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Firefox hangs 4 out of 5 startups

giggedyguy
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Issue

I have another kind of problem with Firefox

Description

I have used versions 3.5.6 through 3.6.3. All versions hang exactly the same on most startups. I have to reopen in safe mode, then reopen again in normal mode before it will open without freezing. Sometimes I attempt to reopen in normal mode and it takes at least 4 or 5 attempts before I am successful loading Firefox. I have had basically the same extensions since before this problem started and have either uninstalled or disable any new extensions. I've removed all third party plugins. except shockwave and futuresplash (not even sure what that one is, google is not my friend!)

Firefox has always failed to start at some point, but for the last couple months it's been almost every time. Perhaps it's a setting in my about config?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

2 months ago

Troubleshooting information

 Application Basics

       Name
       Firefox

       Version
       3.6.3

       Profile Directory

         Open Containing Folder

       Installed Plugins

         about:plugins

       Build Configuration

         about:buildconfig

 Extensions

       Name

       Version

       Enabled

       ID

       Extension List Dumper
       1.14.8
       true
       extensionlistdumper@sogame.cat

       Xmarks
       3.6.14
       true
       foxmarks@kei.com

       Lazarus: Form Recovery
       2.0.5
       true
       lazarus@interclue.com

       Multi Links
       2.0.0.17
       true
       multilinks@plugin

       OptimizeGoogle
       0.78
       true
       optimizegoogle@optimizegoogle.com

       Personas
       1.5.3
       true
       personas@christopher.beard

       LastPass
       1.68.2
       true
       support@lastpass.com

       Tab Kit
       0.5.8
       false
       tabkit@jomel.me.uk

       Switch Window Mode
       0.51
       false
       tabtoggle@pete-b.co.uk

       Vacuum Places Improved
       1.1
       true
       VacuumPlacesImproved@lultimouomo-gmail.com

       URL Fixer
       1.6
       true
       {0fa2149e-bb2c-4ac2-a8d3-479599819475}

       Session Manager
       0.6.7.4
       false
       {1280606b-2510-4fe0-97ef-9b5a22eafe30}

       OpenDownload
       2.1.4
       true
       {210249CE-F888-11DD-B868-4CB456D89593}

       Linkification
       1.3.8
       true
       {35106bca-6c78-48c7-ac28-56df30b51d2a}

       NoScript
       1.9.9.74
       true
       {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}

       Adblock Plus
       1.2
       true
        

       Tab Mix Plus
       0.3.8.2
       true
        

       DownThemAll!
       1.1.9
       true
        

 Modified Preferences

     Name

     Value

       accessibility.typeaheadfind
       true

       accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar
       0

       browser.history_expire_days.mirror
       180

       browser.history_expire_days_min
       7

       browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
       0

       browser.places.importBookmarksHTML
       false

       browser.places.importDefaults
       false

       browser.places.migratePostDataAnnotations
       false

       browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
       2

       browser.places.updateRecentTagsUri
       false

       browser.startup.homepage
       google.com

       browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
       rv:1.9.2.3

       browser.tabs.warnOnClose
       false

       browser.tabs.warnOnOpen
       false

       dom.max_script_run_time
       1800

       extensions.lastAppVersion
       3.6.3

       general.useragent.extra.betterprivacy

       general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet
       (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

       network.cookie.prefsMigrated
       true

       network.http.max-connections
       40

       network.http.max-connections-per-server
       16

       network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy
       12

       network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
       6

       places.last_vacuum
       1269314458

       print.print_printer
       Canon iP2600 series

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_bgcolor
       false

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_bgimages
       false

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_command

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_downloadfonts
       false

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_bottom
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_left
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_right
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_top
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_evenpages
       true

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footercenter

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footerleft
       &PT

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footerright
       &D

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headercenter

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headerleft
       &T

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headerright
       &U

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_in_color
       true

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_bottom
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_left
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_right
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_top
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_oddpages
       true

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_orientation
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_pagedelay
       500

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_data
       1

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_height
       11.00

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_type
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_unit
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_width
       8.50

