Since the lastest update Firefox loads slowly. It takes a minute or two to start. sometimes longer

when initializing the browser takes a long time, sometimes several minutes, to load. Once loaded it behaves normally. This happens on both my home and office desktop

A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firewalls
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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Try the following user tip:
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Hi, i need help, okay..my issues is that since the lastest update for the ipod touch, my music lihow can i get the itunes main music playlist to appear the same on my ipod touch?

Hi, i need help, okay..my issue is that since the lastest update for the ipod touch, my music list is all over the place....my question is how can i get the itunes main music playlist to appear the same on my ipod touch?

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Since the lastest update, videos will no longer play. They start and stop over and over again.

Since the latest update to Firefox, I can no longer view videos on my PC. They start, play for a few seconds, then stop and repeat this process over and over again.
I have a high speed internet connection and never had this problem until this past Thursday (10-06-11) after Firefox updated.

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Restart the Apple TV > Apple TV: How to restart your Apple TV
Then reset yor iPad > Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
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Since the last update Firefox has been crashing constantly and something is VERY WRONG with the update!!!!!!!!! Why?

Since the last update to Firefox, I have had crashes non stop about every ten minutes or so, with very typical use. The update SUCKS and is crashing computers. I am SURE I am not the only one. PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP. I have been a Firefox user forever, but now going to Chrome and Explorer until I hear from you about fixing this issue. Never before have I had this problem with Firefox. Bums me out. But I can't deal with the constant crashes and it is ABSOLUTELY since the last update a day or two ago.

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings and disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).
''(If you're using an added theme, switch to the Default theme.)''
If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu by clicking on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item: 
[[Image:FirefoxSafeMode|width=520]] 
If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac: Hold the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run ''firefox -safe-mode'' (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''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 [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.
Thank you.

Since the latest "update" Firefox crashes every time I open it

Since the latest Firefox update, the browser crashes every time I open it. Sometimes I get the "this is embarrasing screen" which asks to restore or start a new session. Either one has the same results - another crash.
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.2; Media Center PC 5.0; SLCC1; OfficeLiveConnector.1.5; OfficeLivePatch.1.3; .NET4.0C)

updated tonight...problems since then
Aufgrund eines Problems kann dieses Programm nicht mehr mit Windows kommunizieren.
Problemsignatur:
Problemereignisname: AppHangB1
Anwendungsname: firefox.exe
Anwendungsversion: 10.0.1.4421
Anwendungszeitstempel: 4f32aad0
Absturzsignatur: 4263
Absturztyp: 0
Betriebsystemversion: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Gebietsschema-ID: 1031
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 1: 4263107e44c95bb92eb729640db7e7ea
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 2: fe86
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 3: fe864004cdb784280da5712fe0cfbae5
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 4: 4263
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 5: 4263107e44c95bb92eb729640db7e7ea
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 6: fe86
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 7: fe864004cdb784280da5712fe0cfbae5

Since the last update, Firefox crashes constantly if the "Rewind and Fastforward Buttons" add-on is enabled: is there a solution, please?

Since the crashing started yesterday, I have opened Ff in safe mode, disabled all the add-ons and then re-enabled them (all except the Rewind etc. one) and Ff now seems to be stable again. The Rewind is a very valuable add-on and I regret very much having to disable it. The last crash report ID is below.

Alex,
Thank you for referring me to the add-ons page. The edition of "Rewind..." it advises is the one that I have been using and is now causing the crashes, so obviously, and very reluctantly, I shall have to do without it! Are there any developers out there, I wonder, who can come to the rescue?
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Ever since the last update Firefox crashes every time I try to open it. How do I fix this?

It opens, attempts to connect and then crashes and I get a Crash Reporter.

updated tonight...problems since then
Aufgrund eines Problems kann dieses Programm nicht mehr mit Windows kommunizieren.
Problemsignatur:
Problemereignisname: AppHangB1
Anwendungsname: firefox.exe
Anwendungsversion: 10.0.1.4421
Anwendungszeitstempel: 4f32aad0
Absturzsignatur: 4263
Absturztyp: 0
Betriebsystemversion: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Gebietsschema-ID: 1031
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 1: 4263107e44c95bb92eb729640db7e7ea
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 2: fe86
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 3: fe864004cdb784280da5712fe0cfbae5
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 4: 4263
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 5: 4263107e44c95bb92eb729640db7e7ea
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 6: fe86
Zusätzliche Absturzsignatur 7: fe864004cdb784280da5712fe0cfbae5

Ever since the new update firefox 4.01 it won't start, or when it does it freezes and crashes - I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, restarting the computer. I lost all my bookmarks when I uninstalled in hasted and didn't back them up

Please see above, but I can;t get firefox to open

I think the problem is that the iPod got set to Manually manage music and videos. It needs to be set up for automatic syncing again. Just unchecking that Manually manage music and videos setting does not do it.
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Since the last update to Firefox 33 I can't access google or e-mail

