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Firefox crashes when closing browser (No smart card)

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Not all the time but a lot . When i go to close firefox it crashes and pops up a box saying that it will send error report to Mozilla. And would I like to try to reopen the tabs that were being used when I closed it.

Not all the time but a lot . When i go to close firefox it crashes and pops up a box saying that it will send error report to Mozilla. And would I like to try to reopen the tabs that were being used when I closed it.

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see what happens when you launch firefox in safe mode, ie add-ons disabled.

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I have tried with add ons disabled still the same , and when you come to open firefox again after it crashes it say it is already running and needs to close to restart.

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In the address bar, type about:crashes<enter>. Note: If any reports do not have BP- in front of the numbers/letters, click it to submit them.

The crash report is several pages of data. We need the report numbers to see the whole report.

Using your mouse, mark the most recent 7 - 10 crash reports, and copy them. Press the Reply button. Now go to the reply box and paste them in.

aboutcrashesFx29

For more help on crash reports, see; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-crashes-asking-support

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Report ID Date Crashed f9546866-6242-4b9d-9e6c-dd1768d9d5e5 20/07/17 06:44 29c2990a-843d-4f66-ad15-d2623ee7bf3c 19/07/17 11:05 3c888ccb-01c8-4205-81cd-5487b63a82ec 19/07/17 10:25 240331bd-24e9-421e-9c60-f943adc25d43 19/07/17 08:27 34fa35e6-600c-42bf-a72a-cc96e4f4abec 18/07/17 17:16 7e7a684c-5130-465a-9e00-1ef933ab5520 18/07/17 14:41 7c508b34-4dd3-46bf-ab1c-22e8a5c4e51b 18/07/17 14:27 c95b8fd3-99c7-4983-8231-b1a5156490ed 18/07/17 08:52 6bffe9b3-f041-45ff-9774-91cbeee82c76 17/07/17 12:00 47caca1f-452b-429b-b7c5-3f4da719d0fe 16/07/17 23:07 3d33a8f3-2a4b-4a2b-b9d7-f2774c89e960 16/07/17 18:10 de119264-5ebf-484a-a4a5-a436c47faae9 16/07/17 15:07 9433cd90-e9f0-4298-8eae-90ebd9531274 16/07/17 13:51 aeed0057-5530-422d-a7ed-29aa3392e8b3 15/07/17 13:34 7b7c5cc9-e22b-40c1-8de0-41f1d8a1a76c 15/07/17 12:26 I think this is what you wanted ?

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These crash reports weren’t sent to the Mozilla Servers.

In the address bar, type about:crashes<enter>. Note: If any reports do not have BP- in front of the numbers/letters, click it to submit them.

The crash report is several pages of data. We need the report numbers to see the whole report.

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240331bd-24e9-421e-9c60-f943adc25d43 34fa35e6-600c-42bf-a72a-cc96e4f4abec 7e7a684c-5130-465a-9e00-1ef933ab5520 7c508b34-4dd3-46bf-ab1c-22e8a5c4e51b c95b8fd3-99c7-4983-8231-b1a5156490ed 47caca1f-452b-429b-b7c5-3f4da719d0fe 3d33a8f3-2a4b-4a2b-b9d7-f2774c89e960 de119264-5ebf-484a-a4a5-a436c47faae9 9433cd90-e9f0-4298-8eae-90ebd9531274 aeed0057-5530-422d-a7ed-29aa3392e8b3 7b7c5cc9-e22b-40c1-8de0-41f1d8a1a76c c3fea1ed-5bef-49ae-a1f4-d9bb0189a54d 8bcd5911-0bcb-4f0a-b07b-abbdf342c67b f9205e92-115a-42ca-9e76-345f804c9669

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FredMcD said

Note: If any reports do not have BP- in front of the numbers/letters, click it to submit them.
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Hi FredMcD I have got the page up with the list of unsubmitted crash reports. I am not PC wizard. If I click on error number it opens the report and I cannot see a submit button. If I try and highlight a selection of reports it will only allow copy

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That is how the report gets submitted. Please do the same for 5-7 latest reports, then post the BP- numbers.

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Hope this is right bp-2bc3d0fc-8f7f-4e3e-87c5-2d9350170723 bp-78caf115-35ef-4a02-973a-550c20170723 bp-90b10037-4a2d-4048-9b99-85bae0170723 bp-7e61d15e-4a7a-47fb-add1-cea7a0170723 bp-b6e200ef-875e-4990-8510-f9cdf0170723 bp-a5a48da5-b718-4fc4-a261-1455b0170723 bp-d970f5e2-5ae2-4bca-bb0b-fed7f0170723 bp-ee1ac0e6-25b6-43cb-ae44-c750a0170723 bp-1e9b5851-db7a-45e9-bd96-8d4b10170723 bp-10d4b37f-723d-4c64-9e5d-26b950170723 bp-aa4bef87-402b-41e2-99a0-441fe0170723 bp-3dc4f3e0-ee30-4444-8a11-803da0170723 bp-7e2c1c48-f535-4338-b0be-3463c0170723 bp-8184e521-ca18-4366-9e95-870a10170723 bp-34143199-5354-4c7a-99ee-907d10170723 bp-283c5245-20ff-40db-9917-696ed0170723 bp-439996b0-f8f6-45e0-b95c-7ba490170723 bp-3c749559-4cfb-4ef8-a194-83f900170723 bp-8d5243d9-9827-4edd-9b55-e1c720170723 bp-4abce9f2-1d92-4d25-a208-0ffc70170723

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Well done.

