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Using Firefox 4 & Windows 7. Everytime I start Firefox from a shortcut to a website it comes up with the following error 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'. The requested website does load after this. with no problems.

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Using Firefox 4 & Windows 7. Everytime I start Firefox from a shortcut to a website it comes up with the following error 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'. The requested website does load after this. with no problems.

If a shortcut is used while Firefox is already open the error does not occur.

Using Firefox 4 & Windows 7. Everytime I start Firefox from a shortcut to a website it comes up with the following error 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'. The requested website does load after this. with no problems. If a shortcut is used while Firefox is already open the error does not occur.

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For me the problem was related to the FoxClock extension. Once I disabled it, the problem was gone.

Hope this help.

Olivier

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For me the problem was related to the FoxClock extension. Once I disabled it, the problem was gone.

Hope this help.

Olivier

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Thanks Olivier that did the trick.

Regards

David

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how do you disable it ?

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Go to Tools - Add-ons then select FoxClock and disable.

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thanks but i dont have it installed ... so i guess that isnt the fix for me  :(

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i hope someone is planning on fixing 4.0 cuz its not making me happy it is doing weird things .. i dont know why they have to fix things that arent broken !!!!!!! not only is it doing this suddenly FF freezes and is very slow too !! i have a BRAND new computer . i shoulda left the old version in there and just may uninstall this and put the old one back until they figure it out !!! so annoying i have better things to do than waste my time with this kinda stuff trust me !

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Once I'm in Add-ons how can I tell if I have Foxclock installed?

Modified by ronduke

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The same thing happens to me with FireFox 7.0.1, Windows 7 64 bit. As others have reported, it does not happen if FireFox is already open. Also, if I mahe Internet Explorer (ugh) or Chrome the default browser, the problem does not happen. Only with FireFox.

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Solved (for me). The problem was Roboform 7.5.5. When they updated to 7.5.6, the issue with Firefox 7 was resolved. Note that the problem did not occur with any other browsers before, and now it is fixed in Firefox 7.

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As reported in earlier replies, the annoyance disappeared after I upgraded to Roboform 7.5.6, from 7.5.4.

Regards, Steve