446144 - "Firefox is running, but is not responding..."

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Ming Tang]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1

When I closed Firefox and attempted to re-open it, it said Firefox is not responding, so I need to terminate it with Task Manager or it will end after a few minutes.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.close Firefox
2.re-open Firefox
Actual Results:  
A message box said "Firefox is running, but is not responding ......"

Expected Results:  
It should open

I used the following plugins and adons
Mozilla Default Plugin
Shockwave Flash
Microsoft Silverlight
and
Adblock Plus
Console^2
APNG Edit
ChatZilla
DOM Inspector
Extended Statusbar
GMail Notifier
Google Toolbar
HTML Validator
iMacros
Leet Key
MeasureIt
Speed Dial
Undo Closed Tab
Web Developer

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Can you try running in safe mode (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode). This issue often occurs when Firefox has stopped responding, and is closed. The Process continues in the background, but the window is not up. Open Firefox normally, do not open any websites. After Firefox has fully finished loading, close. then try to open it again. Do the same in Safe Mode.

Comment 2

[Ming Tang]

In safe mode with factory default, the Firefox is OK.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Maybe an extension problem.

Comment 4

[Ming Tang]

Firefox should check and terminate the process after closed.

Comment 5

[Jesse Ruderman]

Can you figure out which extension(s) are causing this problem for you?

Comment 6

[Ming Tang]

Maybe they are AdBlock Plus, Google Toolbar, and other extensions that keep running background process

Comment 7

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

If this does not happen in Safe Mode, disable the extension one by one in normal mode. This will eventually show which one is causing this. Then, contact the developer of the extension. Closing as INVALID for now.