After using Firefox in the same environment for years, it suddenly stopped working (won't load), even after uninstall/reinstall.

What do you need to know? -- please contact me at: [email protected] Thanks.

I am having the same problem and tried calling tech support was on hold for an hour and a half its
driving me crazy trying to figure it out. Did an online chat which was no help what so ever.
If I find out something I will let you know for sure...

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I SUCCEEDED IN TRANSFERING ALL MY BOOKMARKS TO GOOGLE CHROME. THIS WILL ALLOW ME ACCESS TO WEBSITES WHILE I WAIT FOR A METHOD TO REPAIR MY FIREFOX PROGRAM. IN A PREVIOUS MESSAGE, I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS ANY WEBSITE USING FIREFOX AFTER COMCAST, MY ISP, RECOVERED FROM AN OUTAGE THAT LASTED 5 HOURS. WHENEVER I TRIED TO CONNECT TO A SITE, A POP-UP MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING: "UNABLE TO INITIALIZE THE APPLICATION'S SECURITY COMPONENT. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS PROBLEMS WITH FILES IN YOUR APPLICATION'S PROFILE DIRECTORY. CHECK THAT THIS DIRECTORY HAS NO READ/WRITE RESTRICTIONS." I EVEN REMOVED FIREFOX FROM MY COMPUTER AND DOWNLOADED IT AGAIN, FIGURING THAT BY NOT MERELY USING AN UPGRADE, I WOULD BE INSTALLING A COMPLETELY FRESH DOWNLOAD. UNFORTUNATELY, I RECEIVED THE SAME DISAPPOINTING RESULT, WITH THE SAME POP-UP MESSAGE RE-APPEARING. HOWEVER USING BOTH GOOGLE CHROME AND INTERNET EXPLORER, I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT TO WEBSITES. SO I HAVE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH MY INTERNET CONNECTION.

Press '''START + R''' in keyboard to open the '''Run''' box(or '''start''' then '''run''') , type in the RUN box '''%APPDATA%''' (or copied in just i wrote, bold text) then click '''OK'''. A Windows Explorer window will appear, in this window, choose '''Mozilla''' then '''Firefox''' then '''Profiles'''. Each folder in the "Profiles" folder (e.g., "xxxxxxxx.default") is a profile on your computer (maybe is one file if you have only one profile).
see for more info : [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile folder - Firefox ]
try it, good luck
thanks again

I am trying to use firefox as the web lauch for citrix ica but when I go to login into remote site - I get the message waiting to find website but it nver finds the website. Has anyone else had this problem?

I am trying to use firefox as the web lauch for citrix ica client but when I go to login into remote site - I get the message waiting to find website but it nver finds the website. Has anyone else had this problem?
When I installed firefox, it asked if I wanted to use safari settings and I said yes but I think this might be causing the problem. Safari is no longer compatible with citrix ica client. When I reinstalled firefox it automatically installs the safari info. Does anyone know how to re-install firfox without installing safari info?

Did anyone ever suggest you reset your PRAM?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Also might want to try resetting the SMC, although I
doubt there's an issue there.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304123
I'm getting tired of people who supposedly know what
they're doing simply guessing that resinstalling the
OS might solve the issue. It's like trying to dissect
a frog with a sledge hammer, and wondering why you
didn't learn anything about anatomy in the process.
These sorts of things, although bizarre, should be
(and probably are) fixable without major surgery.
Thanks for the suggestion... but I think my first question would be why these parameters would need re-setting? This is a new machine... It has never been shut down hard. It is used at most 10 hours per week... mostly using Office 2004 for MAC. I need to figure this out as I will soon need it as a Cs2/CS3 - Aperture workhorse.
I too agree that it is best not to use a sledge when a scalpel is needed... but as a novice to the MAC world I may have been misled by Apple support. I seems to have fixed the symptoms ( some) but appears NOT to have addressed the cause... which is what I am after.
Would TechTool Pro detect a bad HD or RAM?
Thanks....