I am out of options and do not know what else to do, I have tried every trick I could find on this and many other boards and still have the same issue.
I cannot access Google or my web mail or the "add on" menu to name a few since the latest update (Firefox 33) hit my computer three days ago. I cannot down load programs some times but other time it lets me??? My IE works fine. If I switch the search engine in Firefox to say Bing over Google everything seems to work except access to my web mail still blocked.
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Is there anything unusual about your connection settings? You can check here:
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced > Network mini-tab > "Settings" button
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'''Create a new Firefox profile'''
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Exit Firefox and start up in the Profile Manager using Start > Run (hold Windows key an press R):
firefox.exe -P
''Don't delete anything here.''
Any time you want to switch profiles, exit Firefox and return to this dialog.
Go ahead and click the Create Profile button, give it a name like Nov8, and skip the option to change the folder location. Then start Firefox in the new profile you created.
''Until you go back to the Profile Manager and start up in your regular profile, your desktop shortcut should fire up the new profile.''
Can you get to Google?
Note: When returning to the Profile Manager, you might be tempted to use the Delete Profile button on your new test profile. But... it's a bit too easy to accidentally delete your "real" profile, so I recommend resisting the temptation. If you do want to clean up later, I suggest making a backup of all your profiles first in case something were to go wrong.
You can replace Firefox's program files without disturbing your settings using this '''Clean Reinstall''' procedure:
(1) Download a fresh installer for Firefox 33 from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ to a convenient location. (Scroll down to your preferred language.)
(2) If applicable, exit out of Firefox or make sure it is fully terminated in Task Manager.
(3) Rename the folder ''(64-bit Windows folder names)''
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
to
C:\Program Files (x86)\OldFirefox
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Does it run?
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* C:\Program Files (x86)\OldFirefox\Plugins
* C:\Program Files (x86)\OldFirefox\browser\plugins

Since installing the latest update, Firefox will not load; it gives me the following error -- XML Parsing Error: not well formed.

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XML Parsing Error: not well formed
locations chrome://browser/content/browser.xml
Line Number 1191, column 20:
utton id="back-forward-dropmarker" type="menu" chromedir="&locale.dir;"-------------------
please note that the words "utton ID" are exactly as the error message gives it; and at the end of the message there are exactly 19 hyphens.
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2. the back and forward buttons were not highlighted, as if I had not come from a previous page; so once I clicked on a link to a new page I could not go back to where I came from because Fiefox thought I hadn't come from anywhere.
3. there may have been other errors, but I did not find them.
How do I reinstate my Firefox program to work properly please? do I have to download the latest version and reinstal? if so, do I have to remove the old version first? or is there a fix?
Even to write this message I have been forced to use (yuk -- I don't like to say this!!!) Internet Explorer. So please -- I need help urgently.
Thanks,
NOEL

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Since the most recent Firefox updates, I am having trouble with certain features on The New York Times website; I can no longer see certain weblog comments, or post comments, etc.

This question is admittedly a little complicated. The New York Times website has a number of weblog pages which include brief stories followed by space for readers to leave comments. You probably need to be a Times On-Line subscriber to really see what I'm talking about, but some examples would be this City Room blog: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/bloomberg-cancels-radio-talk-amid-furor-over-aides-resignation/ or this Arts Beat blog: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/theater-talkback-remembering-jerry-leiber-a-reluctant-pioneer-of-the-jukebox-musical/
Since the most recent Firefox updates, when I view these pages, which traditionally have a number of reader comments at the bottom of the Times' story (or at least a space to leave a comment), I can no longer see the comments. There's simply empty. blank space. I know that the comments are there; if I open Internet Explorer and log on to the same page, the comments are suddenly visible. I don't understand where this problem has come from. I haven't noticed whether I'm missing seeing anything on other websites yet.
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If it happens again then try to reload the website or clear the cache and the cookies from that website.
Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
* Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)
"Clear the Cache":
* Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
* Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
*http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Deleting+cookies
*http://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+clear+the+cache

Since the last update of firefox, the time has been 25 to 35 seconds to enter bookmarks or even the time it takes to page down when it used to take a few seconds. can you check why it taking so long since the update on firefox.

since the last update a few days ago of firefox, the time has been 25 to 35 seconds to enter bookmarks or even the time it takes to page down when it used to take a few seconds. can you tell me why it taking so long since the update on firefox. may another update is in order.

I have now done pretty much every suggestion that even vaguely applies in the various helpful link provided. Thanks for the ongoing help. =)
I have managed to get FireFox's start-up memory usage down to about 100,000K, however it appears that memory usage keeps creeping up the longer FireFox is open. (It seems to top out around 500,000K.) And I'm not talking open for many hours or days - but rather for minutes and possibly up to a couple hours. (Based on how long I've been fiddling with all this so far.)
On the plus side, it does not appear GreaseMonkey is the culprit since with it active or disabled this memory creep still occurs. Although having GreaseMonkey enabled definitely increases the rate of memory creep. Though once it has creeped up to 150,000+K, disabling GM does not make it drop back down to the starting 100,000K.
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Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf

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Since the most recent Firefox update 3.6.8 my banking institution no longer shows as having a secure encrypted connection, however, my bank assures me all is well with their certificates and that is a problem with the new Firefox browser update, can you give me some idea why it is doing this?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== Right after the new Firefox update

Hello Anne.
Can you please try it in a new (temporary) Firefox profile and see if the issue is still present? See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles this article] to know how to create a new Firefox profile. Please report back the results.

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