Firefox

Chives · 5 Apr 2010 at 23:50

Keep getting this problem where I close firefox and the process doesn't end. So when I reopen it I have to close the previous (still running) process for it to run.
Any ideas why it Might be happening?

Memphis · 5 Apr 2010 at 23:58

Is this every time you close Firefox, or only when you close it then try to re-open in quick succession?

Chives · 5 Apr 2010 at 23:59

Memphis said:
Is this every time you close Firefox, or only when you close it then try to re-open in quick succession?

Seems to be every time

Edit: Just tested this using task manager and it takes 30 seconds or so to close the task , and yes it is usually when I reopen it shortly after .. not that quickly though.

Pooh · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:20

At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious

Have you uninstalled then reinstalled

Pooh · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:21

Another thought

Are you overclocking and if so has windows crashed lately possible corrupting some files ??

UncertainGod · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:29

Because Firefox forces all of it's internal workings to run in a single thread the causes for this can be many but most of the time it is caused by a dodgy extension or plug-in, running any old or unusual plug-ins?

Anyway the only decent way to track down the culprit is to disable all the plug-ins you have and do a shut-down, start-up while watching the processes screen in system properties to see if it shuts down faster, if it does then you should re-activate your extensions/plug-ins one by one until you find the culprit.

Chives · 6 Apr 2010 at 00:40

UncertainGod said:
Because Firefox forces all of it's internal workings to run in a single thread the causes for this can be many but most of the time it is caused by a dodgy extension or plug-in, running any old or unusual plug-ins?

Anyway the only decent way to track down the culprit is to disable all the plug-ins you have and do a shut-down, start-up while watching the processes screen in system properties to see if it shuts down faster, if it does then you should re-activate your extensions/plug-ins one by one until you find the culprit.

Cheers mate

. Turned out it was the winamp toolbar causing it to be so slow.