Anger Wrote:i have recent issues with firefox despite the fact i despise ie. the most annoying problem i have with firefox is it crashing unnexpectedly for no reason on certain web pages. then theres the outlook won't recognise firefox as a legitimate browser and so gives up a dialog box every time a shortcut is clicked. ive had enough of the problems that firefox brings. yes i miss the plugins, yes i miss the shortcuts on the menu bar, heck i even miss the speed, but i will not tolerate unexpected crashes - especially when i don't even know what's caused them.

They have been working on fixing the crashing problems with Firefox 2 since it came out, and I've noticed it happening a lot less in each new release.  I only had it crash once in 2.0.0.4, and even though I've only had 2.0.0.5 for a day it hasn't happened yet.  As for Outlook not recognizing it, I've never had that problem.  Both Outlook Express and Outlook have always worked fine alongside Firefox for me, so it may just be something wasn't setup right for you.

amzter Wrote:i can't close the first firefox.exe i see on task manager

What actually happens when you try to close it?  Does an error or anything come up?

Peacefully Disturbed Wrote:then theres the outlook won't recognise firefox as a legitimate browser and so gives up a dialog box every time a shortcut is clicked. ive had enough of the problems that firefox brings. yes i miss the plugins, yes i miss the shortcuts on the menu bar, heck i even miss the speed, but i will not tolerate unexpected crashes - especially when i don't even know what's caused them.

Crashes? i never experienced random crashes before and I've been using firefox for like 3 years.

amzter Wrote:i can't close the first firefox.exe i see on task manager

Weird that u can't kill it. u used "end process" from the second tab of task manager right? if u use the first tab, and use end program, then it would often not work.

meh, restart ur comp, if it's still screwed, then reinstall ur firefox. if it's still screwed after that, then either ur system is incompatible, or u have something else screwing it over, like a virus, or another program.

(This post was last modified: 19/07/2007 05:04 PM by Assassinator.)

i had this same problem using this

i just right clicked them and forced to end then tried again

it will work eventaually

Peacefully Disturbed Wrote:

Anger Wrote:i have recent issues with firefox despite the fact i despise ie. the most annoying problem i have with firefox is it crashing unnexpectedly for no reason on certain web pages. then theres the outlook won't recognise firefox as a legitimate browser and so gives up a dialog box every time a shortcut is clicked. ive had enough of the problems that firefox brings. yes i miss the plugins, yes i miss the shortcuts on the menu bar, heck i even miss the speed, but i will not tolerate unexpected crashes - especially when i don't even know what's caused them.

They have been working on fixing the crashing problems with Firefox 2 since it came out, and I've noticed it happening a lot less in each new release.  I only had it crash once in 2.0.0.4, and even though I've only had 2.0.0.5 for a day it hasn't happened yet.  As for Outlook not recognizing it, I've never had that problem.  Both Outlook Express and Outlook have always worked fine alongside Firefox for me, so it may just be something wasn't setup right for you.

amzter Wrote:i can't close the first firefox.exe i see on task manager

What actually happens when you try to close it?  Does an error or anything come up?

i havnt tried the new update for stability so maybe i will. i also updated someones computer with the new firefox and it immediatly started doing the dialog box thing. now i did a search and it came up as a known problem but the fix is less than helpful (microsoft basically says use internet explorer). it is an issue to do with url links which is what outlook uses in html messages.

the crashes were on random pages but the crashes could be repeated so they werent really random - possibly quicktime or flash is not working properly.
i havnt been able to find the cause of the crashes - only that it happens on specific items on certain pages.

in task manager right click the firefox and then click go to process. then right click the highlighted process and choose end process tree. :)

(This post was last modified: 19/07/2007 06:00 PM by Anger.)

ty guys i got it working now :D

Anger, it could be the Windows poo poo which associates itself with IE.  Go Start » Run » appwiz.cpl, then in the left pane, select Set Program Access and Defaults - try setting your default browser to Firefox.

Generally, since Firefox isn't tied down to the OS, a uninstall, followed by a reinstall should fix most issues.

For an interesting read about Myths of Firefox, see this: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/...Myths.html
(the article suggests that Opera would be the best browser, but having tried it, I must say, it's nowhere as near nice as Firefox).

Firefox's plugins ultimately are win :)

yeah i agree.
that's a most interesting read and a lot of it i didnt know.
my firefox crashes have been resolved with this new update for some reason but it is a little early to be sure.
as for the url problem following your advice i disabled ie and set firefox as the default and so far so good. that was another intersting little trick i didnt know about, thanks for that.

URGH have been having a world of PAIN with Firefox2, 400MB Mem usage with like 5 tabs... that can't be normal!·

^ Plugins?

Meh, reinstall.

i don't know how everyone's firefox is crashing, i don't know if mine has in the past couple of months...
i think I'm on 2.0.0.4 :yipi: