I cannot launch firefox

I had installed firefox on my new laptop. it worked fine for several weeks. Now it will not launch. How do I resolve/

There is a problem fairly soon in the process if profile manager will not start.
You could try in Firefox's [[safe-mode]] next you could try in Windows safemode by using the F8 key.
From what you say I am wondering if you have done a Windows restore of some form and recreated Firefox that way. Firefox does not always restore properly from Windows. You may be looking at re-installing Firefox.
If you consider re-installing do NOT take any options from Windows or Firefox that offers to delete personal settings because that will destroy things like passwords and bookmarks.

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I cannot launch Firefox (suddenly) nor can I open Profile Manager, what next?

Windows 7, 64 bit. Experienced some Windows updates but I restored to prior to the updates and still cannot open Firefox. Can open Safari and IE.

There is a problem fairly soon in the process if profile manager will not start.
You could try in Firefox's [[safe-mode]] next you could try in Windows safemode by using the F8 key.
From what you say I am wondering if you have done a Windows restore of some form and recreated Firefox that way. Firefox does not always restore properly from Windows. You may be looking at re-installing Firefox.
If you consider re-installing do NOT take any options from Windows or Firefox that offers to delete personal settings because that will destroy things like passwords and bookmarks.

I cannot launch Firefox, because it crashes on startup

Hello,
I have problem, if I launch FIrefox, it will crash on startup, but if I will reinstall it, it still doesn´t work. Problem has started, when I actualized WIndows. I have Windows 7 and i didn´t experienced crash all time, only this time. It could be launched two days in safe mode, but today it doesn´t work completely. ID of crash is: bp-fadbeea0-a273-45d1-b178-9bc0b2130727

Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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Can't launch firefox or the profile manager. Get an error that the profile is missing. Any ideas?

I have numerous users that are having this same issue. I cannot launch firefox or the profile manager. I have tried removing firefox and installing it again but get the same error. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile
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.org/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

I cannot get firefox to launch

I cannot get firefox to launch. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall without luck. Yesterday I did notice that my menu bar was missing and tried to reinstall a Google toolbar, but, had to close the computer before it was finished. Not sure if the two are related.
HELP PLEASE :-)

This article should help - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+will+not+start

When I try and launch Firefox, I get this error message A copy of Firefox is already open. Only one copy of Firefox can be open at a time." and have tried all of the trouble shooting tips, can you help?

When I try and launch Firefox, I get this error message >A copy of Firefox is already open. Only one copy of Firefox can be open at a time." and have tried all of the trouble shooting tips, can you help? I thought if I were to completely uninstall and re install it might help, but I cannot seem to find instructions to do this....

See [[Firefox is already running but is not responding]], the image shown in that article is the Windows equivalent of the error message that you are receiving, but the information relates to the Mac.

Cannot install Firefox extension for Contribute 4

I'm trying out Contribute 4 and right away during
installation there's a bomb: The installer tells me:
Unavailable Components
These components cannot be installed on your systemat the
current time
Contribute Extension for Mozilla Firefox
Version Required: Mozilla Firefox Version 1.0 or later
Version Installed: Mozilla Firefox must have been launched
at least once
The same thing happeneds when, after the original Contribute
installation, I tried to use the Add/Remove Programs control panel
to Modify the Contribute installation so as to install the Firefox
extension.
I'm running Firefox 1.5.0.8. Needless to say, I HAVE launched
Firefox "at least once", indeed, many, many times.
What could the problem be and how is it fixed???

quote:
Originally posted by:
HangD
Murray,
The reason why the support tech recommended the steps to try
installing Contribute and Firefox on a different user admin account
on your machine is because another user may have installed Firefox
for you (IT tech) and because
the 'extensions' folder inside Firefox App has only Read-Only
access for the users other than the one who has installed Firefox.
Another place to check is whether Mozilla Firefox is installed in
the default location c:\program files\. directory.
If you can confirm that you have admin rights and installed
both FF and Contribute 4 and it is located in the default
directories, just post back.
I can create a bug in your behalf or you can fill out a bug
request directly here
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
I have admin rights for the account ("Administrator") on
which I installed both Firefox and Contribute 4. However, neither
is in the default location, as I NEVER install ANYTHING in
C:\Program Files. (This is to make the whole system more granular
for backup purposes.) All my programs (except recalcitrant ones
from Microsoft) go into subject-area subdirectories of lanother
ogical drive.
And data goes onto yet another logical drive, with most going
into a Documents directory there (which has been designated as what
Windows XP brings up as Documents). Under that Documents I have my
Firefox profile, inside that, the Firefox extensions.
So I'm certainly suspecting now that Contribute 4, unlike
other programs, did not attempt to handle non-default installations
of Firefox (or possibly even of Contribute 4)!

