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locks up after opening home page is G-mail using 4.b8

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Firefox 4.b8 locks up after opening home page is G-mail. Was working Ok until about 2 weeks ago. Other Browsers OK. Like Firefox ! Sy

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Firefox 4.b8 locks up after opening home page is G-mail. Was working Ok until about 2 weeks ago. Other Browsers OK. Like Firefox ! Sy hisy30b

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  • "Clear the Cache": Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
  • "Remove the Cookies" from sites that cause problems: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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I Just downloaded the NEW Firefox 4.9 and still have the very same problem. The home screen G-mail comes up OK, then all is locked. I thought the new version my fix problem, but all the same. Sy

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  • "Clear the Cache": Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
  • "Remove the Cookies" from sites that cause problems: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

See:

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cor-el Thank you for trying. When firefox opens the FIRST SCREEN, All locks up. I can not click on anything. No tools, nothing, all is locked up. Sy