What should I do about the alert "Could not initialize the application's security component...." Firefox no responding.

When I open up firefox I get the alert:
Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.
When I click OK I get my home page (google), but nothing works: no web sites will open. I have downloaded the new version of firefox and carried out a defraggle without success.

This solution worked for me:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component
The step that worked for me was to locate and delete the cert8.db file.

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Everytime I use firefox to connect to the internet I get an alert saying that firefox could not initialize the applications security component. What does this mean and how do I fix it?

When I use firefox to get on to the web I get the following message everytime: "Alert: Could not initialize the applications security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your applications pforfile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security feactures." Once I click the "OK button" at the bottom of the alert box firefox starts but does not act right. For instance it will not let me look for software updates. When I click on "Check for Updates" from the "Help" drop down menu I get a message stating: "There were problems checking for, downloading, or installing this update. Firefox could not be updated because: Update XML file malformed (200). You can update firefox manually by visiting this link and downloading the latest version."

The following support articles should help:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/AUS+Update+XML+File+Malformed+200

On startup I get a warning "Could not initialize the application' security component...", click OK Firefox starts but I cannot navigate to any URL but home.

Click the Firefox 4 icon. A window opens with the warning:
"Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features"
(There are no read/write restrictions on my Applications folder and plenty of room on the hard drive.)
Click OK and Firefox opens at the home page, but I cannot navigate to any other URL or link. I had the same behavior when I tried FireFox 3)

First, use a specific [[Managing profiles|profile]] for Firefox 4.0 Beta and keep your current one for Firefox 3.6 to prevent interferences between both versions.
Then, see [[Could not initialize the browser security component]].

"Could not initialize the application's security component" already erased mozilla directory containing profiles and the other in x86, problem persists!

This has just happened. But I have erased the mozilla directories containing the profiles and as well the both mozilla directories in program files x86. Yet when Firefoz is reinstalled, problem recurs.
Receive again the message "Could not initialize the application security component."
Have looked at the fixes available. Those appear not to work.
Anyone else with ideas? Maybe some hidden files that I can search for on my computer, and erase?
I'm suspecting I need really a thorough erase of anything connected with Firefox, to solve this issues. Thought though I had found everything.
Not relishing the prospect of erasing the hard-disc to fix this, though that has 100% probability of working.
My computer is running Wista 64.

Rename secmod.db (secmod.db.old) in the Firefox Profile Folder in case there is a problem with the file.
Firefox will create new files.
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder

Alert: Could not unitialize the application's security component.

At the end of November, I replaced on old Logitech wired keyboard and mouse and replaced it with a repurposed GE wireless keyboard and mouse. I tried, unsuccessfully, to remove the SetPoint software but I did install the GE drivers. After rebooting, when I tried to open Firefox (limited account) the following Alert window popped up:
"Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features."
The same alert popped up when I tried to open Thunderbird.
I checked and could not figure out what was wrong. I referred the problem to Bleeping Computer for assistance and have been working with them to run malware scans on my computer. Nothing of significance has yet been found.
In the meantime, I discovered that the profiles could be shared in my Admin account and they work perfectly. That is where this is being prepared but it is not where I would prefer to operate on a regular basis.
I found a fix in you forums that suggested deleting the cert8.db file from the profile and letting it be rebuilt at the next invocation. I did that and it had absolutely no effect on my problem.
I have to get this fixed so I can move on to upgrading/dual-booting Win7.

Delete the cert8.db file in the Thunderbird profile folder.<br />
This will remove all intermediate certificates that Thunderbird has stored.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/couldnt-initialize-applications-security-component

Alert! "Could not initialize the application's security component..."

I started getting this alert after a restart last Saturday (2-22-2014) and Thunderbird freezes before it is fully operational: (incorrect application behavior?)
Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.
I have over 500 GB free on the hard disk and have checked the directory TTBOMA. As recently as this
morning I again uninstalled TB using the TB uninstall utility, rebooted and reinstalled from the Mozilla website. Nada,
Toshiba Satellite L875D
Windows 8
Troubleshooting info:
Thunderbird
Version 24.3.0
User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0
Any help out there?

Delete the cert8.db file in the Thunderbird profile folder.<br />
This will remove all intermediate certificates that Thunderbird has stored.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/couldnt-initialize-applications-security-component

Receiving a Alert stating that it could not initialize the security component

The complete Alert announcement. Foxfire will load but will not access the internet. My Explorer browser and email does work.
Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.

