MrFixit1
join:1999-11-26
Madison, WI
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Re: 55 bugs in new Firefox 3.5: users are posting complaints
"Since the update, I can no longer use the paid links at the top of Google search. It doesn't do anything...If I put it into a new tab, it opens blank and is done. I have to copy the link and paste it into the address bar and remove the google url part"
Could you provide some samples of this ?
And some info on the software load you are running ?
2000 Firefox 3.5 no such issue.
XP with 3.5 no such issue . Note IE 8 is not installed !
Vista occasionally will have the link turn red and nothing else happen . Clicking a second time will work correctly . Note this is a fully patched and updated Vista home . |
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Tom195
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said by DownTheShore  :Any new release of any browser is going to have a bunch of bugs - it's the nature of the beast. Even though I'm primarily an IE user, I have no doubt that the FF folks will get the bugs fixed much more quickly than the IE people would have in the same situation, since FF ALWAYS fixes their problems faster. This whole thread is a non-issue, IMO  First of all, this isn't a "new" browser.
Second, I haven't seen ANY of the bugs that I've read about, not a single one.
Third, I haven't seen longer load times.. it loads quicker than 3.0.10 did for me.
3.0.8 through 3.0.10 had tons of bugs that I encountered. I'm just happy that those are gone. |
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Tom195
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said by CylonRed :Works just fine in 3.0.11... Yeah, but this whole thread is about 3.5, not 3.0.xx. |
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CylonRed
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join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| said by Tom195 :said by CylonRed :Works just fine in 3.0.11... Yeah, but this whole thread is about 3.5, not 3.0.xx. "When are they going to fix the "Show my windows and tabs from last time" option under "When Firefox starts"? That's been busted forever it seems."
It obviously already fixed and hardly 'forever'.
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 my fireFx hs crashed today. was merely a week old. i had put in some 20 add ons and worked some time cool, with really good speed. now the screen behaves as a wallpaper and no amount of clicking on the links yeilds any response.its just like a dead screenshot. any idea hw to recover.nw the size of my FFX browser is sbout 45MB  |
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| reply to Matt
That mozillazine thread was about Fx 2. I don't think that has much relevance to Fx 3 and 3.5 as 3 is hugely different from 2 in a lot ways. It could be the reason but until I read some threads where users of Fx 3.5 are claiming the shared dll's in IE8 and Fx 3.5 are the sole cause of the slowness in starting Fx 3.5 for many...well, I will remain skeptical until then.
As for "Mozilla" saying to clear IE temp files if Fx 3.5 starts slowly that was a MOD at the Mozillazine forums that said that. Mozillazine has NO affiliation with Mozilla and does not speak for Mozilla developers who seldom, if ever, read those forums (except for two who read the Fx Features and SeaMonkey Features because they are trying to port extensions from Fx to SeaMonkey in their spare time).
The thread at Mozillazine forums where the Mod suggested this as a remedy is locked so I could not ask in that thread. I started a new thread because I am thoroughly confused as to why Fx is somehow using IE's temp folder. That locked thread said nothing about IE8. It states that Fx 3.5 slowness in starting is likely due to any version of IE's temp files if they have not been cleared before starting Fx 3.5. That doesn't make any sense to me. Besides, the temp files in IE 7 and 8 usually clear themselves when IE is closed. They don't frequently in IE6 and below but I haven't seen them build up in ver 7 or 8 so for many reasons this "solution" doesn't make sense to me. Besides wouldn't the obvious solution be to limit the size of the TIF to 50MB? If you make it lower IE complains which is a shame as with other browsers you can set it at Zero which I always do. But 50MB is not large and I just can't see how that can keep Fx 3.5 from starting quickly.
