Firefox Hanging

[TeH_n00b_Hacker]

not really, ill just be browsing a page like normal then all of a sudden itll lock up on me for about 15-60 seconds.

[Veedems Veteran]

can you open task manager during this? If so, what's the CPU usage of Fx like?

[TeH_n00b_Hacker]

the cpu usage seems to be at 0-5 but teh memory consumption is at 159mb+!!!

[Denis W. Veteran]

Go to Start, Run, and type in %APPDATA% (copy and paste it the way it is).

Locate the folder named "Mozilla", and rename it to "Mozilla.old" (without quotes).

Now try running Firefox. Does it still lock up?

(Before you freak out, yes, none of your personal settings will be applied; you're starting with a fresh new profile. If Firefox doesn't lock up, it's your profile that's causing problems.)

[TeH_n00b_Hacker]

alright, ill try that an dsee if it works, thanks.

[TeH_n00b_Hacker]

alright, ill try that an dsee if it works, thanks.

nope it didnt work. i already know its not my profile, since i ran it in safemode b4. any other ideas of what could be wrong?

[Denis W. Veteran]

I'm guessing the next possible causes are apps that monitor your Internet traffic, i.e. firewalls and security suites. Try temporarily disabling them and see if that still causes lockups.

[TeH_n00b_Hacker]

hmm. well all taht i have running now is windows firewall since zonealarm firewall kept messing with my 360 lan.

[noroom]

The same happens to me too. Even on safe mode. I haven't tried using a new profile though. Is it all that different to using safe mode?

[pristine.source]

Hello, I had this same issue and after searching the net for about 4 hours i found nothing, i did finnally resolve the issue tho, it turns out that the issue is with the hyperthreading in som of the P4 chips, i tested this on a non-HT machine and it worked fine, but on mine it still hung at randoms spots, what i ended up doing was this:

1. right-click on the icon that you launch firefox from

2. click on properties

3. this should have opened a new window, click on the "Compatibility" tab

4. check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"

5. in the drop down box below it select "Windows 98 / Windows ME"

6. click ok at the bottom

7. restart firefox

8. thats it it should be fine now on a hyperthreading system

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[matty13]

Do a spyware and antivirus scan. see if it helps.