Firefox constantly freezes

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  1. Posts : 351
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #1

    Firefox constantly freezes


    Hi, I've been having a problem with Firefox for several days now. It freezes up all the time. I downloaded waterfox and that does the same. Do I need to update something? I also use Opera (no problems with that) but Firefox has all my links and I don't know how to get them to use in another browser.

    Thank you
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  2. Posts : 111
    Win7 Ultimate/X84
       #2

    To use your links in another browser,you need to save the links on your computer ,first.
    This is how you do that : Open Mozila Firefoxand use this combination ctrl+shift+B to open your bookmarks.
    Then click Import and Backup>Export bookmarks to HTML - this will let you save your bookmarks in HTML format.
    Save the file on your desktop to find it easily.

    Then open the browser ,that you want to use those links in, for example -Internet explorer.
    Click File>import and export>import from a file>tick "favorites"... Then select the file that you have saved on the desktop and click- OK. The bookmarks will be added to Internet explorer and you'll be able to use them without even restarting the browser.
    Good luck :)
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  3. Posts : 640
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600
       #3

    I would backup my bookmarks, and then trying to refresh the browser via "about:support", see if that solves your problems. This would work for Waterfox too since, IIRC, it shares profiles with Firefox.

    If tht doesn't do it for you, using the same page (about:support) use the safe mode and see if you have the same freezing problems. If you don't have freezing problems, one of your complements may be the culprit, If still have freezes, restart Firefox in normal mode and see if you have hardware acceleration enabled, like in here:



    You should have something very similar to this (the important parts are that the D2D engine in both fields say true, and that GPU accelerated windows says 1/1 Direct3D 1x, where the x can be 0 or 1)
    If you happen to have the hardware acceleration disabled (falses and 0/1 on the last field), check your VGA drivers and update to latest if you can.

    Hope this helps you :)
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  4. Posts : 351
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    DarKnight said:
    Good luck :)
    Thanks!

    So IE is safe to use now? IF it is, I don't need to do any of this because I have all those links and know where they area. I just spent several days working to get a video card to work. I'd prefer to not have to go thru this stuff right now if I don't have to.

    I don't have that "import and backup" Pic attached.
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  5. Posts : 351
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
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       #5

    FerchogtX said:
    Hope this helps you :)
    :)

    That is right over my head ... being 5 am doesn't help. I'm sorry that you put that effort in and I can't follow.
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  6. Posts : 111
    Win7 Ultimate/X84
       #6

    Tousdae said:
    DarKnight said:
    Good luck :)
    Thanks!

    So IE is safe to use now? IF it is, I don't need to do any of this because I have all those links and know where they area. I just spent several days working to get a video card to work. I'd prefer to not have to go thru this stuff right now if I don't have to.

    I don't have that "import and backup" Pic attached.
    Yes, the lastest version of IE is pretty fast and safe.You can replace Mozila Firefox with it or just use any other brows weller such as Google Chrome that's well-known for its stability and performance.
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  7. Posts : 1,397
    Win 10 Pro 64
       #7

    Firefox 39.0.3 was released today. Try it.

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#firefox
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  8. Posts : 351
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thanks guys!
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  9. Posts : 640
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Build 7600
       #9

    Tousdae said:
    FerchogtX said:
    Hope this helps you :)
    :)

    That is right over my head ... being 5 am doesn't help. I'm sorry that you put that effort in and I can't follow.
    No problem, if you still wanna try and latest Firefox update didn't help, do it when you get a chance.
    Not that I help you with a whip on my hand tho XD... you know what I mean :)
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  10. Posts : 351
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    LOL :) I did try the updated version, but it still freezes. I gave up and went back to IE.
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