See:
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

When I open Firefox the following alert appears: "Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory." There is a solution in the forum but only for Windows based

When I open the application the following alert appears: "Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory." There is a solution on the support site but only for Windows-based Firefox, and I'm a Mac user. I have plenty of room on my hard disk.
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== Two days ago, for no apparent reason.

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I am receiving an alert message that reads: Could not initialize the application's security component.

Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.

See this support article:
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

When I open Firefox in my laptop, I get an alert message that says that "It could not initialize the applications security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory, etc"

This morning it was working fine, but I tried to put 2 addons, "adblock" and "Forcastfox Weather" .
I have both of this addons in my Desktop as well as in Ubuntu. The problem is in Windows XP

This link shows things to check - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

FIM Export Fails - Fault Reason: The endpoint could not dispatch the request. FIM Account Issue?

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What I'm not sure about is if it's because I'm using the wrong account for the FIM MA. If so, which account should I use and what's the best way to change my config (without a total reinstall)?
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Hi Tomek,
Apologies for the delay, been a busy festive period :-)
The account in question with the export flow error is my admin account that I used during installation (where prompted I did enter service account credentials).
Searching the FIM CS on the source object details show all attributes present (including domain), but looking at the export attribute flow shows a final value of deleted! See below.
I'm following the TechNet guide:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff686264(v=ws.10).aspx and hit the error with the FIM MA export run profile when I run the below steps:
FIM MA - Full import
FIM MA - Full synchronization
FIM MA - Export
FIM MA - Delta import
AD MA - Fullll import
AD MA - Full synchronization
Initially my admin account was not in the selected containers as configured in the AD MA, however I've now ran that and re-ran the sync, which resulted in my test user being provisioned in the portal. My admin account is still not provisioned - I now get
2 export errors, 1 as before complaining of missing domain and another which complains of my admin account being a duplicate entry.
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Firefox Error with Roaming Profiles "Could not initialize the application's security component"

Hi there
I get the common error "Could not initialize the application's security component" when I startup Firefox.
I tried this manual: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/couldnt-initialize-applications-security-component
I have enough space left, i have read/edit/write-rights, created a new firefox profile and also reset all the settings, nothing works.
BUT I dont have a cert8.db File in my %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
What can I do?
Like I said in my description, its about Users that are logged in with a Roaming-Profile. Every User has this problems, it doesn't matter if or without Admin-Rights.
Also this problem exists since Firefox 4.0.0, the last working Version was 3.6.13 I guess.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
Try to remove or rename secmod.db (secmod.db.old) in the Firefox profile folder.
If that didn't help then also rename the cert8.db file to cert8.db.old or delete the cert8.db file to remove intermediate certificates that Firefox has stored.
If that helped to solve the problem then you can remove the renamed cert8.db.old file.<br />
Otherwise you can rename (or copy) the cert8.db.old file to cert8.db to restore the previous intermediate certificates.<br />
Firefox will automatically store intermediate certificates when you visit websites that send such a certificate.
Do a clean reinstall and delete the Firefox program folder before (re)installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.
Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
*Firefox 25: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
Uninstall your current Firefox version, if possible, to cleanup the Windows registry and settings in security software.
*Do NOT remove personal data when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because all profile folders will be removed and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords from profiles of other Firefox versions.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
*(32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
*(64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
*It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and won't be affected by an uninstall and (re)install, but make sure that "remove personal data" is NOT selected when you uninstall Firefox.
If you keep having problems then also create a new profile.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

The workflow could not update the item, possibly because one or more columns for the item require a different type of information. Outcome: Unknown Error

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working fine and no changes were made to the workflow.
I have tried a few suggestions, i.e. adding a pause before any ‘Update’ action (which didn’t help because the workflow past this action without incident); checked the data type being written
to the fields (the correct data types are being written); and we even checked the list schema to ensure the list names and the internal names are aligned (they
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We have deleted the item in question and re-added it with no effect.
Based on what we were able to determine there don’t seem to be any consistency with how this issue is behaving.
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Hi,
I understand that the reusable workflow doesn’t work properly now. Have you tried to remove the Update list item action to see whether the workflow can run without issue?
If the workflow runs perfectly when the Update list item action is removed, then you need to check whether there are errors in the update action. Check whether the values have been changed.
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I suddenly have this error message on FireFoxthis message pops up: "Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no re

I suddenly encounter this error message from Fire Fox.
Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.
I uninstalled the browser and download a new version but it does not resolve the issue.
I know my hard disc has ample space. I do NOT know where to find the Profile directory to fix the read restriction box.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== After something about security add-on of Norton pop up by itself. ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; MSN Optimized;US)

This link shows things to check - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

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