Why firefox is now behaving like shearbear, and giving incorrect and inaccurate searchresults

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I AM STRUGGELING OUT OF BEAR SHARES POWER.(THANK YOU YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN ME A GOOD START!)BEFORE FIREFOX WAS WORKING VERY WELL. BUT NOW THAT I GOT IT BACK, IT HAS STARTED BEHAVING LIKE BS. BEFORE IT GOT ME WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR,NOW IT GIVES ME NONSENSE AROUND THE TOPIC,BUT DEFENETILY NOT THE WEB PAGE I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN

Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)''''' These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have. 
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] 
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] 
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] 
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html] 
Windows Defender: Home Page - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx] 
Also, if you have a search engine re-direct problem, see this: 
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html
If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help: 
[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php] 
[http://forum.aumha.org/] 
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] 
[http://bleepingcomputer.com]

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Why firefox has removed all my passwords and now not saving them when i am trying to save them afresh! It is compelling me to lookout for other options, on a serious note.

OS: Ubuntu 9.10,
Firefox: 3.5.9.
Suddenly, all my saved passwords are lost and it is not storing any new passwords either. Although the save password button appear, but clickiing on it doesn't do ANYTHING. It is really frustrating.

Hi.
I don't know why Firefox erased your passwords, but you may be having a problem with some extension or plugin that is hindering your Firefox's normal behavior. Have you tried disabling all add-ons (just to check), to see if Firefox goes back to normal?
As for getting it to ask again, it has been reported that reinstalling Firefox will solve the issue.

Firefox opened now it won't and none of these articles on here helped. What do I do now?

I just got on firefox a couple of days ago and now I can't. I have the shortcut and I clicked on it but nothing happens. Then I came on here looking for a solution and none helped.

A possible cause is security software (firewall,anti-virus) 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 and the plugin-container 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.org/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firewalls
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up

When will Firefox 7 support websockets (like Safari and Chrome)?

A test query to websockets.org echo test gets the result: "...the browser doesn't have native support for WebSocket". The same test using Safari or Chrome on a Mac results in: "This browser supports WebSocket". Same problem whether on OS X 10.6 or 10.7. When will Firefox 7 catch up to Safari and Chrome?

In Firefox you need to use MozWebSocket.
See:
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en/WebSockets
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en/WebSockets/WebSockets_reference/WebSocket

After downloading new version of firefox, i didn't like it and attempted to restore my system to a previous time and version of firefox. Now firefox won't open, even the old version isn't there anymore.

I want to get firefox back, keeping all of the bookmarks.

Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
* Firefox 8.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Uninstall your current Firefox version.
*Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version or you lose your bookmarks and other data in the profile folder.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
*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.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup

Firefox is now hard to load, and no matter what I click on for a web page, or even my mail I get the connection was reset and I have to hit the try again button 5 - 6 times usually to get the page to load.

I updated internet explorer also changing my server provider so that my web page contact emails would go thru. I have quest broadband and could not use my yahoo accounts as they are not compatible, had me open a q.com email will transfer to outlook for my web pages. That all works, but now firefox is acting up.

Many business users chose to use the downgrade option to XP until Windows 7 had been out awhile longer ,which may be what happened on your machine. Where I work, most all of the machines still run XP.
Recovery Disks contain the OS and all drivers/software for a specific model. A plain Windows disk contains just the OS.Not sure which you have, but a true Recovery Disk set will not work on any machine.
It really sounds like you have a Windows Repair disk which requires a backup image to repair an installation.Could you confirm what exact disk you have?
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I can't get firefox to remember my passwords and open the site automacially, It did it at first when I installed firefox but now it won't and I have remember passwords checked in the tool

I just reinstalled firefox on my computer and the password feature to remember then worked for all my sites for a couple days and now firefox does not remember my username or password and I have remember password checked in the tool section. What can I do to correct this. Does it have anything to do with me having the setting to not remember any history?

Did you look at this? Should be helpful :)
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Username%20and%20password%20not%20remembered#os=win&browser=fx4

Why Firefox Has Spikes In CPU Usage And Consumes A Lot Of RAM Since Security Update?

After applying security update 3.6.18 i started having this problem. I had this problem earlier but it only happened after several days Firefox was opened constantly. Now i have this problem several hours later after launching Firefox.
[http://i.stack.imgur.com/PJmH5.png '''Here is a picture of high RAM usage''']
'''[http://i.stack.imgur.com/tjsqt.png Here is a picture of high RAM and CPU usage]'''
I have Flash disabled.
What is going on? Should i reinstall Firefox 3.6.18?

