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I can't type anything, its like firefox freezes when i try.

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Tazmaniondvl
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I have uninstalled, reinstalled, and even reset firefox multiple times. Anytime I try to type in Mozilla firefox, the screen freezes. I am able to do everything I want in safemode, but it will NOT work in normal mode, I have no addons or extensions installed, no tool bars. Just bare bones Mozilla firefox. PLEASE HELP

I have uninstalled, reinstalled, and even reset firefox multiple times. Anytime I try to type in Mozilla firefox, the screen freezes. I am able to do everything I want in safemode, but it will NOT work in normal mode, I have no addons or extensions installed, no tool bars. Just bare bones Mozilla firefox. PLEASE HELP

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Do you use security software that modifies the way keyboard input is sent to applications, for example, an anti-keylogging feature?

Could you double-check that Firefox isn't picking up any extensions installed externally on your system (Firefox discovers these in the Windows registry)? These should appear on the Add-ons page. Either:

  • Ctrl+Shift+a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons

Then in the left column click Extensions.

cor-el
cor-el
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In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (localstore-safe.rdf file)
  • JavaScript JIT compilers are disabled (about:config page: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problem.

See "Creating a profile":

If the new profile works then you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem