On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:36:36 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo
<peter.potamus.the.purple.hippo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>harryT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:05:34 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo
>> <peter.potamus.the.purple.hippo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> harryT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:19:47 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo
>>>> <peter.potamus.the.purple.hippo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> harryT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>>>>> Ever since I updated to this newer version, after using Firefox for
a
>>>>>> while, it starts presenting me with empty pages, telling me they
are
>>>>>> 'done.' I have to reboot the dang comp in order to get Firefox
able to
>>>>>> load pages properly again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I did uninstall and reinstall the bugger and it still does
this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone else have this problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using XP Pro sp2.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> try emptying your cache and cookies. Does the problem
>>>>> continue?
>>>>>
>>>>> Forget about uninstalling and reinstalling. The problem
>>>>> isn't with the program but with the profile. All your data,
>>>>> bookmarks, passwords, etc, are stored in an area called the
>>>>> FF profile. If you have any problems, then this is the
>>>>> first place to look.
>>>> I have FireFox set to automatically get rid of personal info on
>>>> shutdown. I also use a few eraser programs before shutting down
>>>> windows.
>>> try this: close FF, then click on the windows start button,
>>> then run and enter:
>>>
>>> firefox.exe -p
>>>
>>> this will bring up the FF profile manager. Create a test
>>> profile. Does the problem continue in that?
>>
>> That did not bring up the FF profile manager. All it did was open
>> another Firefox window to my homepage.
>>
>> By the way, thanks for trying to help.
>
>if thats happening, then FF isn't shutting down properly,
>and its still running in the background. Click on File,
>Exit, and try again. Otherwise, bring up the task manager
>[ctrl+alt+del] and end it there.
Well, you called that one right. When I used task manager to make sure
it wasn't running in the background and then did the regedit thingy, I
did get the profile manager. I put in a new profile. So, I'll let you
know if it works.
Thanks much!
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