Sunday, April 26, 2009

Safemode Firefox 3 Crash Fix

Here's another simple way to repair Firefox. If you have extensions in Firefox it might be that one of these extensions is what's causing the Crash Firefox.

So, what you could try is booting Windows to Safemode. To do this you simply tap F8 (I think it's F8, look it up online) when you first turn on the computer before it boots up. Choose Safemode with Networking (or else the Internet won't work).

Next, open the crash Firefox in Safemode: "Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)" is what it says under programs in the stare menu. Then, while this is open, go to "Add-ons" in the "Tools" menu and disable extensions which may be causing your problems. The best solution is to disable (but don't install) them all and to reboot to Windows normally.

Now if this works you have successfully repaired Firefox all by yourself! But what about your extensions? Well, you go back to "Add-ons" once Firefox is running normally and reactivate the disabled extensions one-by-one. After installing each, surf the Web for a bit to make sure that it works. Eventually you'll find which extension is causing the Firefox freeze. Freezing Firefox happens sometimes with extensions. Luckily, there are so many extensions that you might be able to find an alternative. Or, the extensions are updated frequently. So, wait a month and it might be fixed. Or, help them out and contact them, explaining the bug to them. It's the least you can do to get a new version quickly.

Good luck!

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