
I keep getting a script error tab, and Firefox won't open. What do I do?
Okay, so whenever I attempt to open Firefox, a message that says "An error has occurred in the script of this page" appears.
I've done some research, and they all suggested I go into Firefox settings, but I can't exactly do that without having Firefox open in the first place, right?
Anyways, any help or support would be great!
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My guess would be that this message is caused either by a glitch in your home page, or another page opening at startup (could be tabs from a previous session), or from an add-on.
Could you try starting Firefox with a different page in a separate window? For example, the DuckDuckGo search engine. In the Windows 10 search box, paste the following command line and press Enter to run it:
firefox.exe -url "about:blank" -new-window "https://duckduckgo.com/"
My thought is that by having two different windows, if one of them has a problem, you'll still be able to move forward with troubleshooting in the other one. Does that work for you?
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My guess would be that this message is caused either by a glitch in your home page, or another page opening at startup (could be tabs from a previous session), or from an add-on.
Could you try starting Firefox with a different page in a separate window? For example, the DuckDuckGo search engine. In the Windows 10 search box, paste the following command line and press Enter to run it:
firefox.exe -url "about:blank" -new-window "https://duckduckgo.com/"
My thought is that by having two different windows, if one of them has a problem, you'll still be able to move forward with troubleshooting in the other one. Does that work for you?
Thank you, it worked perfectly!
Update: I just did a tiny bit of troubleshooting and, if you'll believe it, it's working just fine now. After only a minute or two.
Thanks again.
jscher2000 said
My guess would be that this message is caused either by a glitch in your home page, or another page opening at startup (could be tabs from a previous session), or from an add-on. Could you try starting Firefox with a different page in a separate window? For example, the DuckDuckGo search engine. In the Windows 10 search box, paste the following command line and press Enter to run it: firefox.exe -url "about:blank" -new-window "https://duckduckgo.com/" My thought is that by having two different windows, if one of them has a problem, you'll still be able to move forward with troubleshooting in the other one. Does that work for you?
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