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_reversed
       false

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_scaling
       1.00

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_shrink_to_fit
       true

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_to_file
       false

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_left
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_right
       0

       print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_top
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_bgcolor
       false

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_bgimages
       false

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_command

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_downloadfonts
       false

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_bottom
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_left
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_right
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_top
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_evenpages
       true

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footercenter

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footerleft
       &PT

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footerright
       &D

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headercenter

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headerleft
       &T

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headerright
       &U

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_in_color
       true

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_bottom
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_left
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_right
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_top
       0.5

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_oddpages
       true

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_orientation
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_pagedelay
       500

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_data
       1

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_height
       11.00

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_type
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_unit
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_width
       8.50

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_reversed
       false

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_scaling
       1.00

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_shrink_to_fit
       true

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_to_file
       false

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_left
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_right
       0

       print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_top
       0

       privacy.cpd.cookies
       false

       privacy.cpd.extensions-tabmix
       false

       privacy.cpd.sessions
       false

       privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
       true

       privacy.sanitize.timeSpan
       0

       security.OCSP.disable_button.managecrl
       false

       security.OCSP.enabled
       2

       security.dialog_enable_delay
       0

       security.disable_button.openCertManager
       false

       security.warn_viewing_mixed
       false

Firefox version

3.6.3

Operating system

Windows 7

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Plugins installed

  • -Default Plug-in
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22
== Issue == I have another kind of problem with Firefox == Description == I have used versions 3.5.6 through 3.6.3. All versions hang exactly the same on most startups. I have to reopen in safe mode, then reopen again in normal mode before it will open without freezing. Sometimes I attempt to reopen in normal mode and it takes at least 4 or 5 attempts before I am successful loading Firefox. I have had basically the same extensions since before this problem started and have either uninstalled or disable any new extensions. I've removed all third party plugins. except shockwave and futuresplash (not even sure what that one is, google is not my friend!) Firefox has always failed to start at some point, but for the last couple months it's been almost every time. Perhaps it's a setting in my about config? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == 2 months ago == == Troubleshooting information == Application Basics Name Firefox Version 3.6.3 Profile Directory Open Containing Folder Installed Plugins about:plugins Build Configuration about:buildconfig Extensions Name Version Enabled ID Extension List Dumper 1.14.8 true extensionlistdumper@sogame.cat Xmarks 3.6.14 true foxmarks@kei.com Lazarus: Form Recovery 2.0.5 true lazarus@interclue.com Multi Links 2.0.0.17 true multilinks@plugin OptimizeGoogle 0.78 true optimizegoogle@optimizegoogle.com Personas 1.5.3 true personas@christopher.beard LastPass 1.68.2 true support@lastpass.com Tab Kit 0.5.8 false tabkit@jomel.me.uk Switch Window Mode 0.51 false tabtoggle@pete-b.co.uk Vacuum Places Improved 1.1 true VacuumPlacesImproved@lultimouomo-gmail.com URL Fixer 1.6 true {0fa2149e-bb2c-4ac2-a8d3-479599819475} Session Manager 0.6.7.4 false {1280606b-2510-4fe0-97ef-9b5a22eafe30} OpenDownload 2.1.4 true {210249CE-F888-11DD-B868-4CB456D89593} Linkification 1.3.8 true {35106bca-6c78-48c7-ac28-56df30b51d2a} NoScript 1.9.9.74 true {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232} Adblock Plus 1.2 true Tab Mix Plus 0.3.8.2 true DownThemAll! 1.1.9 true Modified Preferences Name Value accessibility.typeaheadfind true accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar 0 browser.history_expire_days.mirror 180 browser.history_expire_days_min 7 browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction 0 browser.places.importBookmarksHTML false browser.places.importDefaults false browser.places.migratePostDataAnnotations false browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion 2 browser.places.updateRecentTagsUri false browser.startup.homepage google.com browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone rv:1.9.2.3 browser.tabs.warnOnClose false browser.tabs.warnOnOpen false dom.max_script_run_time 1800 extensions.lastAppVersion 3.6.3 general.useragent.extra.betterprivacy general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) network.cookie.prefsMigrated true network.http.max-connections 40 network.http.max-connections-per-server 16 network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy 12 network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 6 places.last_vacuum 1269314458 print.print_printer Canon iP2600 series print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_bgcolor false print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_bgimages false print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_command print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_downloadfonts false print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_bottom 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_left 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_right 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_edge_top 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_evenpages true print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footercenter print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footerleft &PT print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_footerright &D print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headercenter print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headerleft &T print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_headerright &U print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_in_color true print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_bottom 0.5 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_left 0.5 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_right 0.5 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_margin_top 0.5 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_oddpages true print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_orientation 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_pagedelay 500 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_data 1 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_height 11.00 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_type 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_unit 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_paper_width 8.50 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_reversed false print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_scaling 1.00 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_shrink_to_fit true print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_to_file false print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_left 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_right 0 print.printer_Canon_Inkjet_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_top 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_bgcolor false print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_bgimages false print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_command print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_downloadfonts false print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_bottom 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_left 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_right 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_edge_top 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_evenpages true print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footercenter print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footerleft &PT print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_footerright &D print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headercenter print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headerleft &T print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_headerright &U print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_in_color true print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_bottom 0.5 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_left 0.5 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_right 0.5 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_margin_top 0.5 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_oddpages true print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_orientation 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_pagedelay 500 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_data 1 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_height 11.00 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_type 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_size_unit 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_paper_width 8.50 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_reversed false print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_scaling 1.00 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_shrink_to_fit true print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_to_file false print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_left 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_right 0 print.printer_Canon_iP2600_series.print_unwriteable_margin_top 0 privacy.cpd.cookies false privacy.cpd.extensions-tabmix false privacy.cpd.sessions false privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs true privacy.sanitize.timeSpan 0 security.OCSP.disable_button.managecrl false security.OCSP.enabled 2 security.dialog_enable_delay 0 security.disable_button.openCertManager false security.warn_viewing_mixed false == Firefox version == 3.6.3 == Operating system == Windows 7 == User Agent == Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) == Plugins installed == *-Default Plug-in *Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22

