606690 - When starting, the specific script below hangs up. The box with the 'Stop Script' option may appear as many as six times.

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Michael A. Webber]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.11) Gecko/20101012 Firefox/3.6.11 GTB7.1 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0E)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.11) Gecko/20101012 Firefox/3.6.11 GTB7.1 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0E)

When starting, the specific script below hangs up. The box with the 'Stop Script' option may appear as many as six times.

file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/components/nsBlocklistService.js:648

(I have seen '648' so often, I know it as well as my address!)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Mozilla Firefox. I have five tabs that open as my 'Home' page. The URL above is where I get the script problem.
2. Keep clicking 'Stop script', but to no avail.
3.
Actual Results:  
Eventually (several minutes, and several clicks later) the tab loads.

Expected Results:  
Load the tab without the script hanging it up.

Comment 1

[aravindm]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13pre) Gecko/20101028 Namoroka/3.6.13pre

Works for me. There is no script error.
Please try if it works fine in safe mode try by creating a new profile. 
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles#Creating_a_profile.

Comment 2

[Michael A. Webber]

It works for you? That figures. Aaagh! 

Any ideas about what could be causing it?

Thanks.

Comment 3

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

How about with a new, empty profile? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile

Comment 4

[Michael A. Webber]

My desktop 'died' (motherboard issues), and apparently so has the problem. I am now on a laptop that is no more powerful, but the problem hasn't happened (yet) on this machine. 

I am wondering if the problem was that my 'Home Page' was actually five different tabs, if the usual culprit this page: http://finance.yahoo.com/charts?s=^GSPC#chart2:symbol=^gspc;range=1d;indicator=macd+stochasticslow+mfi;charttype=candlestick;crosshair=cross;ohlcvalues=1;logscale=on;source=undefined.

I will get back to you if it happens again.

Comment 5

[Michael A. Webber]

PS: Thanks for your time anyway.