Problem with firefox

HeWhoRocks · 14. Mar 2010, 03:52 AM

For some reason firefox will not load the sign in pages for either of my email accounts, or rather it will but when i then leave my email site and try to go back later it just hangs until the connection times out. I launched IE while this was happening and managed to sign in to both accounts with no problem, yet still could not access the sign in page with FF until i restarted my machine. This is an inconvenience at worst, but i'd be interested to know why it's happening if anybody has any idea.

wdhpr · 14. Mar 2010, 05:58 AM

Just a stab at this one.

Have you installed any security type addons recently. Or made a change to your computers Av or Firewall. One last idea. I used to snyc my firefox data to another harddrive I later found that this may cause problems, which in my case it did. Ever since I started using Mozback I haven't had a problem.
As a last ditch effort I have also fixed firefox problems by simply reinstalling firefox over the existing installation.

Cheers
Wdhpr

HeWhoRocks · 14. Mar 2010, 12:57 PM

I did set the referer headers to zero so maybe that's the issue. Dunno though because i reset it and still no luck so who knows? I'l try a FF reinstall.
Thanks wdhpr

wdhpr · 14. Mar 2010, 08:10 PM

I also have done a standard uninstall of firefox and still retained my settings and addons after the reinstall.
Fortunatly Firefox has been very stable for a couple of years now even with 20 add-ons.

Cheers
Wdhpr

rover3500 · 24. Mar 2010, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grf

I did set the referer headers to zero so maybe that's the issue. Dunno though because i reset it and still no luck so who knows? I'l try a FF reinstall.
Thanks wdhpr

U gonna let us know what happened so other people can use info(and out of interest as well obviously!)

14. Mar 2010, 03:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
HeWhoRocks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Mostly planet Earth Posts: 323	Problem with firefox For some reason firefox will not load the sign in pages for either of my email accounts, or rather it will but when i then leave my email site and try to go back later it just hangs until the connection times out. I launched IE while this was happening and managed to sign in to both accounts with no problem, yet still could not access the sign in page with FF until i restarted my machine. This is an inconvenience at worst, but i'd be interested to know why it's happening if anybody has any idea.

14. Mar 2010, 05:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,513	Just a stab at this one. Have you installed any security type addons recently. Or made a change to your computers Av or Firewall. One last idea. I used to snyc my firefox data to another harddrive I later found that this may cause problems, which in my case it did. Ever since I started using Mozback I haven't had a problem. As a last ditch effort I have also fixed firefox problems by simply reinstalling firefox over the existing installation. Cheers Wdhpr Last edited by wdhpr; 14. Mar 2010 at 06:05 AM.

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14. Mar 2010, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
HeWhoRocks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Mostly planet Earth Posts: 323	I did set the referer headers to zero so maybe that's the issue. Dunno though because i reset it and still no luck so who knows? I'l try a FF reinstall. Thanks wdhpr

14. Mar 2010, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,513	I also have done a standard uninstall of firefox and still retained my settings and addons after the reinstall. Fortunatly Firefox has been very stable for a couple of years now even with 20 add-ons. Cheers Wdhpr