62068 - mozilla hangs on startup

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect, P3)

Description

[Sebastian Späth]

Seeing on Win98 with daily builds beginning from 12/1 or 12/2:

Mozilla doesn't start anymore (clean install). After displaying the splash 
screen it simply hangs. Here the output of the console:

Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: Setting of property "java.compiler" is ignor
ed
initialization error: Can't load class netscape/javascript/JSUtil
JavaScript error:
 line 0: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x8
0004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIStringBundleService.CreateBundle]"  nsresult: "0x
80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame :: chrome://global/content/str
res.js :: srGetStrBundleWithLocale :: line 42"  data: no]

Comment 1

[[e-mail]]

Attachment: Look at the line from the Leo-Dict-bookmarklet...

Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

In the parser of the bookmarks there is a bug, which trashes umlauts an let grow
quickly the size of the bookmarks. As an workaround I removed all umlauts. To
reproduce the bug load the attached bookmark-file into mozilla, and move the
cursor over the "Leo Dict"-Bookmarklet, there you the trashed umlauts.

Comment 3

[Sebastian Späth]

Err, sorry I think this is the wrong bug to add your comments to. This bug is 
about mozilla not even starting, so parsing bookmarklets is another issue.
Additional info to my bug:
(I use the installer build BTW) Removing the Java plugins gets rid of the first 
two messages, however the last issue will still be displayed and mozilla hangs:
   JavaScript error: line 0: uncaught exception: [Exception... [snip]

Comment 4

[Sebastian Späth]

Oh well, just reinstalled 11/30  which had definitely worked and I get the same 
results, so it's something on my system.
Strange, as I deleted mozver/mozregistry.dat and deleted all mozilla registry 
keys.
If you got some tips on this one, please post, otherwise feel free to close as 
INVALID.

Comment 5

[John Unruh]

OK. Invalid.

Comment 6

[Phil Schwartau]

Marking Verified - cc'ing jband in case he might recognize this problem -