I'm hating Firefox right now

@dreamy1 (3811)
United States
April 16, 2011 12:15pm CST
I use Firefox almost exclusively for the last few years becsause I hate IE which I am using now because Firefox keeps freezin my computer. It's happened four times today since I've been on. I upgraded to the new version thinkin it would stop the freezing but it didn't. I hate the new version so I switched back to the old version. I found a tutorial on how to stop it from freezing and disabled some add ons and did some other things but it didn't work. Anyone have any other suggestions?
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zeloguy
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
17 Apr 11
The suggestion I would have for you is to switch to Chrome. Also, I have had the same problem with Firefox and even though I am still putting up with it, IE9 has really impressed me and might be something that you want to look at as well. Hope things get better! Thanks, Zelo
dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
17 Apr 11
Yes I'll look into it. I've been using FF for so long it's hard to change because I like it.
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dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
17 Apr 11
No search bar? That's the whole purpose of a browser is to search for stuff. How do you search besides the address bar?
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dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
17 Apr 11
Ok that's good to know.
bingskee
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
17 Apr 11
oh, that should be the problem. i was wondering why the browser stalls from time to time. there was even a time i have to restart. i am sorry i couldnt offer any suggestion.
dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
17 Apr 11
You could try disabling add ons and cleaning your computer. I disabled add ons and now I am cleaning it so I hope that helps.
K.Rajib G.
@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
16 Apr 11
Hi dreamy, Exactly. The same thing I too had experienced a few days ago specially. When I started with the new version there was this or tat problem. Freezing or hanging up were most common. Then I uninstalled the new version and installed the older one and it is working quite well.
dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
16 Apr 11
I tried it again twice and twice it froze. I'm getting sick of rebooting. I disabled add ons I don't know what else I can do.
petersum
@petersum (4522)
• United States
16 Apr 11
I'm using Firefox 4. It's new so we should expect a few problems. No freezes yet but a few sites really look odd! Obviously some compatibility issues. Won't be long before we get 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 etc. Chrome just doesn't work for me, it crashes during install! I'll stick to Firefox as it is the best.
dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
16 Apr 11
I tried that last week and it still froze. I hated the layout. I swtiched back to the old version.
Bazingamuhaha
@Bazingamuhaha (145)
• China
17 Apr 11
Hey, I don't use firefox and I am afraid I cannot help you with your firefox. But I hope you could change it!! Such as IE9(recently updated) opera(which I love most~~~). For me, as I am in China, we have a good one named: 360~~It is so friendly and it treats you like a family~~~ Hope you can find your solutions soon. Good luck and take care!! Have a nice day~~
dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
17 Apr 11
I hate IE so I doubt I will be changing to that although I am using it now because until I get something else I have no choice.