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Why do I get the Application Error jqsnotify.exe-Application Error. The memory could not be read?

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Why do I get this error message every time i opened up Firefox saying: jqsnotify.exe-Application Error and then at the bottom line it says: The instruction at "0x5ff3d322"referenced meory at " 0xe41203c3". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program.

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Every time Firefox opened

== I recently renewed and installed the CA Security Suite and un-installed Firefox and re-installed it again.

Why do I get this error message every time i opened up Firefox saying: jqsnotify.exe-Application Error and then at the bottom line it says: The instruction at "0x5ff3d322"referenced meory at " 0xe41203c3". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I recently renewed and installed the CA Security Suite and un-installed Firefox and re-installed it again.

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http://www.java.com/en/download/help/quickstarter.xml - What is Java Quick Starter (JQS)? What is the benefit of running JQS? - 6.0

Disable the Java Quick Start extension: Tools > Addons > Extensions Control Panel > Java > Advanced tab > Miscellaneous >Java Quick Starter (disable)

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http://www.java.com/en/download/help/quickstarter.xml - What is Java Quick Starter (JQS)? What is the benefit of running JQS? - 6.0

Disable the Java Quick Start extension: Tools > Addons > Extensions Control Panel > Java > Advanced tab > Miscellaneous >Java Quick Starter (disable)

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I am unable to disable JQS, as firefox will not load and will only give the memory error when I uninstall and reinstall the sw.

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You do not need to start Firefox to disable the Java Quick Starter, you can do that via the Java Control Panel (Control Panel > Java > Advanced)

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

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