Firefox 4 takes a long time to startup at this point i am thinking about going back to internet explorer as my default browser. what is going on??
firefox 4 takes a long time to startup at this point i am thinking about going back to internet explorer as my default browser. what is going on??
Click the Firefox button, go to Add-ons, then Plugins and disable "'''My Web Search'''". This is adware which runs in the background and spends its time trawling the web searching for ads to feed you.
Also, something shows in your system details with the number '''2,5,3,1 '''. Can you tell me what that is please? It's located in the same Plugins menu.
Similarly, I see three versions of Veetle. Disable the older ones if you don't need them.
On the security side, your Flash player is out of date and exposes your system to exploits. See: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-12.html (Update link near the foot of the page).
If the problem persists, try running Firefox in [[Safe Mode]]. If it functions properly in that configuration, then one of your add-ons is the culprit.
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Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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See "Firefox hangs when you quit it":
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Followed by;
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Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
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I have only one enabled add-on and no other plug-in.
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I can work around this by asking Foxfire to open the News Headlines, but goodness knows where else this bug is going. I'd really appreciate help direct from a Foxfire Tech.
I understand this is a browser hijacker....I just want it GONE...
Any help you can give would be appreciated.See these threads and pages about searchqu/searchnu:
*[[/questions/816181]]
*[[/questions/790833]]
*[[/questions/921690]]
*http://bit.ly/searchqutoolbar
*http://www.ilivid.com/faq.htm#8
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Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.
This box appears and then firefox quits...never opens.
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Plot initialization takes a long time
Hello,
I've attached a vi that is a copy of some code I'm using in my application. The behavior I want is for the strip chart to scroll from right to left. The newest data will be added to the right side of the screen and scroll left, like a strip chart. For this reason, the right side time is shown as 0 and the left side is shown as negative time, taken from the seconds to graph control. It works just fine in my application with two exceptions. When I set seconds to graph to a low number, say 1 second, all is well. When I set it to a high number, like 100 seconds, the initialization takes a long time. Based on this code, I've narrowed it down to the graph init time, and not the init of the arrays. Is there a faster way to accomplish this same behaviour? In addition, does anyone know why when the seconds to graph control is set to numbers greater than 30, the left side of the x-axis holds at -30, but for numbers less than 30, the left side shows that number? It's supposed to show a negative of whatever the seconds to graph says.
Thanks.
Attachments:
diagostic.vi 1246 KBDennis,
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Rick
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