Firefox issue...anybody know how to fix this? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

ShaniFaye · 08-02-2005, 06:43 AM

So on my work computer I use FF for 99 percent of things, there are a few things I still have to use IE for....today out of the blue FF isnt connecting to the net AT ALL...IE works fine on every site I try to go to, but FF is just sitting there doing nothing. I hadnt changed a thing. I came in and opened FF and it worked for about 30 minutes then somewhere around 730-8 it stopped dead.

Does anyone know what I should look at? I've already looked at the connection settings and tried playing with those...it was set as direct internet connection, so I tried putting the work proxy info it..still nothing

God I hate having to use IE I've got 7 windows open for what I only have to have FF with 7 tabs.

I talked to my buddy at the help desk here at work to ask if they'd done anything I should know about and she said not....so Im at a loss as what to look at next.

I dont know much about my work pc other than its running Win2000 professional and its a pent 3

Redlemon · 08-02-2005, 06:50 AM

Is it firewalled, perhaps? Something must have been updated somewhere.

You could also try a new profile, and see if there's something screwy in the profile.

ShaniFaye · 08-02-2005, 06:54 AM

I made a new profile and its working fine!!! Thank you thank you thank you

Redlemon · 08-02-2005, 07:03 AM

Do you know what parts of the profile can be copied from the old to the new? You will definitely want 'bookmarks.html'; you might also want cookies.txt, mimetypes.rdf, signons.txt, hostperm.1, key3.db; and perhaps formhistory.dat, history.dat, and prefs.js.

ShaniFaye · 08-02-2005, 07:07 AM

ok, thanks, I will try to figure out where those are and where to copy them too

bendsley · 08-02-2005, 08:21 AM

Forget about the new profile. Uninstall Firefox from Add/Remove Programs, and then download the latest version from getfirefox.com. It will install and keep all of your existing bookmarks and extensions/themes as well as keep you on the default profile. That way, you don't have to worry about copying stuff over to another profile, and you have the latest version of FF.

Redlemon · 08-02-2005, 08:38 AM

Bendsley, if the profile is messed up, then upgrading to the latest version woudn't change anything.

I thought of a simpler answer, however; perhaps under File, was "Work Offline" checked?

ShaniFaye · 08-02-2005, 08:40 AM

I will agree with Red, thats one of the first things I did and it didnt make it work at all

and no work offline wasnt checked

jcookc6 · 08-06-2005, 05:01 AM

Have had the same problem, have to reboot the comp. then it is ok.

MikeSty · 08-06-2005, 07:52 PM

Yeah, it's 'cause sometimes firefox hangs when you close it and doesn't want two iterations of the app running on the same prof.

Lasereth · 08-06-2005, 09:02 PM

*cough* GO IE!! *cough*

Glad you got it working!

-Lasereth

MikeSty · 08-06-2005, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasereth

*cough* GO IE!! *cough*

Glad you got it working!

-Lasereth

We lynch your kind around here!

dpezzo · 08-06-2005, 11:10 PM

anyone know if firefox will ever allow you to search in form fields? allegedly it used to have this feature, but anymore? I couldn't find an extension for this either. also, someone needs to come out with a spell check extension as cool as iespell...

spectre · 08-06-2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpezzo

also, someone needs to come out with a spell check extension as cool as iespell...

Never used iespell, but I think spellbound is what you're looking for. Here's a link to the site.

spived2 · 08-07-2005, 05:41 AM

Is your work computer used by anyone besides yourself? It's possible that someone might have input a proxy address into the settings and the proxy was down. I've had to check that on many computers on our network that can't pull a webpage because someone tried to get around the content filter.

Redlemon · 08-08-2005, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dpezzo

anyone know if firefox will ever allow you to search in form fields?

That is Bug 252371 - incremental find/search in page does not find/highlight text in textarea/form/text entry boxes, if you want to read about the current thinking on that bug. Don't post to that bug. There's no patch at this time. Some suggest using the extension Retro Find; I haven't tried it.

Redlemon · 08-08-2005, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeSty

Yeah, it's 'cause sometimes firefox hangs when you close it and doesn't want two iterations of the app running on the same prof.

That's fixed in the nightlies, so when Firefox 1.5 is released, that problem should be gone.

08-02-2005, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Firefox issue...anybody know how to fix this? So on my work computer I use FF for 99 percent of things, there are a few things I still have to use IE for....today out of the blue FF isnt connecting to the net AT ALL...IE works fine on every site I try to go to, but FF is just sitting there doing nothing. I hadnt changed a thing. I came in and opened FF and it worked for about 30 minutes then somewhere around 730-8 it stopped dead. Does anyone know what I should look at? I've already looked at the connection settings and tried playing with those...it was set as direct internet connection, so I tried putting the work proxy info it..still nothing God I hate having to use IE I've got 7 windows open for what I only have to have FF with 7 tabs. I talked to my buddy at the help desk here at work to ask if they'd done anything I should know about and she said not....so Im at a loss as what to look at next. I dont know much about my work pc other than its running Win2000 professional and its a pent 3 __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

08-02-2005, 06:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Is it firewalled, perhaps? Something must have been updated somewhere. You could also try a new profile, and see if there's something screwy in the profile. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

08-02-2005, 06:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I made a new profile and its working fine!!! Thank you thank you thank you __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

08-02-2005, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Do you know what parts of the profile can be copied from the old to the new? You will definitely want 'bookmarks.html'; you might also want cookies.txt, mimetypes.rdf, signons.txt, hostperm.1, key3.db; and perhaps formhistory.dat, history.dat, and prefs.js. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

08-02-2005, 07:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	ok, thanks, I will try to figure out where those are and where to copy them too __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

08-02-2005, 08:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	Forget about the new profile. Uninstall Firefox from Add/Remove Programs, and then download the latest version from getfirefox.com. It will install and keep all of your existing bookmarks and extensions/themes as well as keep you on the default profile. That way, you don't have to worry about copying stuff over to another profile, and you have the latest version of FF. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

08-02-2005, 08:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Bendsley, if the profile is messed up, then upgrading to the latest version woudn't change anything. I thought of a simpler answer, however; perhaps under File, was "Work Offline" checked? __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

08-02-2005, 08:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I will agree with Red, thats one of the first things I did and it didnt make it work at all and no work offline wasnt checked __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

08-06-2005, 05:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
jcookc6 Psycho Location: Venice, Florida	Have had the same problem, have to reboot the comp. then it is ok.

08-06-2005, 07:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	Yeah, it's 'cause sometimes firefox hangs when you close it and doesn't want two iterations of the app running on the same prof.

08-06-2005, 09:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	cough GO IE!! cough Glad you got it working! -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

08-06-2005, 11:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
dpezzo Tilted	anyone know if firefox will ever allow you to search in form fields? allegedly it used to have this feature, but anymore? I couldn't find an extension for this either. also, someone needs to come out with a spell check extension as cool as iespell...

08-07-2005, 05:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
spived2 Desert Rat Location: Arizona	Is your work computer used by anyone besides yourself? It's possible that someone might have input a proxy address into the settings and the proxy was down. I've had to check that on many computers on our network that can't pull a webpage because someone tried to get around the content filter. __________________ "This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V