firefox 2.0 crashing frequently

[Heifetz]

The last version of firefox hardly every crashed, but 2.0 crashes quite frequently. I'll be surfing, and it'll crash randomly when I click on a link. It happened a couple of times on another computer that I've used as well. Anyone else run into this problem? I'm wondering if it's an extension that I'm using that's causing it.

 

[xcript]

It's probably an extension causing it. Run FF in safe mode for a bit and see if it stops crashing.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

nope coz i'm happily using 1.5.0.7.

 

[michaels]

FF isn't all it's cracked up to be, I have tons of problems with it.

 

[EvilYoda]

not crashing, but it's back to the gigantic-memory-footprint that I didn't experience with the RC's...go figure.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: michaels
FF isn't all it's cracked up to be, I have tons of problems with it.

Like what? Just interested.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

I may get flamed from this... but the only time I use FF is at work... otherwise I've been using IE 7... partly because of Vista RC2, the other reason is because I see very few reasons to use FF over IE. (for what I use browsers for... I never used an FF extensions... Just the plain old broswer, but I loved tabs.)

 

[michaels]

It constantly wipes out all my bookmarks etc and I have to set them up again and it loses my themese etc. I also can not view pics posted on message boards form photobucket and imageshack and I have not blocked them. That is the main things.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Heifetz
The last version of firefox hardly every crashed, but 2.0 crashes quite frequently. I'll be surfing, and it'll crash randomly when I click on a link. It happened a couple of times on another computer that I've used as well. Anyone else run into this problem? I'm wondering if it's an extension that I'm using that's causing it.

Yes. I run no extensions. It has been crashing several times a day since I installed it about a week ago.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: michaels
It constantly wipes out all my bookmarks etc and I have to set them up again and it loses my themese etc. I also can not view pics posted on message boards form photobucket and imageshack and I have not blocked them. That is the main things.

Weird. I've been using it since "Phoenix" and never had such problems with it on any system.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Post about it on Mozilla forums, they gonna love you.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
nope coz i'm happily using 1.5.0.7.

Same.

Fvck 2.0

 

[FoBoT]

no crashes for me
and none in IE7 either

 

[drum]

some of my old extensions don't work but I haven't had any problems with it.

 

[Batti]

Works fine for me, and I'm using it on a half a dozen machines.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: drum
some of my old extensions don't work but I haven't had any problems with it.

You can force old extensions to run. Doesn't seem like a good idea, but I've got a bunch force-enabled and I haven't had any problems.

 

[GeekDrew]

I've been running it since the day before official release, and have not had any crashes yet.

 

[brtspears2]

I used to get a ton of crashes, then I uninstalled java jre, which got rid of the crashes, but now I have no java.

 

[teclado]

I run FF 2.0 just fine, no crashes here. Even if it were to crash, FF 2.0 is still WAY better than IE7 with all of its security issues.

 

[Cuhulainn]

I also have been having the crash issue. Twice a day on average.. thinking of reverting back to 1.5.0.7

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
nope coz i'm happily using 1.5.0.7.

Same here WHEN I use FF now. When I installed FF 2.0 AFTER it was released, it would only open two tabs. That's it. I had no weird extensions installed on prior versions and couldn't find anything that would cause that behavior. Uninstalled FF 2.0 and went back.

I'm now happily using Opera (again) v 9.02. If only the freaking WMP plugin would work with it successfully. Grrrr.

 

[zinkpig]

same thing happened to me.. i uninstalled 2.0 and then re installed loaded the right profile .. its flawless ! no way i am going back to IE. i love the new auto spell check.

 

[NoShangriLa]

FF2 crashes much more often on me than FF1.5.0.7, and I still prefer Opera 9.02 stability over FF.

 

[Shawn]

Don't think FF 2.0 has crashed once since I've started using it, and I've been using it since RC1.

 

[amdskip]

Been working great for me, use it heavily at work with 5-10 tabs open at once.