301979 - when I try to open Firefox from the Desktop, a "Script warning" box opens and the process stalls

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[Peter Bennett]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6
Build Identifier: 

A short while after trying to start Firefox from the desktop a Script Warning
Box opens, stating that a script on this page is causing mozilla to run slowly.I
have the option to close the script or cancel. On clicking on the OK button the
firefox opens immediately. there is NO indication of what "script " is running
as I'm opening it from the desktop 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.go to desktop
2.click on Firefox icon
3.click on icon again and wait for "Script WArning" box to load.....this takes a
minute or so....once complete click on OK to shut script.

Actual Results:  
it runs ok until next time I want to change URL's

Expected Results:  
opened the desired page immediately

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Does it work if you run Firefox in the Firefox safemode ?

Comment 2

[Peter Bennett]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Does it work if you run Firefox in the Firefox safemode ?

No it still occurs in safemode.
This error occurs on start-up regardless of what Homepage is set (even none)

Comment 3

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

*** Bug 308164 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

tucats, do you still see this?  (preferably using v3 to test)

(no response pming reporter)

Comment 5

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

resolving due to lack of response.
reporter, feels free to reopen this bug report if you can answer comment 4.