Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

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.

help me stop Firefox using 99% CPU and blocking the PC, especially ebay

gllg
gllg
more options

the PC stops working when using ebay. Task manager shows firefox using 99% CPU. Close firefox and the PC runs again.

ebay is worst for this.

The PC is running XP sp3

the PC stops working when using ebay. Task manager shows firefox using 99% CPU. Close firefox and the PC runs again. ebay is worst for this. The PC is running XP sp3

All Replies (1)

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
  • Moderator
more options

How about updating to something newer that Firefox 32?