I am using Windows 7 and ever since my last update to firefox 8, the browser seems to hang up when I open a new tab from a link. This happens when I go to a news story or even when I go to your support window.

I have tried to disable all my add-on modules but it doesn't make a difference. I have run chrome alongside Firefox and can open all the tabs fine, and I can watch Firefox just spin the processing icon and never load. I can hit the reload tab a bunch of times and sometimes part of the page will appear. If I hit the refresh tab while its processing sometimes it will bring up the page.

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_places-database-file
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Similar Messages

  • Ever since my last update I have been unable to add songs from my i tunes library onto my i phone.  The "add to" button does not appear for me when I connect my i phone.  Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

    Ever since my last update I have been unable to add songs from my i tunes library onto my i phone.  The "add to" button does not appear for me when I connect my i phone.  Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

    Thanks for that 'sberman' - because my iPhone is backed-up to my work computer (only at this stage) I have had to call our IT Department in Adleaide. (4 times this morning). The last guy managed to get the phone into 'DFU Mode' - no more recovery mode screen - (kind of 'asleep' perhaps) from my understanding of same. I am awaiting a call again from IT so they can get my computer to actually recognise my iPhone on the C Drive. This also happened to  one of my colleagues in Newman (WA). She got so frustrated with the whole process that she bought another phone the next time she was in 'civilisation.' She hasn't had any problems since. (Cross fingers).
    Thanks again, Sandra2474.

  • I also cannot access part of the App Store, I have been trying to down load a magazine app, it has been trying to connect but it has been taking a long time. Also since I did my last update I have lost the ability to face time, I also cannot open iPhoto's

    Since my last update on the newest version iPad I have not been able to download a magazine app that I have a subscription for as well I cannot open iPhoto's or video. When I go into settings and go down to where iTunes Mail etc are it freezes my I pad and I cannot access these. Is there a apple system problem? This has been going on for over a week now.

    For FaceTime try the troubleshooting advice given here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3367
    Also try resetting your iPad:
    Reset: Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time and hold them until the Apple logo appears (about 10-15 seconds).
    No data will be lost.

  • Hi, I still use an iPhone 4, ever since my recent update of iOS I cannot purchase apps from the App Store, and a message keeps appearing saying that, 'this item cannot be purchased from the US store, and please switch to the Malaysia store''.

    I keep getting this message when I try to update my apps and when trying to purchase new apps from the App Store. I checked my iTunes ID and it turns out that the country shown there is the one that I am actually living in. And it is the same as my billing address, but when I tried to update my apps again, I keep getting this message, 'you are not eligible for purchase of this item from the US store, please switch to the Malaysia store'. How do I solve this issue.
    Besides ever since I updated my phone iOS it has started misbehaving, quite irritably at times. Dropped calls, slow typing, apps open very slowly, apps cannot be updated with prompts coming up like, this app cannot be updated now, please try again. I had to delete quite a few apps and reinstall them again. I had a trouble free experience with this phone till now, but is apple losing its magic. 

    Thanks too all the people who responded. . . . (noone)
    Got it sorted though. Seems that Apple has issues with multiple apple id's.
    Seems i had to somehow remember and use the original id i had when i first bought my 1st iPhone. . . .
    Even after that it was extremely hard to get my apps back on my PC.
    If anyone else has the same problem. . . .email Apple. Cya.

  • When right-clicking firefox in the task bar... v5 does NOT open a new tab, or open a new window when selected. Only crtl-N opens a new window iff Firefox is the active window.

