I saw from Scoble that Mac users were having trouble with Fox at about the same time I'd been having problems with it, too - I commented there myself to vent a little and to point out that XP users are having trouble with Firefox too.
Occasionally I got the telltale couple of complaining beeps from the computer that meant "Something's too much for me to handle, gimme a chance, I'm only a poor lil machine!" My computer's fan would also whirr and churn madly for seconds at a time or longer during the freezes I suspect the hard drive was thrashing and flailing like mad too, but I couldn't hear it over the fan.Īs it happened, I found that the computer locking up from time to time was down to two unrelated issues: WinPatrol, and Firefox. Alt-Tab, zilch, nada, no response whatsoever. I could move the mouse, I could even click, but nothing would happen when I clicked a link or the taskbar or quicklaunch toolbar etc, and as for trying to use the keyboard e.g. The long and slowThese last 2 or 3 weeks, my computer has been freezing every few seconds. However, I have since found a fix that works longer term - creating a new Firefox profile.
UPDATE: this fix was only temporary, it started freezing again after a few weeks. However you need to weigh up whether that's worth the security risks of having an outdated version - personally I felt it was, for me but in relation to your own system the decision is entirely yours. The quickieIf your computer's not responding or locks up from time to time when your Firefox browser is open, but works fine after you've closed Firefox, a possible tip is to consider reverting to an older version of Firefox (older than 2.0.0.4), as Firefox 2.0.0.4 seems to be behind some weird computer freezing problems lately.
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