Firefox 9 breaks internet

hackenslash · #1 by **hackenslash** » Jan 14, 2012 3:41 pm

Firefox recently updated to version 9 automatically, and promptly broke my internet connection (even other browsers wouldn't work). I rolled back my system to before the install and, though Firefox wouldn't work and kept hitting errors, I at least had a connection. I attempted to update Firefox several times, but the same result each time. I have just found an install file for Firefox 8, and now everything is hunky dory.

Any suggestions?

Darwinsbulldog · #2 by **Darwinsbulldog** » Jan 14, 2012 4:47 pm

Thanks for the heads-up hack! :thumbup:

Nora_Leonard · #3 by **Nora_Leonard** » Jan 14, 2012 4:56 pm

Yes, indeed! Although, having said that, I've just checked and I'm using Firefox 9.0.1, but it's the Mac version...

twistor59 · #4 by **twistor59** » Jan 14, 2012 5:06 pm

9.0.1 on Ubuntu is OK for me

DoctorE · #5 by **DoctorE** » Jan 14, 2012 5:08 pm

9.01 ok on win7 and vista..

hackenslash · #6 by **hackenslash** » Jan 14, 2012 5:12 pm

Hmmm. Obviously it doesn't like something in my settings. I'll investigate further.

DoctorE · #7 by **DoctorE** » Jan 14, 2012 5:17 pm

Maybe some addon(s)... If I have problems with Firefox, its usually some addon

stijndeloose · #8 by **stijndeloose** » Jan 14, 2012 5:31 pm

twistor59 wrote:9.0.1 on Ubuntu is OK for me

Same thing here.

hackenslash · #9 by **hackenslash** » Jan 14, 2012 5:36 pm

Can't use Ubuntu.

stijndeloose · **#10** by **stijndeloose** » Jan 14, 2012 5:38 pm

I suspected as much.

Works fine on Win7 for me as well, though.

Ironclad · **#11** by **Ironclad** » Jan 14, 2012 6:00 pm

DoctorE wrote:9.01 ok on win7 and vista..

Mine wasn't, mine flagged Zone Alarm as incompatible. :nono:

Pile of arse.

PsYcHoTiC_MaDmAn · **#12** by **PsYcHoTiC_MaDmAn** » Jan 14, 2012 6:57 pm

stijndeloose wrote:
twistor59 wrote:9.0.1 on Ubuntu is OK for me

Same thing here.

ditto here.

might log into 7 at some point and test there

THWOTH · **#13** by **THWOTH** » Jan 14, 2012 7:11 pm

hackenslash wrote:Any suggestions?

Palemoon. http://www.palemoon.org/

Darkchilde · **#14** by **Darkchilde** » Jan 14, 2012 7:14 pm

Works fine for me as well, I have a Win7 machine.

Hack, try completely uninstalling Firefox. Reboot when you have uninstalled it, and check for any files that might have been left behind. Make a backup of the registry, and then clean any registry entries that have the words "Mozilla" and "Mozilla plugins" or similar. If you are not comfortable with playing around with the registry, don't touch it. Careful though, if you use Thunderbird as your e-mail client, some plugins may be common. Then reboot again, download firefox again, and do a clean install.

punter18 · **#15** by **punter18** » Jan 14, 2012 7:14 pm

Try Pale Moon, as Emo Bear mentioned in a thread here:

http://www.rationalskepticism.org/gener ... l#p1131862

It uses less resources and has never crashed on me since I started using it. And it is compatible with most (I think 99%) of the add-ons that you might currently be using with Firefox.

THWOTH · **#16** by **THWOTH** » Jan 14, 2012 8:02 pm

Darkchilde wrote:Works fine for me as well, I have a Win7 machine.

Hack, try completely uninstalling Firefox. Reboot when you have uninstalled it, and check for any files that might have been left behind. Make a backup of the registry, and then clean any registry entries that have the words "Mozilla" and "Mozilla plugins" or similar. If you are not comfortable with playing around with the registry, don't touch it. Careful though, if you use Thunderbird as your e-mail client, some plugins may be common. Then reboot again, download firefox again, and do a clean install.

If you're tempted to do this back-up your FF profiles folder just in case. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Bac ... nformation

crank · **#17** by **crank** » Jan 14, 2012 10:52 pm

If it broke the internet everyone, then it's likely to be something like a bad proxy got set, I have seen this. But Palemoon is sooooo much faster, especially good for 64-bit machines

LIFE · **#18** by **LIFE** » Jan 14, 2012 11:04 pm

hackenslash wrote:and promptly broke my internet connection (even other browsers wouldn't work).

That doesn't sound like a browser issue though? :scratch:

Barking up the wrong tree, maybe?

MoonLit · **#19** by **MoonLit** » Jan 14, 2012 11:12 pm

hackenslash wrote:
Any suggestions?

Switch to Opera? :lol:

MoonLit · **#20** by **MoonLit** » Jan 14, 2012 11:13 pm

THWOTH wrote:
hackenslash wrote:Any suggestions?

Palemoon. http://www.palemoon.org/

Oh sweet, I'm going to have to give that a whirl!