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getting error msg: (java) Error on switching in renew:NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED, Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [nsIPrefBranch.getCharPref]

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Getting error msg box upper right of screen: (JavaScript Application) Error on switching in renew: NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED, Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [nsIPrefBranch.getCharPref]

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

After I removed a game program.

User Agent

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SearchToolbar 1.1; GTB6.5; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; eSobiSubscriber 2.0.4.16; InfoPath.1)

Getting error msg box upper right of screen: (JavaScript Application) Error on switching in renew: NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED, Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [nsIPrefBranch.getCharPref] == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == After I removed a game program. == == User Agent == Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SearchToolbar 1.1; GTB6.5; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; eSobiSubscriber 2.0.4.16; InfoPath.1)

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AnonymousUser
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Growl. The same thing is happening to me. Please let me know how to fix it. I miss using FireFox!

amitkiswani
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Amit. I am also facing the same thing . Please let me know how to fix it.

Modified by amitkiswani

whizzed
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I cannot get rid of this but when trying to open Firefox but with explorer it opens fine

cor-el
cor-el
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That issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.

Start Firefox in Use Troubleshoot Mode in Firefox to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).


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