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Why does firefox freeze up when I try to read a stsement or list within any web site?

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fhmarquez
fhmarquez

I open a link to any web page ok but if I select a link to see something like a statement or a wine list or such, the browser goes into an extended loading process in which I am told that the server is busy and would I like to switch or retry. Most of the time I select switch twice or more and the page is displayed, many times the option window pops up behind the Firefox page and since the browser is unresponsive I cannot make a selection and I am forced to close the browser using task manager.

I open a link to any web page ok but if I select a link to see something like a statement or a wine list or such, the browser goes into an extended loading process in which I am told that the server is busy and would I like to switch or retry. Most of the time I select switch twice or more and the page is displayed, many times the option window pops up behind the Firefox page and since the browser is unresponsive I cannot make a selection and I am forced to close the browser using task manager.

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John99
John99

Try to determine exactly what the content is that is causing problems, is it for instance opening .pdf type files or specific types of images ?

  • Tools -> Page Info -> Media may give you some clues as to what is common to pages that give problems.

It could also be a problem with your Javascript settings to block or enable

  • Tools -> Options -> Content

Or one or more of your extensions could be causing problems see