Zzxc: Firefox won't open sites as usual. Comes up with other stuff. I have a picture.

Creating a new profile did not solve my problem, it stayed the same. Whats the next step?

Have you tried [[Safe Mode]] then clicking on Disable All Addons on the popup box?

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I'm taking over management of a site that hasn't been touched in 5 years or so, to rework it, and find it works fine in IE, but won't open in Firefox. There are .asp pages in the site, but I can't quite get the layout between the asp and html pages - honestly not sure how that works. The home page is (appears to be) html - Firefox gives the popup saying "You have chosen to open (blahblahblah).htm ... which is a: HTML document ... What should Firefox do with this file?..." Site is here: http://www.sterlingclientservices.com .
The host guy says no mime type is being sent, yet I see it there in the header. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Patrick

This is not something that can be controlled by DW and is a server-side issue. If you have a control panel you should be able to set this information on most hosts. If you have this the application type for HTML documents should be text/html and ASP should be application/x-asp or text/asp (I can't remember since it's been awhile since I've used ASP).
If you do not have access to set this up your host would need to configure IIS properly to have this fixed for you.

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If I open my email account (TBird) w/out opening Firefox, and then try to open a link from the email, Firefox will not open. I can't then go and open it from the desktop either. I used to go to Task Manager and close the .exe file," but MS has changed that so that I can't get into the "process" area. How do I fix this?

Although 6 other people seem to have encountered this problem, nobody has offered a solution yet. Perhaps the following will put some Firefox gurus on the right trail.
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I have a site which opens fine with Chrome browser, IE, Safari, Opera, but will not open with FF. Initially FF (and other browsers) is asking about security certificate which I add and save the exception. After that redirect should be performed and it is done in other browsers. But in Firefox all I see is a blank white page.

What kind of certificate is this and what error do you get?
You can retrieve the certificate and check details like who issued certificates and expiration dates of certificates.
*Click the link at the bottom of the error page: "I Understand the Risks"
Let Firefox retrieve the certificate: "Add Exception" -> "Get Certificate".
*Click the "View..." button and inspect the certificate and check who is the issuer.
You can see more Details like intermediate certificates that are used in the Details pane.
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*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Tools/Web_Console
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Using_the_Web_Console

Firefox won't open, instead a pop-up says something like, "You already have one copy running. You can only use one copy at a time. ( It happens repeatedly (I am using a iMac 10.4.11)

I'm trying to open Firefox because, was told the FireFTP is great to use in getting my (completed on iWeb) Website up and running, but I can't even get Firefox to open up, no matter what I have tried. What is it I am doing wrong or missing?!.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I uninstalled it, closed FF in Safe-Mode, reopened it and, ta da!
THANK YOU!

Firefox won't open a specific website and neither with IE, but it opens fine on other computers

I have been trying to open a specific website: arabicpod101.com since yesterday, and I keep being given the Problem loading page error and am told that the connection was reset. I can't seem to open it on Internet Explorer either, but had no troubles accessing the website from a friend's computer.

Reload a web page and bypass the cache with:
* 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)
See [[Keyboard shortcuts]] and [[Mouse shortcuts]]

Since updating firefox, the virginia gov site times out. no problem with other sites

Since updating firefox a couple day ago, I get 'The connection has timed out
The server at www.tax.virginia.gov is taking too long to respond''
when I try to get on that site. I had to email my payment info to a friend to pay my sales tax. (She could get on the site) I have no problem getting on other sites.

Hello,
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
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Sorry, but you aren't in the right place for getting help with this. Try clicking the link below and choose a forum dedicated to Adobe Flash.
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Firefox won't open...keep getting "404 not found" WHY? HELP

firefox won't open...keep getting "404 not found" WHY? HELP

The 404 message usually indicates a web page can not be found. If you are seeing that message in Firefox then Firefox is up and running but either having problems connecting to the web or not finding a specific target page. Sometimes the address may be wrong, sometimes the site may not be available.
Have you written this message whilst using Firefox on another computer ?
See also the article
* [[error loading websites]] <-- clickable link --
On the problem computer, if it is a Windows machine it will probably have Internet Explorer, does that work ok ?
Is it one particular website you are having a problem with, if so what is that site, and what is the web address as written in the location bar. If it is many pages give at least two examples please.
Copy and paste the location bar contents into your post
* Keyboard key '''Ctrl + L''' (press the Control key hold it down than press the L key) that will highlight the location bar content, do that while trying to use the web page
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Firefox won't open on new installation