Cannot launch Java Report Panel

I would like to use the 'Advanced' Web Intelligence editor.
Unfortunately, when I attempt to edit a WI report, I get a message that reads 'This software has already been installed on your computer. Would you like to reinstall it?'
If I allow the installation, Java 6, Update 3 is downloaded and installed. I restart the browser. Attempting to edit the WI report generates the installation message.
If I don't allow the installation, I get an error that reads 'Cannot launch Java Report Panel, please make sure you have installed a Java virtual machine.'.
It never gets out of this installation loop.
At one point, the Advance editor worked, then something changed.
The Java Control Panel indicates that I have JRE versions 1.6.0_03 and 1.6.0._20 installed (in the Java Applet Runtime Settings). In addition, versions 1.4.2_04, 1.4.2_07, 1.4.2_12, and 1.6.0_03 are listed in the JNLP Runtime settings.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Craig Buchanan

I am having the same problem and I don't see an answer here. I have uninstalled every instance of java and restarted my computer, then installed the one suggested here: Cannot launch Java Report Panel, please make sure you have installed a Java virtual machine. (the Java Virtual Machine was a link). Restarted again, tried again, same error. On the sun page, I tested my java installation and it works fine. I have checked that java is enabled in both IE and Firefox and I still get this error in either browser. I am using Windows XP.
Upon comparing my computer with my coworker's java configurations, we found that she has a certificate called "Business Objects America" and I don't have that. Could that be the problem, and if so, where can I get that certificate? There was no active X question as I would have expected to see asking to run active X or not. I can't find any certificate downloads on your site at all.
Please advise ASAP because I need to use this Web Intelligence Reporting and I cannot get in.
Thank you.

How do I automatically connect to my ISP when I launch Firefox like Internet Explorer does (Firefox is set as my default browser)?

When Microsoft Internet Explorer was my browser the dial-up connection screen to my internet service provider would come up automatically when I launched the browser.
Now that I have made Mozilla Firefox my default browser this no longer happens. Launching Firefox results in an error message which says the website cannot be found. I then have to launch Internet Explorer, connect to my ISP, close Internet Explorer, then launch Firefox.
This is a bit tedious. Can Firefox perform the same connect to ISP action automatically just like Internet Explorer does? If so, how do I activate this?
Thanks
Roland Piesik

Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.
*Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
Update the [[Managing the Flash plugin|Flash]] plugin to the latest version.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash
*http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
* http://www.mozilla.com/plugincheck/

After a download update 4.0, I cannot launch. Message says I need to reboot to complete a previous update. I rebooted 5 times to no avail. What now?

After a download update 4.0, I cannot launch. Message says I need to reboot to complete a previous update. I rebooted 5 times to no avail.I have tried searching for xpicleanup.dat to no avail as suggested. What now?

I was able to get live chat support to solve the problem in my post. It worked immediately. Here is what I was told to do. I needed to perform a clean installation Hopefully, it will work for you, too.
"To perform a clean installation, first close Firefox completely. (This chat window
must be closed if it's in Firefox) Then, rename "Mozilla Firefox" to "Old Firefox".
(On 32-bit Windows, this is C:\Program Files\. On x64 Windows, this is
"C:\Program Files (x86)". On Mac, Firefox is in /Applications) Finally, re-install
Firefox normally from http://www.firefox.com"
Since I had already downloaded 4.0, I just went to my download file after renaming the file and ran it.

