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How to disable nag screens about updating to Firefox 24

jimobasa1955
jimobasa1955
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I would like to know how to disable the endless nag screens inviting me to update to Firefox 24. I do not want Firefox 24 because I tried it for two weeks and it was repeatedly crashing - several times in each day - or simply freezing. I cannot work this way and so I have downgraded to a previous version of Firefox and I have not had a single problem in a whole month. Please be aware that I do not allow Norton products on my computer so that is not an issue. I keep a very clean computer - scanning EVERY night before shutdown with CCleaner and JetClean with Avast running permanently in the background. I also scan weekly with Superantispyware.

I would like to know how to disable the endless nag screens inviting me to update to Firefox 24. I do not want Firefox 24 because I tried it for two weeks and it was repeatedly crashing - several times in each day - or simply freezing. I cannot work this way and so I have downgraded to a previous version of Firefox and I have not had a single problem in a whole month. Please be aware that I do not allow Norton products on my computer so that is not an issue. I keep a very clean computer - scanning EVERY night before shutdown with CCleaner and JetClean with Avast running permanently in the background. I also scan weekly with Superantispyware.

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kobe
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Note that using any version older than 24 has security risks, I would update and then try to post crash reports using the instructions below.

First update Firefox

Then once as Firefox crashes 5 times and you have submitted the crashes to mozilla, using the Mozilla Crash Reporter. Place crash ID's to this site to find how the problem can be fixed.

  1. Enter about:crashes in the address bar (that's where you enter your website URL) and press Enter. You should now see a list of submitted crash reports.

    aboutcrashes.png
  2. Copy the 5 most recent crash ID's that you see in the crash report window and paste them into your response here.

More information and further troubleshooting steps can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) article.

jimobasa1955
jimobasa1955 Question owner
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Thanks for the advice. I did upload to Firefoix 24 to give it one more chance and there is no change in its unreliability. Even typing this message is not the smooth process it should be. Firefox 24 does not actually "crash". It simply freezes several times per day (forcing me to open Task Manager in order to get my computer restarted) and goes into "Not Responding" mode. With Firefox 24, I cannot even use Facebook apps as they are jerky and sometimes unresponsive. I get none of these problems with the earlier Firefox I have now put back on my computer. Everything runs fast and smooth.