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Is Firefox 1.0 Less Stable than Firefox PR1.0?

Posted by Cliff on from the software-regression dept.

An anonymous reader wonders: "I had Firefox 1.0PR running smoothly on three different machines and it hardly ever crashed. After upgrading to 1.0, I seem to have at least one annoying crash a day. On one of the machines, using the 'self update' feature caused Firefox to crash in middle of the upgrade and left it in a completely unusable state. Eventually, I had to uninstall it and resort to using IE to download the full installer, again. Is it just me, or are other heavy Firefox users noticing this sort of behavior?"

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  1. /. is not tech support by aws910 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why don't you try posting on the Mozilla.org forums?

  2. Uninstall first! by hazed · · Score: 5, Informative

    Make sure you uninstall any old versions before installing the new version. Its in the faq.. well hidden, but i've had no problems when uninstalling then re-installing. Make sure to back up, but your savings should be saved as they are not held in the same area as the executeables and whatnot. I have had problems just upgrading, but i've been problemless since i've done the above.

    --
    "We are eternal.. all this pain is an illusion." -Maynard James Kenan
  3. Re:Basic Human Nature by Feztaa · · Score: 5, Informative

    I much prefer to hold down CTRL and then scroll the mouse wheel up, then down. Does the exact same thing, just easier than taking my hand off the mouse ;)

  4. Re:CNN will crash it by prockcore · · Score: 5, Informative

    Linux 2.6, GNOME, 32-bit ppc, libswf installed,

    I have an idea on why your browser is crashing.

    You're trying to open flashMX movies in a flash3 library that was abandoned over 5 years ago.

    Try removing libswf and I bet CNN won't crash at all.

  5. I had opposite results by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5, Informative

    1.0PR had a javascript pop-up crash bug that drove me crazy. 1.0 fixed that.

    Some things to consider:

    1. How did you install 1.0? Did you do an overwrite? If so, do a clean install.

    2. What extensions are you using? Have you disabled the extension version check?

    >On one of the machines, using the 'self update' feature caused Firefox to crash in middle of the upgrade

    When was this? Do you have DNS/network/firewall issues which could be causing this?

    Lastly, to get some real answers from the experts people should asking here.

  6. Suggestion anyway by Corwyn_123 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Try uninstalling Firefox 1.0PR, don't worry the profile will be left intact, then install Firefox 1.0, this works just fine, and Firefox 1.0 is completely stable.