Have you any particular reason for using an older version of Firefox.
Whilst I rarely use firefox 3.6 now, and do not know the answer I will comment that the now unsupported firefox 4 did have bad memory problems in some cases. Some of those problems were addressed in firefox 5, and others are addressed in Firefox 7, which is due out on the Aurora channel next week.
You could consider upgrading to a newer version of firefox. If you need firefox3.6 only for limited use you could consider using Firefox portable, alongside a newer version of Firefox.
* portable: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/localization#legacy36
* see also
**[[installing a previous version of firefox]]
**[[high memory usage]]
**[[firefox consumes a lot of CPU resources]]

Why "Firefox is having trouble recovering windows and tabs" message

Why is this happening

hello, this may also be the current problem in firefox 20 that when you first close all open firefox windows and then close the application afterwards it is mistaken for a crash - the bug should be addressed in a later version of firefox.
as a workaround in the meanwhile you could close firefox (through firefox > quit) while the browser window is still running or try this: enter about:config into the firefox location bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named '''browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash'''. double-click it and change its value to '''false'''.

I have dloaded and reloaded firefox 7 b4 i had firefox 5 now after system restore and proxy setting changes an d default settings fire fox still will not open what am i doin wrong

ater upgrading to firefox 7 from version 5 i cant open this web browser it worked b4 but after upgrade it will not open. i did system restore to go back to a time when it did work and i still have this problem.the message says website is too busy or proxy settings r wrong but i changed them every way possible.i uninstalled the program and reinstalled it with no success. even google chrome will give me same message is my pc infected? or is there a way to get firefox to be my primary web browser?my operating system is win7 vista i am currently backing up my files to a portable drive and my intension is to save files and reboot entire system and then d-load firefox again will this solve this issue?

ater upgrading to firefox 7 from version 5 i cant open this web browser it worked b4 but after upgrade it will not open. i did system restore to go back to a time when it did work and i still have this problem.the message says website is too busy or proxy settings r wrong but i changed them every way possible.i uninstalled the program and reinstalled it with no success. even google chrome will give me same message is my pc infected? or is there a way to get firefox to be my primary web browser?my operating system is win7 vista i am currently backing up my files to a portable drive and my intension is to save files and reboot entire system and then d-load firefox again will this solve this issue?

Firefox is now just like IE - it sucks the life out of my computer

I've updated everything. Extensions addons cleaned my computer - everything. And firefox is as fat and bloated as IE or worse it seems. Takes forever to respond. Take forever to close a tab. Takes forever to switch to other apps. It's just plain horrible. Isn't there a 'light' version without all the extra bloat that will work? Is there an older version I can load that's reliable?

Firefox has always come up with improvements to reduce the bloating memory it consumes, make it more secure and embed new features.
To make Firefox use less memory, just check out this [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/High%20memory%20usage?s=Firefox+memory Article].

Why is my iPod behaving like this?

My iPod Touch 4th generation keeps popping up Voice Command by itself and keeps stopping and adjusting the volume by itself. Why is it doing this? There's absolutely no damage to it....I haven't dropped it and there's no water damage

Did you already try to reset it by holding the sleep and home button until the Apple logo comes up again? If this does not work, restore "as new ipod" without using the backup, in case it contains corrupt files.

Why does hbogo show up like music and no video when playing on apple tv using an Ipad

When I select my apple tv on the video off the ipad it starts a song playing

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HBO Go amongst a few others have decided to not enable Video AirPlay in their app and have specifically blocked it from allowing AirPlay mirroring.

Why do I now get garbled letters and a whole bunch of "A's" on my sent mail????

see attached image

what language settings does your computer have?''Matt [[#answer-684979|said]]''
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is this sent mail from an IMAP mail account
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Does Firefox have a sidbar with a clock, weather and more add ons like yahoo and Google?

Does Firefox have a Sidebar like Yahoo and Google that displays a clock, weather, ebay and other add ons?

Looks like my post ended up in the wrong thread as it doesn't seem to be related to your question (looks like one about multiple Master Password pop-ups), sorry about that.
Firefox should save the download location as part of the data of each downloaded file in downloads.sqlite, but I do not think that there is a user interface to make that data visible.
The SQLite Manager shows that data in the Target field.
SQLite Manager: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5817

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