need to enable the tool, the default shortcut for that is F8. A status window in the bottom right of your monitor (on Windows) will indicate whether the tool is enabled or disabled. Then, instead of using search, you select a word with your mouse and all other instances of this word will be highlighted in the text. In the status bar you’ll see how many times the selected word was found.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4240

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398351 Tina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:12:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398351 The theme is Chromifox Extreme 3.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-best-mozilla-skins-to-customize-your-firefox-browser/

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398350 Tina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:11:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398350 Thanks for the suggestion Abhijeet! The error console is very helpful when you’re having a serious or a very specific issue.

]]> By: JK the Fifth http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398227 JK the Fifth Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:23:47 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398227 I forgot to mention that I use more than 20 extensions :D But its because of these extensions that I love Firefox.

]]> By: JK the Fifth http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398224 JK the Fifth Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:19:30 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398224 Stick to Firefox 3 and you wont have any problems. Last time I tried Firefox 3.5, it was horrible.

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398233 Tina Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398233 Indeed! It will look different if you don’t have that extension installed. Thank you very much for pointing this out Mel!

In Firefox 3.5 you can simply click the “Find Updates” button, though. It’s also visible in the screenshot.

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-troubleshooting-mozilla-firefox-problems/#comment-398226 Tina Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:21:54 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22691#comment-398226 I’m using Firefox 3.5 and haven’t had any issues with it.

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