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SectorSeven:
Is that just in Firefox or generally on your system?-Carol Haynes (September 26, 2009, 04:45 AM)
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Most definitely only FF, and only the 3.5.x FF and I know other people had it.
I was just now searching google to see if I can find some references, but couldnt find the page I was looking for.

But, there are many pages on Google, when you search for Firefox 3.5 crash / problem / halt and the such that complain about these problems.

I do realize it may be a small thing that is different between a working and non working configuration (like for example, a different anti virus software) - maybe it is BitDefender messing with me again... :)

One more thing to note here (I dont know why they are doing it): Mozilla seems to consider the 3.0 and 3.5 as two separate lines.
I was using 3.0.12 and a yesterday I got a message asking if I want to upgrade to 3.0.14 (not to 3.5).

Ehtyar:
3.0 and 3.5 are indeed different branches of Firefox. Mozilla considers first-point releases (x.x) to be distinct, only second-point releases (x.x.x) are of the same branch. Each first-point release is built atop a new version Gecko, the Mozilla rendering engine. Firefox 3.5 will not be offered as an update to 3.0 clients until support ends for 3.0. This is simply Mozilla's style of versioning their software.

Under Windows 7 RTM with Firefox 3.5 plus ~40 extensions, I can report no such problems as those detailed by SectorSeven.

Ehtyar.

cmpm:
Sounds like a video card driver issue.
Maybe update the drivers if it needs it.
Or it's an ATI card to which there is no fix,
that I know of.

The longer the web page the worse it is,
is that correct?

There is a rogue copy of flash for Firefox roaming the net.
Try uninstalling flash and reinstall it from filehippo.com.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox/

Same with shockwave.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_shockwave/

MilesAhead:
It's too bad the nightly build branch has gone to 3.7.  Trying various 3.6pre builds I noticed from day to day, sometimes the autoupdate would be fine, sometimes things would get flaky.  I started downloading and saving full installers for the nightly builds that seemed rock solid.  If I got a flaky update, I'd run one of the solid build installs.  FEBE and SyncPlaces would make sure I didn't have to reconfigure everything if something strange happened.

One thing about the nightly builds, they have them configured to install in a separate folder(Minefield) and just inherit your profile.  If you uninstall Minefield, the other firefox already on your system should work as it did before except on first launch it will take you to the page as if you updated.

As 3.7 goes along you might try a few and see if one stands out as much better than what you have. The changes will be much faster than waiting for 3.5 updates. I know what you mean about the Firefox minority of problems.  Seems like when 3.x came out it was totally unusable for me while many others were happily browsing along.  I stayed with 2.x for a long time.  3.0x and 3.5x didn't seem any better.  That's why when I read about this jit stuff and 3.6pre I decided if any 3.x is flaky anyway, I might as well go for some speed.  Worked out well in my case.

I realize it doesn't necessarily mean it will automatically work great on your system.  Just with rapidly changing builds you have more shots at the bullseye. :)

SectorSeven:
Minefield.... how sarcastically appropriate... :)

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