My usb that i have been using on my computer for a while suddenly stopped working, but is still glowing and letting me know that it is connected, but not showing up in disk utility

my usb that i have been using on my computer for a while suddenly stopped working, but is still glowing and letting me know that it is connected, but not showing up in disk utility

Either the physical drive or the enclosure electronics has failed. The light you are seeing is powered by the USB connection, the power, electricity, all USB ports put out. That doesn't mean the actual physical hard drive or the USB to SATA bus electronics are working properly. If it doesn't show in Disk Utility then it is DEAD.
Most of the time it is the enclosures electronics that fail. Removing the physical drive from the enclosure and put it in another enclosure or using a SATA to USB adapter, one that has it's own AC power supply, might allow you to get the files off the drive.

The sound on my ipad 3 suddenly stopped working i dont know why i tried the last two days to fix it and also restored it and the sound never came back, please help.....

the sound on my ipad 3 suddenly stopped working i dont know why i tried the last two days to fix it and also restored it and the sound never came back, please help.....

Do you get sound on any apps e.g. Music and Videos but not others ? If you do then have you got notifications muted ? Only notifications (including games) get muted, so the Music and Videos apps, and headphones, still get sound.
Depending on what you've got Settings > General > Use Side Switch To set to (mute or rotation lock), then you can mute notifications by the switch on the right hand side of the iPad, or via the taskbar : double-click the home button; slide from the left; and it's the icon far left; press home again to exit the taskbar. The function that isn't on the side switch is set via the taskbar instead : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

IPhoto 5.0.4 has suddenly stopped working. It loads the photo library and then freezes. Rebuilding the library has no effect which has about 3.5MB of data. PowerBook G4 OS 10.5.8

iPhoto 5.0.4 has suddenly stopped working. It loads the photo library and then freezes. Rebuilding the library has no effect which has about 3.5MB of data. PowerBook G4 OS 10.5.8

Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts or Users & Groups on 10.7) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
Regards
TD

The core audio for Logic 8 has stopped working.

I was successfully running Logic 8, Protools LE and Cubase on a MacPro with Leopard (10.5.5) and a MOTU traveler interface. I loaded on the Ignition Pack bundled with Protools LE (Mbox mini), including Melodyne/Reason/Live 6. This then stopped me opening any of my programs, Logic, Protools, Cubase and Garageband.
I have surfed several forums and found that Melodyne has caused the same problem for others. Following advice given on these forums I have...
- Deinstalled all new programmes, including all links, files, rewire stuff
- I have trashed Logic preferences
- I have completely reinstalled Logic
- I have updated the latest MOTU drivers and Apple software updates
I can open Logic using Ctrl and selecting 'no' to core audio, but when I change the core audio, either to MOTU or built-in, and enable Logic freezes and I have to force quit. I have read other threads with people having the same problem, but after following all the advice the problem is still there. Help!
Just for info: I cannot not open Cubase, Protools or Garageband, but there is no problem with standalone Kontakt 2, Itunes, Soundtrack Pro, Waveburner or Mainstage, using the MOTU.
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.
Mac Pro, 2 x 3 Ghz Dual Core Intel Xeon, 5 GB RRAM, OS X (10.5.5), MOTU Traveler, Mbox mini

jmallalieu wrote:
I was successfully running Logic 8, Protools LE and Cubase on a MacPro with Leopard (10.5.5) and a MOTU traveler interface. I loaded on the Ignition Pack bundled with Protools LE (Mbox mini), including Melodyne/Reason/Live 6.
Sounds like a problem with an incompatible version of either Melodyne or Rewire.
Rewire is used to connect application. Ex. Reason can run rewired into Logic, the audio output of Reason will appear as a separate audio channel in Logic.
Two choices... see if your version of Rewire can be upgraded to the latest version. (don't know if that's even compatible)
Remove Rewire from your system, move the rewire plugin out of it's folder, to the desktop. (run a search)
The other plugin that might be giving you problems is Melodyne, move the plugin to the desktop. Again, run a search to find this stuff.
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I have had Mozilla Firefox for years...now it won't load, but Int.Explorer will. What is wrong?

