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Firefox uses all cpu cycles every ten minutes. Can't do anything for 1-2 minutes after it starts. I've disable all add-ons, still does it.

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Every ten minutes my computer comes to a stop because Firefox is using all the CPU cycles. lasts for one to two minutes.

Every ten minutes my computer comes to a stop because Firefox is using all the CPU cycles. lasts for one to two minutes.

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Update: Now my problem has gone from bad to worse. CPU cycles goes from 0 to 99 every 5 seconds. firefox is using 800 megs of memory. Does anyone have an answer?