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it just locks up for a minute or two every five to ten minutes

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griffin57
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when I go from one website to other firefox just stops, lock up for up to a minute or more then countine also on site like youtube video will stop after 5 sec or so then will start again without audio. Every 10 minutes or so it will stop / lock up again.

when I go from one website to other firefox just stops, lock up for up to a minute or more then countine also on site like youtube video will stop after 5 sec or so then will start again without audio. Every 10 minutes or so it will stop / lock up again.

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user66338
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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or open the Help menu and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article for that.

To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.

Thank you.

cor-el
cor-el
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You can also check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox Profile Folder.

Try to boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

griffin57
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sorry that did not fix it

griffin57
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this did not fix it

griffin57
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I have run the Dx tools from Micsoft, Dell and the build in ones on the computer it self and ALL say that my computer is fine. I have reset firefox and removed ALL add-ons ext, etc. and it still locks up and will not play video / audeo right. if I download a video it will run just fine with player.