This has happened a couple times.

I'll download and install firefox, then when I try and run it the browser window will come up (cool), that google toolbar window comes up where i can select my options (cool), then firefox locks up the CPU and the memory usage grows and grows until i kill it(not cool...last time i killed the process at 500mb).

Any ideas on why firefox doesn't like my PC?

6/26/2007 5:07:01 PM

What extensions do you have installed? Try disabling them all then enable one by one until you find the culprit.

6/26/2007 5:17:53 PM

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

6/26/2007 5:29:46 PM

haha

6/26/2007 5:40:17 PM

mine does that sometimes, I always wanted to blame GMail, since I have that set as my homepage

6/26/2007 6:00:27 PM

^^^ OMG FIREFOX IS SO FAR SUPERIOR ZOMGOZMGOMZG

6/26/2007 6:30:13 PM

firefox always uses a shitload of memory on my pc

6/26/2007 6:32:06 PM

^^ firefox is superior. its just not mozilla's fault if you stick a bunch of unverified extensions from every skript kiddie who comes along.

no, wait. i know. lets lock down firefox so that you only get the default presets, that way traditional mac and windows users wont hang themselves.



[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 7:54 PM. Reason : ]

6/26/2007 7:53:38 PM

i just opened up both Firefox and IE to the same page.

Firefox uses 24MB,

IExplorer uses 26MB.

FTR, i only have 3 extentions for firefox: AdBlock, DownThemAll, and IETab.

6/26/2007 8:00:35 PM

it's a trap, joe

6/26/2007 8:13:43 PM

Quote :

"What extensions do you have installed? Try disabling them all then enable one by one until you find the culprit."

Quote :

"I'll download and install firefox, then when I try and run it "

No extensions...this is a fresh download and install. I've never run FF on this PC before.

and take all the mac crap here message_section.aspx?section=9

6/26/2007 8:59:18 PM

I read that part of your post, but you said nothing directly about extensions so I mentioned them.

Download and run Process Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx to confirm that Firefox is the problem.

Download and run Process Manager http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/processmonitor.mspx to find out what Firefox is doing.

6/27/2007 11:55:04 AM

^ i'll do that if it continues to be a problem. i just tried to start it using safe-mode from the start menu and it actually started. it then asked me if i wanted to revert settings back to normal which i did, and now it seems to work fine in normal mode.

doesn't make any sense tho, because I was never even able to open firefox once after downloading/installing...so i sure as hell didn't mess up any options or anything, i couldn't even get to the settings.

6/27/2007 1:43:35 PM

Quote :

"Firefox uses 24MB, IExplorer uses 26MB."

a comparison to IE means little if anything

6/27/2007 4:31:08 PM

look synapse, be a dick if you want.

But just to be correct, humor me and install and run safari.


I know it won't have the same problem, but you have to be OMGZ I CANNOT USE APPLE STUFF I"M TUFFFF!!!!!!

enjoy your memory leaks

6/27/2007 4:34:46 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx

if you dont want to install IE 7 (which, Firefox homers, is a pretty secure and reliable browser), the LEAST you could do is uninstall Google Toolbar

6/27/2007 4:53:03 PM

this thread has a lot of crazy in it

6/27/2007 4:56:44 PM

indeed

6/27/2007 5:36:18 PM

Quote :

"^^ firefox is superior. its just not mozilla's fault if you stick a bunch of unverified extensions from every skript kiddie who comes along. no, wait. i know. lets lock down firefox so that you only get the default presets, that way traditional mac and windows users wont hang themselves. "

lol i was just joking around with Malice

6/28/2007 6:25:42 PM