Cannot launch 10g Express Edition Home page

I have installed Oracle 10g Express Edition yesterday,but cannot launch the home page.My browser is Firefox.Following msg is displayed,
Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 127.0.0.1.
* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.
* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.
* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
I have tried by disabling antivirus protection also.I am using Home Standalone PC.
Pls. help.
Trips

I have this same problem after installing Oracle Database 10g Express Edition in Windows XP Professional SP2. Here is the result of lsnrctl status:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
U:\>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 31-JAN-2007 12:46
:26
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 31-JAN-2007 12:21:49
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 24 min. 37 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\a
dmin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\l
og\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=SAARONSON.corp.company.com)(PORT=1
521)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
U:\>
Here is the ouput of ipconfig:
U:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAARONSON
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : corp.company.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : corp.company.com
company.com
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for
VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for
VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.180.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-57-D2-BD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.11.230
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.3
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.11.246
10.10.11.248
U:\>
Can you please advise what to do here?
Thanks,
-Seth
P.S. I edited the domain in the ipconfig to save just a little anonymity.

Followed the download and install for firefox into my linux home directory. When launching firefox got an error message about a mission shared object. Additional detail to follow.

When launching firefox got the following error: XPCOMGlueLoad error for file ~/firefox/libxpcom.so libxul.so cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Couldn't load XPCOM (but file libxul.so is there) what do I do???

Make sure that you meet the system requirements and have all required libraries installed.
*http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/8.0.1/releasenotes/
*http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.24/releasenotes/
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_Firefox#Linux
You can find the latest Firefox releases here:
*Firefox 8.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
*Firefox 3.6.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

I have been using firefox for a long time, today when i tried to launch firefox i recieved "Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections." i dont know how to fix this. I didnt change any settings.

I have been using firefox for a long time, today when i tried to launch firefox i recieved "Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections." i dont know how to fix this. I didnt change any settings, im the only person who uses this computer

You can find the connection settings in Tools > Options > Advanced : Network : Connection<br />
If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then select "No Proxy"
See "Firefox connection settings":
* [[Firefox cannot load websites but other programs can]]

After update, I cannot launch any browsers[SOLVED]

Hello,
I've updated today my kde 4 desktop and now, I cannot launch any of my browsers.
Command line launch gives me this message:
[mak@myhost ~]$ firefox
Bus error
[mak@myhost ~]$
When I try to launch chromium, I get this message:
[mak@myhost ~]$ chromium-browser
/usr/bin/chromium-browser: line 4: 1833 Bus error ./chrome --enable-greasemonkey --enable-user-scripts "$@"
[mak@myhost ~]$
Any idea fixing this error?
Oh, and one more thing, when I try to restart the system hangs. I had to use the reset button.
Proc: 2.6 gig
Desktop kde 4.3 64bit
Mem: 6 gig
Video: radeon hd 3600
Motherbord: asus
Kernel: 2.6.31-ARCH
On a separate partition, I also run the exact same system but with xfce. The update doesn't seem to be effected the that desktop.
Thanks,
jmak
Last edited by jmak (2009-10-21 16:23:13)

This is what I got.
[mak@myhost ~]$ ls /var/run/dbus*
/var/run/dbus.pid
/var/run/dbus:
system_bus_socket
[mak@myhost ~]$ ps ax | grep dbus
1321 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
1531 ? S 0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch 3a1f94d4be759c3a515467be4ab68be9 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
1532 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
1647 ? S 0:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
1648 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
1768 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep dbus
[mak@myhost ~]$

I cannot make Firefox is my default browser

since Firefox as upgrade I have not been able to have Firefox as my default browser . Every time I start Firefox a window comes up and says Firefox is not my default browser I click to make Firefox my browser but if close Firefox I have the same problem .

I have been having the same problem. I found one solution that said to go to the Mozilla folder in the Program Files folder, right-click the firefox.exe file, click Run as Administrator, then answer yes to setting Firefox as default. It worked, but only as far as running the exe was concerned. I used the right-click method with the desktop icon and the quick launch icon. Now, if i just click the QL icon or double-click the Desktop icon, I still have the problem, but if i right-click either icon and select run as administrator, Firefox launches showing set as default.
I call this a bug. Whether it's Vista's bug or Mozilla's bug I cannot say (though i lean to Vista's bug). I would like to resolve this issue, especially since all web page file icons show Firefox's icon instead of IE's icon, and double-clicking them launches Firefox. It is merely an annoyance having to deal with this every time I run Firefox.

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