130881 - hangs on start up

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[B. Macy]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:0.9.7) Gecko/20011221
BuildID:    2002031104

Mozilla hangs on screen saying, "do you want to make Mozilla your default browser"
Also prevents Netscape 6.2 from starting (also hangs) -- re-installinh N6.2
doesn't help.
Using 9.7 now which starts fine.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.install Mozilla .9.9
2. start-up Mozilla
3. crash

Actual Results:  Mozilla stops responding
Netscape 6.2 won't start

using Win98SE.

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

-> XP APPS

Reporter: Can yopu try a new profile ?
(run "mozilla -profilemanager" and create an additional test profile)

Comment 2

[Peter Trudelle]

What mozilla work is this blocking?

Comment 3

[Ben Guthrie]

several of us had problems with 3/12 latest nightly(s) crashing on install or on
launch.  I fell back to a good 3/11 = 2002031103 and all was fine.  since 3/13 mine 
have been back to the usual.  you should save your current good one and try another 
latest.  I'm typing from 2002031403

see http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback/read.php?f=4&i=1353&t=1353   for our
3/12 problems

Comment 4

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Ben Guthrie: 
Please read the bug report before you add a comment. The user has the problem
not with the latest builds. And don't forget trunk!=branch builds !
(i need bugzilla holidays or i will kill people)

Comment 5

[Peter Trudelle]

I'd like to see the answer to Matthias' question in comment #1, as tested with a
current build.

Comment 6

[Paul Wyskoczka]

--> qa [e-mail]  desktop integration

Comment 7

[Andrew Hagen]

Worksforme 1.0 RC1 Build ID: 2002042906 branch Windows 98.

Reporter, is this problem still occurring with recent Mozilla builds?

Comment 8

[B. Macy]

Just downloaded the latest build -- 1.0  2002043010.

and yes it still hangs (stops responding) 
on start-up.  All it get is the colored stripe at the top of the screen that

indicates the 
software title on the left, and the minimize, maximize, and close button on the far right.  Opera 
and
IE5.5 both work fine. 

I installed WinME, in the chance the Win98SE might be the 
problem.  No luck. I also updated my motherboard bios and
video card drivers and software to the 
very latest versions.  Again, no luck.  Obviously a conflict with a driver
somewhere, I just 
can't figure out what and where. 

Good thing is I can now ctrl-alt-del and end the program 
without crashing the computer.  Before doing that to get out
of Mozilla (or Netscape 6.2) would 
crash the OS (unsavable fatal blue screen).

Again.  This may be an OS problem -- it is MS after 
all.  But if I have, might others have it as well?

Comment 9

[Andrew Hagen]

Reporter, could you do a full reinstall? Uninstall, reboot, delete all of your
Mozilla files, then reinstall. Also, when you startup, create a new profile and
try to load Mozilla with that.

By the way, is this an Athlon system?

Comment 10

[Sitsofe Wheeler]

Marking WORKSFORME (Win98SE Moz 1.0rc3) because of lack of response to request
for information in over a month.

B. Macy please reopen this bug if can followup the request for information in
comment #9 with a new build (1.0rc3 or newer)...

Comment 11

[B. Macy]

followed the suggestions of Comment #9 for the second time, this time with 1.0 rc3.  It now works.  
Issue/problem solved.  Have no idea what the issue was, but am convinced that this was a MS issue -- 
not a Mozilla issue -- as I surmised in comment #8.  Glad to have it back.