I have just installed arch 64 on this machine, and firefox won't open. I can't get any kind of feedback out of the process either. It just sits there, using hardly any cpu, but nothing happens.
ldd /usr/bin/firefox gives me no errors.
This is the output from gdb:
gdb firefox
GNU gdb (GDB) 7.5.1
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu".
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>...
Reading symbols from /usr/bin/firefox...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) c
The program is not being run.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/firefox
warning: Could not load shared library symbols for linux-vdso.so.1.
Do you need "set solib-search-path" or "set sysroot"?
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.3400.3-gdb.py", line 9, in <module>
from gobject import register
File "/usr/share/glib-2.0/gdb/gobject.py", line 3, in <module>
import gdb.backtrace
ImportError: No module named backtrace
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Then it just sits there forever, spawning and killing new processes. Firefox never appears.
Any ideas?
Last edited by rezza (2013-02-12 11:13:14)

debijan wrote:try this:
firefox -P -no-remote -safe-mode
In order to test the problem, I think my suggestion is better; at least as a first try. Without Firefox running and without ~/.mozilla; no misconfiguration should prevent Firefox to run. The options you suggest will try to disable any problematic configuration. It can be usefull if you need to start Firefox to fix a configuration problem; but as a firt try renaming the ~/.mozilla is better because you are sure that Firefox can't read anything that can hurt it. Only after having figured out that a bad ~/.mozilla is the cause of the problem, we can try to fix the configuration (or restart with a new configuration).
Last edited by olive (2013-02-12 15:56:15)

Firefox won't open after re-installing and can't remove from control panel. What do I do?

After a storm and short power failure, I started having trouble with certain sites loading, and pages moving slower. I emptied my cache and defragged and ran total virus/ malware scan, but still had problem. (Pages loaded fine on AOL) I decided to uninstall Firefox and re-install to help fix problem. I did this, and now Firefox won't open, no matter if I double click, right click (open), or go through "all programs". I tried to uninstall and re-install again, but now I can't get it to respond through my control panel, either.

Try the procedures in the [[Firefox will not start]] article.

Firefox won't open, says profile may be missing or inaccessable, help pages not helpful

Firefox won't open at all. I get a "Profile Missing" window saying "it may be missing or inaccessable". This morning my connection quit mid-reset while it said it was going through everything and not to turn it off, since then it refuses to open. I tried everything I could think of. Tonight I managed to open an ancient IE and am here now, tried as much of the "Help Pages" suggestions as the site sent me to (none were what my computer has even though I'm running XP), but nothing fixed the problem. I removed Firefox and then re-installed, twice, it still won't open.
HELP!

I can find NO "profiles.ini" file anywhere. When I open the "default library" there are none of the files you say should be there.
I have tried a whole new download to update, it won't open because there is no profile.
I tried removing the program and re-downloading, still won't open.
I am not tech savvy enough to do much of the messing around you are suggesting. I need someone to help!
Also - this site is about the least "user friendly" site I've had to deal with in ages!
I should have been able to reply to the email, but you didn't allow that, too.
I need someone to somehow walk me through what to do. HELP!

Firefox won't open after i downloaded a Page Speed browser add-on

I went to Google Webmaster Central. To check my site performance it asked me to :
Install the Page Speed browser add-on
Use Page Speed to evaluate the performance of your pages and get suggestions on how to improve them. Learn more
Install Page Speed
Install while using Firefox
The "Install Page Speed" being https://dl-ssl.google.com/page-speed/current/page-speed.xpi
It then asked me to restart firefox. I said ok and firefox switched off but never started again. It won't open when i try to start it again.
I have a lot of saved bookmarks and don't want to loose them. Will this happen if i uninstall and reload firefox or is there a way to get this version working again.

Try opening Firefox in [[safe mode]], whilst in safe mode you can access the add-ons manager and uninstall the Page Speed Browser extension. Hopefully this will resolve your problem.

Downloaded latest version and now firefox won't open "mozjs.dll not found"?

I downloaded version of firefox (5.0?), and when the computer restarted firefox won't open. I get a "mozjs.dll not found".
Help?

'''''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''''' {web link}
While you are in safe mode;
Press the '''<Alt>''' or '''<F10>''' key to bring up the tool bar.
Followed by;
Windows; '''Tools > Options'''
Linux; '''Edit > Preferences'''
Mac; ''application name'' '''> Preferences'''
Then '''Advanced > General.'''
Look for and turn off '''Use Hardware Acceleration'''.
Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.

Firefox won't open after sleep mode on mac

I have a mac mini 10.9.5 and because I use it so often, I usually put it to sleep rather than shut it off. When I wake the computer and try to open Firefox from my dock, the page won't load - or it loads a blank page. I have to wait a couple of minutes or so until the "Icon wheel" stops spinning, then close it and reopen it. It works the second time, every time however. If I try to close it while the "icon wheel" is still spinning and reopen it it just does the same thing (won't open again) which just prolongs the frustration. So I HAVE to wait for the wheel to stop and then retry it every time. If a blank page comes up and I try to go to my GMail, then that page won't load until I reopen Firefox. Very frustrating! Any ideas? BTW I am not great with computers so I would appreciate very detailed instructions.
I came to the conclusion that a computer is like a person maybe. And that when you wake it up it takes a few minutes for it to get alert again.... Is that the case?

One of the old work arounds for this was to minimize the browser before putting computer to sleep.
However you might also benefit from trying to browse in safe mode to see if its an acceleration or add on issue. Let it go to sleep and does it still happen?
*[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]

Zzxc: Firefox won't open sites as usual. Comes up with other stuff. I have a picture.

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