347294 - Get script running message every time I click on Firefox

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[Charles Lipson, M.D.]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
Build Identifier: 1.5.05 & 1.5.06

When downloading and installin 1.5.05 a box came up that said it was checking compatibility.  It rapidly went into a not responding state and I eventually ended it with ctrl-alt-del.  The program then installed.  Since then every time I wish to bring up Firefox, either from the desktop shortcut or from the Start Menu I get a delayfollowed by a box the says "A script on this page may be busy or it may have stopped responding. You can Stop the script or you can continue to see if the script will Complete".  The script never oompletes. When i stop the script Firefox comes up and works fine.  I tried altering the sript run time to no avail. Presario Laptop c. Windows XP Sevice pack 2. HELP!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click on Firefox on desktop or start menu
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Actual Results:  
Get script message

Expected Results:  
See above.

Brought up firefox without the script message.

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Does that also happen with disabled extensions or with a new profile?

Comment 2

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

You can disable extensions in Tools > Extensions (right-click > Disable) or by running Firefox in it's safe mode.
Creating a new profile via the Profile Manager or by renaming your profile folder Mozilla.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode_(Firefox)
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Folder

Comment 3

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Have you tried a re-install of the program?

Comment 4

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

(In reply to comment #3)
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in a new clean directory?

Comment 5

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Solved by a re-install.