postpaleo wrote:
Nan, you might want to slip your post over into the computer section here. I don't use Firefox, as you know, but a short search brought this page up.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashesThey list a couple add-ons, plug ins if you will, to watch out for.
Adobe (Macromedia) Flash
Shockwave
Real Player or Real Alternative
Java
VLC Media Player
Yahoo! Application State plugin for Yahoo! Mail
There are some more suggestions as well. One has to do with making sure, in some cases, you're running in Win 2k that one I wouldn't know how to do.
Even if you don't use Bills version to use the net, sometimes updates are needed for other things, check the windows update site for anything current and always use the custom search on it for updates. Hell ya already paid him for it, might as well use it. You did pay him didn't you?
Now it kinda makes sense if you've updated Firefox recently, one of the plug ins might need updated as well. I get a problem with some apps, like Quicktime not being up to date and bouncing me out of the net when I hit a certain type of page on it. And since that is an Apple product if I try and auto download it, Windows won't let me, gee now there is a surprise. Just try to remember the last couple changes you made before the problem started, working backwards can single them out sometimes. Run your anti virus? Done a hard drive check? It's a right click on your hard drive letter, properties, and then under tools. Is it plugged in and did you put film in the camara? Don't forget the lense cap.
You checked to make sure your fans are all running? Cleaned it lately? Although if you can run Explorer fine, it does sound like a software glitch and not over heating.
I finally got my new video cards in and damned if I didn't start getting the freakin BSOD (blue screen of death) it turned out letting windows do the update from the old to the new card type wasn't a good thing to do and I knew it. I did it the right way, problem solved.
Like the guy said the other day over in the computer section....I use to be a computer geek, now I'm just an idiot.
Miss you, get well soon.
Thanks, Postie. My head feels awful - my brain seems to be trying to push my eyeballs out. As well as my eardrums. The link takes me to a place that discusses full-on crashes, not "hangs".
Adobe (Macromedia) Flash - Updated it, no change
Shockwave - Updated it no change
Real Player or Real Alternative - hmmmm
Java - this is next, I guess?
VLC Media Player - huh?
I'm running Windows XP. Will check for windows updates - it usually just updates automatically, so for all I know it did something in the middle of the night that has honked everything up. Ran virus scan, no probs. Ran spyware scan, no probs. I think it's got to do with advertisements. Some times when I come on WP and there's one of those obnoxious moving adverts it locks as well. But that could be a coincidence. Everything got dusted out nicely a few months ago and all is working fine except Firefox.
Will continue to putz with it. Thanks.