    Today FF 5.0 was DL-d and installed (automatic update is/was active). Help->About-> shows version 5.0, and there were no problems with the install.
    I have ASUS G72 running W7 with the latest MS updates via auto-update.
    FF is pinned to the task bar.
    Previous version(s) allowed for opening new windows and tabs by right click of FF icon on task bar, and selecting "Mozilla FireFox" (which opened new window) , or selecting "Open New Window." Opening a new tab in the current session could be done by selecting "Open New Tab."
    These features do not operate in the latest version (5.0), or have I fumbled the ball (by not having something set right in this version.
    Thanks in advance for you help. Keep up the great work.
    ;>

    If you have tabs on top and no menu then the tabs are in a "Windows" area so there is no space to right. If you put tabs back to the bottom you will have most of your old behavior but because of the changes to tabs on top most of the tab context menu stuff all of the context menu part was lost except the customize toolbar stuff, double-clicking on an empty spot was restored, and eventually during the FF 4 beta most of the tab extensions Firefox messed up eventually worked again except in the area to the right of the tabs.
    The Windows part of that double-click has to maximize or restore to normal,
    and you have to be able to drag the window by it;'s title bar.
    You can make Firefox 4.0.1 and '''Firefox 5.0''' look like Firefox 3.6.17, see numbered items 1-10 in the following topic [http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#fx4interface Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 look like 3.6)]

  • Ever since I've upgraded to Firefox 5 the flash plugin crashes on almost every page. Is there a solution to this?

    The flash plugin has absolutely refused to work ever since I upgraded to FF5. It crashes on every page.!!!!

    looking for a solution here mozilla...kinda lame to force a major upgrade without one of the more common plugins tested thoroughly

  • Home page always opens to bank of america website since my last update of firefox.

    since my update of firefox 1 day ago, whenever I open a new page it always opens to the bankofamerica.com website. I am not a customer of theirs and have no intrest in using there site as my homepage. I have tried the old method as well as the new drag and drop method to change the homepage but it will not work.

    I had this problem, too. Setting your homepage to "blank" won't do it, because none of your account settings will save when you close your browser. You will need to COMPLETELY uninstall Firefox and reinstall a whole new copy. Save your bookmarks in a word doc so you can get them back later.
    I know it's a pain, and maybe someone will eventually figure out a better fix, but this works.

  • I just had to have my iPad reset by a tech and ever since my email is messed up....I keep getting old emails coming in as new ones what can I do please????.

    I Need help with my email account . I had a tech reset my iPad .....lost everything....but my email account keeps bring in old deleted mail as new....what can I do to stop this....please I need your help!!!!

    It sounds like your email account was/is probably set up as a POP account, meaning changes you made in the email program on the iPad would not be synced with the server.  If you had also chosen to keep copies of downloaded messages on the server, it makes this sort of thing happen.
    If you switch to an IMAP account setup, your deleted files will stay gone next time you delete them.  It won't solve your immediate problem, but it will make them stay gone next time.  You could also look at going into your webmail if you have one and deleting the messages there before they donwload to the device.
    IMAP is also better if you receive your emails to more than one device (ie, your home computer and your iPad), since it maintains the same folder structure, and emails marked as read on one will be read on the others.
    Hope this helps you with your problem!

  • I have had my ipad for 6 months. We had a power failure and ever since my ipad will not charge with the wall adapter that came with it.  It will SLOWLY charge when plugged into computer port. Can anyone help me resolve this?

    I have had my iPad for 6 months.  We recently had a power outage and my iPad was plugged in with the adapter that came with it.  Since then I can not charge iPad with adapter, however I can charge it SLOWLY on my computer.  Do you think the adapter got fried?  Also do you HAVE to have iTunes with an iPad, they were charging me alot of fees for games I did not download NOR give my password to have them downloaded so I cancelled iTunes because fo too many fees. Could this have anyting to do with the battery not charging?

    Since then I can not charge iPad with adapter, however I can charge it SLOWLY on my computer. 
    Well, something's definitely wrong if it won't charge from a wall outlet. Make an appointment at a Genius Bar or take it to an Apple certified repair provider.
    As for iTunes charges, according to Apple  iTunes Store: All Sales Are Final
    You can try contacting iTunes Billing:
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
    Click: iTunes Store Account & Billing / Billing Inquiries / Email Us

  • Ever since my last update from acrobat i can't sign my documents it gives me an error code 2148073483. Did acrobat update a code to make me buy a newer version or what, how do I fix this issue?

