Firesux

[cluebyfour]

Anybody else having trouble with Firefox lately?

It seemed to start after the 2.0.0.12 update, but I can't be sure it was directly related to that; it could be in combination with some other update to Windows or another program.  But it crashes.  A lot.

It seems to happen randomly, but I notice it most frequently when scrolling through a Web page

Comments

[flainn]

You're running Windows 2000?

I wish I could offer advice, but we've gone almost completely Vista here at work. I can't say I've experienced the same behavior. Running Firefox 2.0.0.13.

[cluebyfour]

No, XP, but I tried running Firefox in Windows 2000 compatibility mode as suggested by Mozilla's Firefox crash page to see if that would fix the problem.

So you're saying I should upgrade to Vista?! Oh noez!

[flainn]

No, I wouldn't advise upgrading to Vista. It sucks.

You could do a system restore, if you remember a point at which Firefox was not having problems. However, that would also roll back everything else you've installed since that point.

[cluebyfour]

Yeah, it's been a while since it's started happening, so I'm pretty sure I don't have a restore point that wouldn't have a problem.

I'm trying to milk this a bit to convince the wife I need a new laptop. Mine is almost three years old now! ;-)

[flainn]

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[cluebyfour]

Oh, yes. I've bought several systems there. Dell loves us.