FireFox getting messed up...

[travist120]

for some reason, firefox just decides not to work for me corrrectly..

 

 

 

what happenes:

 

 

 

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*opens firefox*

 

 

 

*firefox pops up and showes what i had before i updated it and doesnt show my homepage*

 

 

 

*closes firefox*

 

 

 

*attemptes to open firefox again*

 

 

 

&*doesnt show up*

 

 

 

*clicks "ctrl alt del"*

 

 

 

*finds firefox[Caution: ExecutableFile]( dang tip forums ) in registry*

 

 

 

*delets that registry*

 

 

 

*click fire fox again*

 

 

 

*firefox works correctly this time*

 

 

 

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this happenes every time i go into stand by or shut the computer down. ( the "&" part means that if i close the browser i have to do from that point on all over again)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also i cant edit what i have on my toolbar and my "Check gmail" extenion dissapeared....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i think my problems are

 

 

 

A.) recent update screwed up firefox

 

 

 

B.) virus screwed up firefox

 

 

 

or C.) i screwed up firefox with all my extensions

[Mercifull]

uninstall extentions one by one until it works. if that fails then uninstall all extensions and reinstall firefox

[Vape]

After checking to see if it's any of you extensions but before reinstalling Firefox I suggest creating a new profile, here's a chat log of me explaining to a guy how to do it. Sorry it's kinda messy, I'll write it up into a proper guide sometime soon :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay, time to create a new profile

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

exit firefox and then go start -> run and type "firefox[Caution: ExecutableFile] -profilemanager" without quotes

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk im in that profile manager thing

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

click "new profile"

 

 

 

enter a name for it, click yes a few times, la-de-da-de-da

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

i was using default

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

now 'Chris' is selected

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

now you should be in firefox with no bookmarks or anything

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

yes?

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

yup

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

-_-

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay now exit firefox

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

k

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

open uo my computer and go to c:\Documents and settings\YOURWINDOWSXPACCOUNT\Application data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

er

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

there is no application data

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

2 secs

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

tools -> folder options -> view tab.

 

 

 

under "advanced settings" go to "show hidden files and folders"

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

then apply and ok

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

yeah its there now

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

application data\mozilla\firefox\profiles

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

im in profiles

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

=]

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

should be a foulder names 8dgtrndm.default and another named 8dgtrndm.chris

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

go into the default one

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

er

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

does the 8dgtrndm have to be the same?

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

cause for default i have something different

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

eight digit random ;)

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

and with chris

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

ah okay

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

should default and the new profile be the same?

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

no not necessarily

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

im in default

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

=]

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay then

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

2 secs i have to look up which files we need

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

bookmarks.html, cert8.db, cookies.txt, formhistory.dat, key3.db and signons.txt are the useful files i think, so select them, copy and then paste into the new profile "chris"

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

and select yes to all?

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

to overwrite

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

yeah

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

kk

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

done

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

okay

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

open up ff?

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

now open up firefox and all your bookmarks should be there

 

 

 

Chris says:

 

 

 

yup

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

also, any cookies for sites you use, form information (like google searches) and saved passwords

 

 

 

Cameron - http://getfirefox.com says:

 

 

 

now just browse away