When I click on the icon or the program it self, or right-click and press OPEN, I get an hourglass, then nothing. It will NOT open. I CAN open Internet Explorer, then open Mozilla Firefox, but what's the point in going through all of that.
This has happened 3 or 4 times before and after a few days begins to work again.
Once I was trying out Google's Chrome, and it quit, but after I uninstalled Chrome, Mozilla started again. Is it that fragile? I really don't know of anything that might have stopped it this time. I am about ready to just give up and uninstall it and go back to Internet Explorer...even though I don't really like it...at least it works every time!
Thanks for any help you may have.

This is most likely because of a recent Flash update (11.3) which has been causing some problems in Firefox recently.
You can try reading the following articles to see if there is a good resolution for your problem:
[[Flash 11.3 doesn't load video in Firefox]]
[[Flash 11.3 crashes]]
[[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]

Possible fix for when podcasts suddenly stop working

Just an FYI about a fix for a problem which a lot of other people seem to have had over the years, without a solution.
My own podcast was working fine for a year (I used iTunes 10 & 11 in Windows 7) and then suddenly I couldn't refresh it or stream episodes anymore. iTunes 10 would display a '3253 network connection reset' error. iTunes 11 would just show '!'.
I tried different computers (Macs and PCs) in different locations with different internet connections but no luck. Other people's podcasts worked fine. And I could load my own podcast xml feed in a browser and in other podcast software. It was just iTunes that didn't work.
I emailed Apple for some help ([email protected]) and after some back-and-forth they said this:
"It appears the hosting server for you podcast is blocking HEAD requests from iTunes. Please speak with your podcast hosting provider to allow HEAD requests from iTunes."
It turns out my hosting company had recently done a server upgrade and their firewall was indeed blocking it. They changed some settings and it was fine again half an hour later.
So if you have the same issue then it might be something that the podcast owner has to fix, and not a problem on your computer.
Hope this helps somebody!

Not on mac though

Photoshop Elements 8 stopped working, won't run even after reinstall

I'm using Vista. I installed a couple weeks ago and it's been working fine until today. On startup I keep getting the message "Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." I worked my way through most of the troubleshooting guide and when I couldn't find the preferences file to rename I figured it might be "lost" and I should just uninstall and reinstall, but that didn't fix it, it still won't start. I really need this program and it was a lot of money (for me). Getting frustrated! Anyone?

I am having the same problem and tried calling tech support was on hold for an hour and a half its
driving me crazy trying to figure it out. Did an online chat which was no help what so ever.
If I find out something I will let you know for sure...

The WiFi on my Time Capsule suddenly stopped working

Hi,
Im not sure what to do, hopefully somebody out there is able to help me with this... Suddenly the Wifi stopped working from my TC. I have not changed any settings or anything...
I only use the wifi on my MacBookPro and on my iPhone 4S. I was streaming a movie this morning and everything was working fine. Then a few hours later when my computer is trying to connect to the wifi "PPPoE Connecting" scrolls next to the wifi-symbol, and nothing happens. My iPhone connects to the Wifi, but I am not able to surf the net or check my emails...
My MacBook can find the TC and all the data I have stored on it, it is only the wifi that is not working.
I have tried to switch it off and on again, but nothing helps...
I really hope that someone out there might know what happened and what I can do about it???
/Eva

Is it the AC model.. tall one?? If not the exact model model please from the rubber mat on the bottom.. A1xxx ..please don't give us the serial number.. that is harder to work with.
Please tell us the whole network setup..
What modem you use? make and model helps..
Is the modem running also as the main router or is bridged?
Is the TC router or bridge?
You have power cycled the TC .. have you power cycled the whole network? Power on in correct order.. modem.. wait two min.. TC .. wait 2min then the clients.
No luck factory reset.. see method below.
Redo the setup.
This time use all short names, no spaces and pure alplhanumeric.
ie TC name = TC
Name of 2.4ghz = TC24ghz
Name of 5ghz = TC5ghz (please set a different name for 5ghz).
The Factory Reset TC Gen1-4. Or AE Gen1-5
Unplug your TC/AE. Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec.
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
Factory reset TC Gen 5 or AE Gen 6
Hold in reset for about 5sec until the status light flashes quickly.
If your AirPort AE or TC still doesn’t respond, do a similar reset to the Gen1-4.
Unplug your AE/TC .. hold in reset and power the TC/AE back on.. without releasing the reset.. wait until status led flashes rapidly.

