525681 - Does NOT restore my previously opened tabs and pages

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Session Restore, defect)

Description

[Juhasz Istvan Geza]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.0.7) Gecko/2009021910 Firefox/3.0.7
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; hu; rv:1.9.0.7) Gecko/2009021910 Firefox/3.0.7

I recently downloaded Firefox Setup 3.5.4.exe, installed it, and removed it only a few hours later. (Actually I reinstalled the 3.0.7. version...) Here's why:
1. It doesn't recognize my favourite theme (annoying, but survivable)
2. It doesn't like my favourite download manager (FDM - very annoying, but still survivable)
3. The MAIN PROBLEM. It doesn't restart my previous session - and belive me: I know how to configure that! (this is not only extremely annoying, but almost lethal!!!)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Firefox 3.5.4.
2. Configure it to continue previous session: Tools etc. (Eszközök - Beállítások - Főlap - Indítás - A múltkori ablakok és lapok megjelenítése) - (I have the hungarian version...)
3. Open some pages you want to see next time you start your browser.
4. Exit Firefox.
5. Have a break. Or not.
6. Start Firefox.
Actual Results:  
It will open http://hu.start2.mozilla.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:hu:official.
No other tabs or pages. 

Expected Results:  
Restore my previously opened tabs and pages. Or at least tabs...

Theme: Default. (It doesn't like Firefoxp)
OS: WinXP HE SP2, computer: IBM Thinkpad etc, but that isn't the problem!

Comment 1

[Robert kinkead]

I have the problem of Firefox 3.6 not opening the pages when I select use current pages. I opens just 1 or 2 pages out of 10. It is reproducible,I have tried a half dozen times. 

R. Kinkead

Comment 2

[Paul O'Shannessy [:zpao] (not bugmail, email directly)]

After you quit Firefox is there a sessionstore.js in your profile folder?

Do you have Firefox set to delete history upon quitting?

Are you stuck in private browsing mode?

Do you have the same problems using a new profile? If not, then there's a good chance something (extension, settings, etc) is interacting poorly.

Comment 3

[Robert kinkead]

(In reply to comment #2)
> After you quit Firefox is there a sessionstore.js in your profile folder?
> 
> Do you have Firefox set to delete history upon quitting?
> 
> Are you stuck in private browsing mode?
> 
> Do you have the same problems using a new profile? If not, then there's a good
> chance something (extension, settings, etc) is interacting poorly.

I am the only one who uses this computer so I do not set profiles.
I have never had this problem with other (older) versions of FF.
I have always used the 'Use current pages' option and it has always worked fine, now I am having to use the 'show my windows and tabs from the previous session' option to have my pages open properly with out having to open them manually.

Comment 4

[Paul O'Shannessy [:zpao] (not bugmail, email directly)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> I have always used the 'Use current pages' option and it has always worked
> fine, now I am having to use the 'show my windows and tabs from the previous
> session' option to have my pages open properly with out having to open them
> manually.

Ohhhh So session restore is working fine. But the problem is with setting your home page(s), which is an entirely different problem. Please file a new bug and give as much information as you can so we can try to reproduce (does it always happen, does it happen with particular web sites, etc).

Comment 5

[Robert kinkead]

(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > I have always used the 'Use current pages' option and it has always worked
> > fine, now I am having to use the 'show my windows and tabs from the previous
> > session' option to have my pages open properly with out having to open them
> > manually.
> 
> Ohhhh So session restore is working fine. But the problem is with setting your
> home page(s), which is an entirely different problem. Please file a new bug and
> give as much information as you can so we can try to reproduce (does it always
> happen, does it happen with particular web sites, etc).

Ok I have submitted a new bug report so we can disregard what I have listed here.

Comment 6

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Juhasz do you still see this if you use versoin 3.6?

Comment 7

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.8 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.