Chosen solution

I have done extensive testing with all 17 of my extensions. I opened firefox 100 times with each extension enabled progressively (average test was 6 times per extension enabled). Lastpass caused the browser to hang both by itself and in combination with all other extensions. Firefox ONLY hung when this extension was enabled.

I suggest that Mozilla force Lasspass to debug their product before allow users to install their addon. It's unfortunate as it is one I rely upon heavily.

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giggedyguy
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How do I delete accidental posts?

giggedyguy
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Seçilmiş Həll

I have done extensive testing with all 17 of my extensions. I opened firefox 100 times with each extension enabled progressively (average test was 6 times per extension enabled). Lastpass caused the browser to hang both by itself and in combination with all other extensions. Firefox ONLY hung when this extension was enabled.

I suggest that Mozilla force Lasspass to debug their product before allow users to install their addon. It's unfortunate as it is one I rely upon heavily.

giggedyguy
giggedyguy Question owner
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I ran the "Find Updates" under the Firefox addon menu and installed all updates just day before yesterday and it never showed an update beyond 1.66.0 for LastPass for some reason. 

I just saw that LastPass was updated to 1.68.2 back on May 4th when I visited Mozilla's LastPass addon page! So long story short I was able to open Firefox 20 consecutive times with the new LastPass enabled without a hitch!
c_laverne
c_laverne
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SOLVED FOR ME AFTER MONTHS OF HANGING AND FORCE QUITS....

I UPDATED JAVA.. Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 9 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4438

also

JavaEmbeddingPlugin 0.9.7.5

I have a PPC G5 dual 2.0 OSX 10.5.8

Firefox 3.6.16

screw-paypaldotcom
screw-paypaldotcom
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Almost everytime I start firefox it freezes. I can type the first letter of the web address I am going to and then it freezes. i have to wait about 10 seconds and then it's okay again. annoying! http://www.screw-paypal.com by the way.