Closed Bug 401477 Opened 17 years ago Closed 16 years ago

Safe Mode should have an option to disable Session Restore

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: jmdesp, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

 
(sorry for the empty description, bug was entered early) 

In some cases, Firefox can not be started anymore because one page saved in the session will crash it (due for example to a bug like bug 400735)

There should be an option in safe mode to disable Session Restore.
Or even, Firefox could just not do Session Restore in Safe Mode.
Summary: Safe Mode should enable to not do the session Restore → Safe Mode should have an option to disable Session Restore
In fact, the feature here is about being able to ignore the Startup setting of Firefox and load a blank page at startup in Safe Mode, instead of the home page or of "windows and tabs from the last time" in order to be able to start reliably if it is those pages that cause the crash.

Bug 347680 is about the reverse, when you recover from a crash, automatically suggest to go in safe mode.
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
The core issue should be fixed by bug 451292 by making sure that you get the Session Restore prompt after a crash right at startup.
Component: Startup and Profile System → General
Depends on: 451292
Product: Toolkit → Firefox
QA Contact: startup → general
FIXED by the combination of bug 459593 and bug 451292 (crashy sessions are now always detected as such and never automatically restored in Safe Mode).
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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