Firefox Frequently freezes on my new computer


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Hi. I have finally upgraded my computer from my 5 year old slow computer to:

P4 3 GHZ CPU with HyperThreading Enabled

512 MB DDR RAM

MSI 915P Combo Mainboard - this baby has millions of features!

Ares 128 MB Radeon X300 Video Card

80 GB WD800 Hard drive

SoundBlaster Live 5.1

Pioneer 501A DVD-R/RW burner

running Windows XP Professional.

I built this baby myself. I am now in the stage of reinstalling my favourite software including Firefox. Firefox was the first program to be installed on this computer after XP Pro.

The problem is when I surf the net using Firefox, Firefox would crash with an Application Hang logged to the Windows Event Viewer. Sometimes it would just freeze and after about 5 seconds it's ok.

Is Firefox combatable with the CPU's HT technology? what would be wrong?

PROBLEM FIXED! SEE LAST POST IN THREAD FOR SOLUTION.

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if you've installed java make sure it is NOT v5, use 1.4.2 or whatevers latest in thatt branch. Also, it would be good to do a cpu burn in test (google it)

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I don't want to do anything that would destroy my system. No overclocking. This system is perfect enough already.

I am not sure how I can check the version of Java

oh. Did I have to install Sun's Java?

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I've just installed Sun's Java 1.4.2

I am testing firefox right now to see if it freezes again.

I have been getting those messages in my Event Viewer:

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Just a note to let any potential Firefox users who might experience this in future. I have solved it by visiting the Mozillazine.org forums. It turns out to be that Firefox is incompatable with the CPU's HyperThreading technology which I have enabled.

The solution as quoted from the Mozillazine forums:

This workaround is recommended:

1.When Firefox is started,launch the Windows Task Manager (press CTRL+ALT+DEL,

or right click the clock display on the Windows Taskbar and select Task Manager)

2.Select the process tab

3.Locate and right-click on the Firefox process

4.Select the set affinity option from the popup menu

5.Uncheck CPU 1 and validate with OK.

6.You can go back to Firefox.

It is essential to change this affinity setting before loading Firefox.

If that fixes your problems temporarily, Then you need to download "ImageCFG.exe".

Quit firefox and copy imagecfg to C:\WINDOWS\system32. Open up a cmd window and type:

imagecfg -u 0x1 "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" then

imagecfg -a 0x1 "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

this should allow firefox to retain its processor affinity.

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Well, I run firefox on an Intel P4 Prescott (3GHz) with HyperThreading enabled and I've encountered 0 crashing bugs

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