Virgil61 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Anyone using firefox find the 2.0 version buggy? For some reason it gums up my computer at times and tends to 'hang' or freeze as well. I've been a long time user but finsd that IE7 is much more stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) I have used it since it was released and except for some minor spelling system problems it's been very very good. I'd never even look at IE anymore unless I had to from time to time at other computers. I guess you've tried to reinstall it? Edited March 27, 2007 by Klingan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I have used it since it was released and except for some minor spelling system problems it's been very very good. I'd never even look at IE anymore unless I had to from time to time at other computers. I guess you've tried to reinstall it? Yes, twice. It could just be in conflict with something on my computer, unfortunately I have no idea what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 What operating system are you using? I'm not specially good with computers but I might just as well give you a helping hand if i can. It's probably not a compability error with your hardware, that would be very unlikely with a software used as much as Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm using XP. FF works the majority of the time, but after prolonged usage it begins to 'hang' and I've noticed that my computer runs slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm afraid that I don't know any solution to your problem. The closest I came was that firefox have a memory leak problem for some users. That would make you experience freezes end slower performance. It's very rare thou. You can read more about that here. I'm far from sure it'll help but I hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks, I know about the memory leak problem. I've read on Mozilla forums that some users have had similar problems to mine but no solution's been offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docoflove1974 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I use FF 2.0 on both my laptop (XP) and desktop (Win2k)...nary a problem here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I use Firefox too! I've been having all sorts of problems with my computer, and the freezing and crashing almost always happens when Firefox is trying to update. My friend is also having problems with Firefox. I think my problems are hardware problems (because it has happened when I wasn't hooked up to the internet or using Firefox) but it started out only when I was on the internet with Firefox. I do wonder if Firefox could somehow be related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bripus Klmunus Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I've had no problems whatsoever with my own FF 2 install, though I've heard scads of others saying that they have indeed suffered enough that they've switched to another browser, which is a real shame. What's more of a shame is that noone seems to be offering a real solution to the problem, which just makes the development team look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Firefox > IE6 IE7 > Firefox I was having similar problems too Virgil. I actually have to admit that I love IE7 (cause it stole some of FF's best features) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Firefox > IE6IE7 > Firefox I was having similar problems too Virgil. I actually have to admit that I love IE7 (cause it stole some of FF's best features) Does 'IE' mean Internet Explorer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Anyone using firefox find the 2.0 version buggy? For some reason it gums up my computer at times and tends to 'hang' or freeze as well. I've been a long time user but finsd that IE7 is much more stable. Just a random thought, do you use a custom skin? Does 'IE' mean Internet Explorer? Aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Anyone using firefox find the 2.0 version buggy? For some reason it gums up my computer at times and tends to 'hang' or freeze as well. I've been a long time user but finsd that IE7 is much more stable. Just a random thought, do you use a custom skin? No, and I've kept extensions to a minimum of two--Googlebar and Bugmenot. It seems like around 20% or so of user's have had some issues with this release (2.0). Like Pantagathus I'm thinking of using IE7, a great improvement over IE6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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