FireFox freezes? About every few seconds.

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FireFox freezes? About every few seconds.

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Yeah, so simply put, FireFox freezes. I won't do anything exept for surfing the web, when suddenly it'll freeze for a few seconds, but then it'll start up again. Also, I don't know if this helps, but sometimes when it freezes my computer fan heats up. Also, I can still access other programs when this happens, such as AIM and other things that are already opened, I just can't do things in FireFox.
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Try the suggestions here ... http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs Are you accessing sites that are loading a lot of Flash ?
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it seems to happen with every website I use, including this one. And the linnk you gave me didn't help.
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OK... Work your way through the Standard Diagnostic.... http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox
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Re: FireFox freezes? About every few seconds.

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There is an add-on that will fix this. It's called Javascript Debugger.

In a Firefox window, click on "Tools" at the top. Then click on "add-ons" and click on "Get add-ons" on the pop-up window. In the search line, type "java" and click the hourglass. Scroll down and add the "Javascript Debugger" and I also recommend the "Java Quickstarter" add-on.

The debugger will prevent the "hanging" of Firefox on just about every site. For problem sites, Quickstarter gives you 2 buttons on the bottom bar in Firefox. You can use these to block all Java (J button) or all Javascripts (JS button) or both at will.
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Thanks for the reply but after 18 months, I doubt whether the OP is still monitoring this thread.
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