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upgrade killed firefox

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cwayneb
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I just upgraded to 34.0.5 on my Desktp pc and Firefox wouldn't access any website. IE will so I know it's not my internet connection. My Anitvirus/internet security software is not blocking access. I tried a reset and that messed things up even further. Every time I try to access any website, the tab briefly shows "Connecting..." and then reverts right back to "New Tab" (blank). All the settings in Firefox appear to be correct. I hate it whenever there's a Firefox update, I've been a user for many years now and it seems like there's always a 50/50 chance it's going to work. Any ideas?

I'm having to post this question from my work computer since my home computer is where I'm having the problem.

I just upgraded to 34.0.5 on my Desktp pc and Firefox wouldn't access any website. IE will so I know it's not my internet connection. My Anitvirus/internet security software is not blocking access. I tried a reset and that messed things up even further. Every time I try to access any website, the tab briefly shows "Connecting..." and then reverts right back to "New Tab" (blank). All the settings in Firefox appear to be correct. I hate it whenever there's a Firefox update, I've been a user for many years now and it seems like there's always a 50/50 chance it's going to work. Any ideas? I'm having to post this question from my work computer since my home computer is where I'm having the problem.

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philipp
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hello cwayneb, normally such issues are caused by a firewall/security software which doesn't recognize & therefore blocks new firefox versions. please remove all program rules for firefox from your firewall and let it detect the new version of the browser again.

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