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firefox 7 hangs after using the XP screensaver

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Whenever my screensaver and Firefox run at the same time, Firefox hangs after I clear the screensaver -- every, single time without fail.

Whenever my screensaver and Firefox run at the same time, Firefox hangs after I clear the screensaver -- every, single time without fail.

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What is the screensaver you are using? Try to give exact steps to reproduce the problem, someone may be interested and have an answer.

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"What is the screensaver you are using?"

The built-in screensaver with XP.

"Try to give exact steps to reproduce the problem, someone may be interested and have an answer."

Open Firefox, run the screensaver, enjoy all the freeziness.

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Not sure what you are running, consider not running it ?

Are you able to give details of the process/program that you run that then causes problems with firefox ?

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Not sure what the mystery is here. If I leave Firefox open and my laptop alone long enough for the screensaver to come up, Firefox will freeze after I clear the screensaver. Guaranteed, 100% of the time.

Please be specific about what other information you need.

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As a workaround do not use the screensaver, or close firefox when not in use. Obviously firefox should not be freezing after a screensaver runs. Does firefox freeze after a long time even if the screensaver does not run.

One problem of firefox hangs with a workaround is discussed in: http://blog.bonardo.net/2011/09/30/is-your-firefor-freezing-at-regular-intervals