    I can't sign my documents error code 2148073483

    Hi Robert,
    Please refer to the KB Doc : http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/error-creation-signature-could-completed.html
    Regards,
    Rave

  • Why can't I stay signed in to Comcast email since my last update with Firefox yesterday (12/20/13) at 7:33 AM but still can with Safari?

    When I go to Comcast I keep having to sign in again after I checked the keep me signed in box previously.

    Hello,
    Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache.
    Note: ''This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to.''
    To clear cache and cookies do the following:
    #Go to Firefox > History > Clear recent history or (if no Firefox button is shown) go to Tools > Clear recent history.
    #Under "Time range to clear", select "Everything".
    #Now, click the arrow next to Details to toggle the Details list active.
    #From the details list, check ''Cache'' and ''Cookies'' and uncheck everything else.
    #Now click the ''Clear now'' button.
    Further information can be found in the [[Clear your cache, history and other personal information in Firefox]] article.
    Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
    Thank you.

  • I have just downloaded a new video and ever since video has malfunctioned

    I purchased a free episode from itunes and ever since I dowloaded it I cannot watch that video or any of the others I have previously downloaded.  Whenever I try to open the video the entire itunes program freezes up- it does not even show a black screen which usually preceds the episode...what do I do?  After buying a season pass this is most distressing.

    An error occured while attempting to creat the directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.Resources\ca.lproj\AppsPlacard.nib
    That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
    XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
    Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
    Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
    Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
    Does the chkdsk find/repair any damage? If so, can you get an install to go through properly afterwards?

  • Everytime i go to plug my ipod 5 in with the charger in to the mac desktop computer a message says "USB DEVICE DISABLED" "unplug the device using to much power to re-enable usb devices" and ever since i had got that message my charger had s

    everytime i go to plug my ipod 5 in with the charger in to the mac desktop computer a message says "USB DEVICE DISABLED" "unplug the device using to much power to re-enable usb devices" and ever since i had got that message my charger had stopped working even plug into a wall outlet
    ps.its my only charger and i need to know if i can fix this problem or my mac broke my charger

    Hey HoustonSmith, using to much power generally means a short. Do not use this cable, the lighting cables have a history of failure; shorting out. If within one year of purchase date take it to Apple, the cable also has a one year warranty, if short is do to manufacturing flaw and not abuse Apple will replace it free! Otherwise a new cable is around $30. You could also try a reset or restore, but don't think a glitch is your problem. If you do try to restore, just remember to make backup copies of all the info / data on this iPod to your computer first, then attempt to restore. Good luck. Cheers.

  • I have a PC and ever since i downloaded the new ios5 update i cannot sync my calenders.  any udeas

    I have an iphone 4 and ever since i downloaded the new ios5 my calenders dont sync properly.

    I've been working on this all day!!! I've tried everything I know of and can't get it to load either. Sounds like lots of people are having problems. Here is what I have so far...I have uninstalled EVERYTHING on my pc from apple and reinstalled itunes to no avail. I have tried all sorts of things I've read as fixes online. NOTHING has worked. Here is something interesting that i have noticed though. my main pc (which is the one i have always managed my itunes account with for years) is a 32 bit system running windows 7. Yesterday I installed itunes for the first time on my new netbook which is a 64 bit (windows 7) system and it works just fine. i have three other laptops (all window 7) in my household that are all 64 bit operating systems and ALL have updated to 10.5 and THEY ALL work fine. this is FOUR 64 bit systems ALL updated w/10.5 that work and ONE that is a 32 bit that will not. Can't get any help from apple. their suppot *****! I want to get someone on the **** phone or a live chat but cant. *** APPLE????? please let mw know if you find SOMETHING i can try next. I'm out of ideas and patience!

  • I've been using my ipad charger for my iphone 5 and ever since my sim card hasn't been working

    i've been using my ipad charger for my iphone 5 and ever since my sim card hasn't been working

    Using an iPad charger will not hurt your phone or the SIM. Contact your carrier for a new SIM.

Maybe you are looking for