This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

>: is anybody having the same problem with daily that I now have with the update on thursda after update it could not start "could not find xpcom" restored dail

  • 5 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by bobt07

bobt07
bobt07
more options

with the update of Daily on thursday (Australia) after update Dait could not start got message "could not find xpcom" I then restored daily from backup installed the update again Daily would not restart with the same message I tried again on Saturday got the same problem I am now ignoring the update message which is very annoying as it wants me to update Daily

with the update of Daily on thursday (Australia) after update Dait could not start got message "could not find xpcom" I then restored daily from backup installed the update again Daily would not restart with the same message I tried again on Saturday got the same problem I am now ignoring the update message which is very annoying as it wants me to update Daily

Chosen solution

The bug in question should be solved with today's Daily update. However, I'd agree with the recommendation to go with 31.0 once it's coming out next Tuesday, or at least use the beta versions (once per cycle) as a compromise between stability and getting the more recent features and platform updates.

Read this answer in context 👍 0

All Replies (5)

christ1
christ1
  • Top 25 Contributor
more options

You're using a development version which has alpha quality, and as the name suggests, is updated daily. It is not meant for production use in any way. Use the release version if this is a production system. The current release version is 24.6.0. Version 31 will be released very soon.

bobt07
bobt07 Question owner
more options

I started using Nightly because about a month ago after a Windows update TB ver 24 would whilst using it stop responding I would then have to end the task (Task Manager) and start TB again It would only then only work for a few minutes then freeze again This update also affected Firefox and I then started using Nightly and have not had any problems using this since installing Nightly I am using Windows 8.1 on a Toshiba Satellite A850D

James
James
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

The Nightly development channel builds of Firefox and Thunderbird are meant for Testers and devs and not meant for regular use.

They get checkins almost everyday so therefore there is a update each of those days. Occasionally there can be regression issues with some checkin(s) that can last for build or longer until it is either fixed or reverted.

rsx11m
rsx11m
more options

Chosen Solution

The bug in question should be solved with today's Daily update. However, I'd agree with the recommendation to go with 31.0 once it's coming out next Tuesday, or at least use the beta versions (once per cycle) as a compromise between stability and getting the more recent features and platform updates.

bobt07
bobt07 Question owner
more options

I will limp along and ignore the update message and also have a look at what google has to offer