Firefox keeps flickering. . .

Thanks, PwnFrnzy, for the update. I'm keepin' my fingers crossed! :)

If it returns, we'll be here to help!

I have this same problem, too. On a new computer with Windows 7, Firefox 3.6.13, no add-ons.

It just randomly says "Not Responding" for anywhere from 5-30 seconds and sometimes freezes permanently. While this is happening, the Firefox windows almost turn completely white.

It seems like it happens randomly. I'll have FF open for a number of hours with no issues at all, and then it randomly starts. Once it starts, I know to save all my work ASAP because it's going to keep freezing and unfreezing until it finally freezes for good and I have to kill the process.

None of that info is specific to Windows 7. I've used Firefox since it first came out without issue until Windows 7.

I wasn't able to get a screenshot of the faded white screen, but I got one of the error message this time:



It seems that many people are reporting this issue online but a fix has not been found yet (other than to use another browser).

Are there any reported conflicts between Firefox and Windows 7? Is it a compatibility thing? Do I have to run it in like XP or Vista compatibility mode or something? Cuz obviously there's something not jiving with Windows 7.

It just happened again (imagine that). I got a screenshot of it this time. See how everything in the background turned white? That happened about 10 seconds before it crashed.

I am Ari Gold pissed right now. It just randomly happened while I was working on something and I lost some work I was working on in another browser.

This is infuriating, rendering FF essentially unusable in Windows 7 because it may crash at any time without warning. Does anyone have a fix for this problem yet?




edit - for those of you who don't watch Entourage, this is Ari Gold pissed (language warning)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC92MraU8s

Irene said:

If I were you, I would change my Windows 7 Theme.

Looks like that is the problem to me...

How does the theme affect Firefox compatibility?

I've only had Windows 7 for like a week. There were a few themes but I just picked this one cuz the colors were ok.

Irene said:

ninjasninja said:

How does the theme affect Firefox compatibility?

I've only had Windows 7 for like a week. There were a few themes but I just picked this one cuz the colors were ok.

Theme management was in the background of your screen print. I just wondered if FF had some problem with it.

I would think that it's worth a try changing it, albeit temporarily - you can always go back to it if it doesn't make any difference. :)

Oh, that was theme management for a WordPress blog, not for Windows or Firefox That was just the webpage I was on when it crashed.