The touch screen on my iphone4 suddenly stopped working

I was trying to figure out how to 'enable web' so I could get a photo transfer app to work thru wiFi at a hotel, and I think I did something to disable the touch screen. Its stuck on the opening window and I can't slide to unlock it. also can't shut it down and reboot because I can't slide to power off.

update: I never figured out HOW I made it stop working, but a forced shutdown brought it back.

I'm having problems burning discs,whether it is photos or music i keep getting error messages,i have been using the same brand for years and have faith in them and this problem has only started since I got a new hard drive installed,any thoughts ? thanks

at the moment i have had a disc in for at least 20 mins and it's still 'finishing' sems a bit long for 17 songs . also the fan is on almost all of the time , maybe that has a bearing .. ? I'd appreciate some help here as it is getting increasingly frustrating . alao when i put in the discs that i have used they do not register on the desktop . so i have been wasting lots of discs doing this .
Thank you all .

What brand of media are you using?
What error messages are you getting?
What application/s are you using to burn?
iDVD: Troubleshooting issues with burning discs
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1583
Mac OS X: "Unknown Error -2147352480" when burning CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R media
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2718

I need to be able to use Thunderbird on the same PC for two different people.

We have a main desk computer that my Parter and I will be using at different times. Can I create two shortcuts on my screen that let's us access email and calendar tasks?
I would like us to have our own login for privacy with emails, but be able to share tasks and calendar events if possible.
So confused on how to do this, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

In short, yes.
However, I would always advocate having a separate User Account for each user. Modern Operating Systems offer common folders for work that needs to be shared. Do this so you each have your own Windows login, and you can set up a separate Thunderbird profile for each user, and you'll each have your own private workspace too.
If you really don't want to use the facilities offered by your Operating System for support of multiple users, and prefer to share a login, then it's more complicated. You can use Thunderbird's profile manager to create multiple independent profiles, that is, one each for you and your partner. Then if you open Thunderbird via its profile manager, you can select the appropriate profile.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/using-multiple-profiles?esab=a&s=multiple+profiles+&r=0&as=s
That's rather clumsy, and I'd want to put in a little more effort and create a link or shortcut for each user that selected the appropriate profile automatically - so this is the "yes" to the question as you posed it.
Thunderbird doesn't share data between profiles easily. My choice for a shared calendar would be to set one up "in the cloud" and have both Thunderbird profiles subscribe to it. Google Calendar is quite straightforward to set up and use. Other calendars, perhaps provided by your ISP or mail provider may work equally well.

The message app in mountain lion suddenly stopped working?

hey,
chatting away to friends and family today sending through my messages, a red esclamation mark popped up at the side of the message i was about to send asking me do i want to resend ive repeatedly clicked re-send is the system down or?
im not sure what the problem is
kind regards
james

HI,
The other post I read seemed to indicate that the app "Closed" in the background when you were doing something in the foreground.
Crashed = the system tells you an App Unexpectedly Quit or there is a Crash log.
Crash Logs can be seen in Console then ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
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You can of course navigate to your Home Folder/Library/Logs/CrashReporter and find the last Crash if there is one and it will launch Console when you try to open it.
At present I have not tried closing all the Messages windows and then letting the computer get to Sleep.
What do you have set in this spot ?
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I am wondering if this is a normal function of the App so that anyone who has access to your computer can't instantly access your Messages partly as iMessages show so much "history" when a chat is reopened.
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Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
 iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Lion 10.7.2)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

After using Firefox in the same environment for years, it suddenly stopped working (won't load), even after uninstall/reinstall.

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