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GuruGuy
join:2002-12-16
Atlanta, GA
| said by Mele20 :That mozillazine thread was about Fx 2. I don't think that has much relevance to Fx 3 and 3.5 as 3 is hugely different from 2 in a lot ways. It could be the reason but until I read some threads where users of Fx 3.5 are claiming the shared dll's in IE8 and Fx 3.5 are the sole cause of the slowness in starting Fx 3.5 for many...well, I will remain skeptical until then. As for "Mozilla" saying to clear IE temp files if Fx 3.5 starts slowly that was a MOD at the Mozillazine forums that said that. Mozillazine has NO affiliation with Mozilla and does not speak for Mozilla developers who seldom, if ever, read those forums (except for two who read the Fx Features and SeaMonkey Features because they are trying to port extensions from Fx to SeaMonkey in their spare time). The thread at Mozillazine forums where the Mod suggested this as a remedy is locked so I could not ask in that thread. I started a new thread because I am thoroughly confused as to why Fx is somehow using IE's temp folder. That locked thread said nothing about IE8. It states that Fx 3.5 slowness in starting is likely due to any version of IE's temp files if they have not been cleared before starting Fx 3.5. That doesn't make any sense to me. Besides, the temp files in IE 7 and 8 usually clear themselves when IE is closed. They don't frequently in IE6 and below but I haven't seen them build up in ver 7 or 8 so for many reasons this "solution" doesn't make sense to me. Besides wouldn't the obvious solution be to limit the size of the TIF to 50MB? If you make it lower IE complains which is a shame as with other browsers you can set it at Zero which I always do. But 50MB is not large and I just can't see how that can keep Fx 3.5 from starting quickly. Mozilla and IE sharing temp folders? LOL
That's hard for me to believe too!
One note though, IE doesn't clear temp folders by default. You have to set it to do so:
Internet options, advanced tab, scroll down........, Check "Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder when browser is closed"
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| Yep, you are right about having to set IE to clear TIF on closing...I'd forgotten since I have set it that way for as long as I can remember. (I also remember all the threads here in Microsoft forum about how IE 5 and 6 would not clear TIF on closing even when that was checked and the suggestions for fixing it).
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rcdailey
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Rialto, CA | In addition to that, I use CCleaner to clear out unwanted junk related to both IE and Firefox.
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SUMware
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join:2002-05-21
2 edits | reply to matunga
Increase Firefox Performance by Optimizing SQLite Database
For Windows, Linux and Mac OSX -
said by Web Upd8 :
Since version 3.0, Firefox changed the way it saves your bookmarks, history, cookies, passwords and so on - it now uses SQLite databases. This has some advantages but also disadvantages because over time, the databases are growing in size and become fragmented and this affects the time Firefox needs to start. But the SQLite databases can be optimized which improves the Firefox startup time and from my experience, also improves the awasomebar performance which becomes much more responsive and faster!
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georgermct
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Bridgeport, CT
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Re: 55 bugs in new Firefox 3.5: users are posting complaints
said by skyroket :Users are posting complaints. Enough said. Do you even know where to go to complain about IE? Good luck with that. »answers.microsoft.com/en-us/dd550700.aspx
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antiphishing
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join:2004-06-09
Wilkes Barre, PA
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said by matunga :Mozilla is scrambling to fix bugs in its just-released Firefox 3.5 browser. Users are posting complaints about problems across the Web. Those problems include longer load times and crashes linked to the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. The browser also reportedly has problems with Windows XP. Mozilla has set a community "BugDay" for July 7 to address the bugs in open-source Firefox 3.5. Firefox 3.5.1 is expected to be released later this month to correct some of the 55 published bugs  » www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?s···l_skip=1 What !!!
Firefox 3.5 works great for me, and I have not had any major problems, but then again I am using Vista.
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GuruGuy
join:2002-12-16
Atlanta, GA
| said by antiphishing :said by matunga :Mozilla is scrambling to fix bugs in its just-released Firefox 3.5 browser. Users are posting complaints about problems across the Web. Those problems include longer load times and crashes linked to the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. The browser also reportedly has problems with Windows XP. Mozilla has set a community "BugDay" for July 7 to address the bugs in open-source Firefox 3.5. Firefox 3.5.1 is expected to be released later this month to correct some of the 55 published bugs » www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?s···l_skip=1 What !!! Firefox 3.5 works great for me, and I have not had any major problems, but then again I am using Vista. I'm using Vista too and have had tons of issues on three pc's with the new FF. Can't wait for the update. Been a long time user of FF until now.
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SUMware
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said by antiphishing :Firefox 3.5 works great for me, and I have not had any major problems, but then again I am using Vista. Firefox 3.5 works great for me, and I have not had any problems, but then again I am using Linux.  |
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Pentangle
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join:2006-06-01
Vancouver BC
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| Firefox 3.5 works great for me, and I have not had any problems, it loads quickly and is smooth as silk on XP Pro SP3.
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Phil75070
join:2005-08-17
Mckinney, TX | reply to matunga
No problems here on Vista SP2 with a variety of add-ons, but all have been deemed to be compatible. |
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Derspankster
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join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH | reply to matunga
I'm using it with XP in Virtualbox. haven't encountered any issues as yet.
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