Closed Bug 275931 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Firefox process stays in memory, cannot open new windows

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
1.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
critical

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 239223

People

(Reporter: lencura, Assigned: aim)

References

Details

(Keywords: hang) 

Hi,

I'm using the last release of Mozilla FireFox at home and at work.

My problem have been encountered at work after closing a window of Mozilla
Firefox where i have done the configuration of a Cisco Firewall.

The Cisco configurator use Java. I've updated the java platform, re-installed
firefox but the problem is still present. In fact, the Firefox window is closed
but, in taskmanager, firefox.exe is still here, java tray icon too, and i can't
open a new window of Firefox before killing the firefox.exe.

Thanks.
Bye.

Sorry for my English, i'm a French guy :o
*** Bug 275932 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Severity: blocker → normal
Severity: normal → critical
Keywords: hang
Summary: FireFox Blocking → Firefox process stays in memory, cannot open new windows
I have seen this behavior on XP, and Windows2K also - closing FF and being told
that it's already open the next time I try to use it.  

It is perhaps related to the clumsy memory management:  FF uses 100% of the CPU
capacity (as reported by the Task Manager) when doing something simple like
changing already-loaded tabs.  It hangs for 1-10 seconds, sucking up 100% of the
available CPU cycles, then does the change.

The amount of memory the process is using increases steadily over time as I use
FF.  It starts with about 14,000K and rises constantly.  Closing tabs and
windows does not release all the memory it has grabbed: if you go back to one
window with one tab you never get back all the RAM that was used.  I had 3
windows with 2-5 tabs in each open, using 110,800K.  I closed all but this one,
and it is still taking 88,320K to write this bug comment. 
Happened exactly the same to me, with Win2K.
*** Bug 278521 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Same exact for me, too. Even keeps some other programs from running, too. Only
specific one I can think of off hand was the install program for Basilisk II
JIT. Windows XP SP2. Same problem on XP SP1 on my Thinkpad, too.
Same here, using  Gecko/20050119 Firefox/1.0+. Tabs working fine.
Using default theme.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 239223 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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