Product Firefox Release Channel release Version 54.0.1 Build ID 20170628075643 OS ==not listed== OS Version ==not listed==

bp-2bc3d0fc-8f7f-4e3e-87c5-2d9350170723 bp-78caf115-35ef-4a02-973a-550c20170723 Signature: IPCError-browser | ShutDownKill

Attention Sumo's there are 15 related bug reports

Note: Nothing listed under Modules +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Product Firefox Release Channel release Version 54.0.1 Build ID 20170628075643 OS Windows 7 OS Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1

bp-90b10037-4a2d-4048-9b99-85bae0170723 bp-7e61d15e-4a7a-47fb-add1-cea7a0170723 Signature: EMPTY: no crashing thread identified; OK

This is for Sumo's Related Bugs 1178605 NEW --- WebGL conformance test refract_001_to_006.html crashes the browser. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Product Firefox Release Channel release Version 54.0.1 Build ID 20170628075643 OS ==not listed== OS Version ==not listed==

bp-b6e200ef-875e-4990-8510-f9cdf0170723 bp-a5a48da5-b718-4fc4-a261-1455b0170723 Signature: IPCError-browser | ShutDownKill

Attention Sumo's there are 15 related bug reports

Note: Nothing listed under Modules

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Let’s do a full clean re-install; Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

Save the file. Then Close Firefox.

Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)

Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux

If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Do Not remove the profiles folder.

Look for, and rename any Mozilla or Firefox program folders by adding .old to them. Do not rename the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.

After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. If all goes well, remove the OLD folders when you are done. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia

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Use one of these to close Firefox if you are currently doing that by clicking the close X on the Firefox title bar.

  • "3-bar" menu button -> Exit (Power button)
  • Windows: File -> Exit
  • Mac: Firefox -> Quit Firefox
  • Linux: File -> Quit

When multi-process windows in Firefox is enabled then Firefox will use more memory and may be less responsive.

You can try this to see if it has effect:

  • set dom.ipc.processCount to 1 if it is currently set to a higher value (4)
  • disable multi-process windows in Firefox

You can disable multi-process windows in Firefox by setting these prefs to false on the about:config page.

  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false
  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

You can open the about:config page: via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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windowscor-el said

Use one of these to close Firefox if you are currently doing that by clicking the close X on the Firefox title bar.
  • "3-bar" menu button -> Exit (Power button)
  • Windows: File -> Exit
  • Mac: Firefox -> Quit Firefox
  • Linux: File -> Quit

When multi-process windows in Firefox is enabled then Firefox will use more memory and may be less responsive.

You can try this to see if it has effect:

  • set dom.ipc.processCount to 1 if it is currently set to a higher value (4)
  • disable multi-process windows in Firefox

You can disable multi-process windows in Firefox by setting these prefs to false on the about:config page.

  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false
  • browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

You can open the about:config page: via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

Some FYI to include in your instructions: Using the task manager to shut down programs is more efficient than restarting windows to shut down a program, especially if there are more than an instance of the program running in memory and all of them need to be shut down, aka, end process.

Modified by ·´¯`·...¸>-)))º> ~dbben

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How to crash Firefox (All Systems); Instructions here; https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/How_to_report_a_hung_Firefox

This link has a program that can crash Firefox.

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I have re installed via your link a fresh firefox. It is still doing the same as before I have tried to start laptop in safe mode holding F8 down on start up. But for some reason I cannot get it to run in safe mode ?

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you can manually start windows in safe mode while in the desktop.

click on start>run>msconfig

under boot tab there is an option box for invoking safe boot & networking.

then exit and do a reboot and safemode for windows will launch.

when you are done with safemode, execute the steps above by disabling safe boot & networking while in the safemode desktop.

Modified by ·´¯`·...¸>-)))º> ~dbben

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Problem update Ran Firefox on pc in safe mode runs ok Put laptop back to normal mode And when I closed Firefox it crashed and said to send report and reopen the tabs that I had closed !

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what you can next do is to launch normal windows without all the startups, like safe mode does.

click on start>run>msconfig

under startup tab, there will be a bunch of line items that designate and invoke specific programs to launch when windows does.

so if you uncheck them all, and then reboot, normal windows will start up similarly like safemode does.

then you can test out the browser to see if you get the same results as in safemode.

however, before rebooting after temporarily disabling the startups, jot them down on paper so you know which ones they were.

then to find out which one is causing the problem, enable one start up and reboot and test your browser. then enable the next startup, reboot and test your browser again. do this repeatedly until you find which startup is causing the problem for you.

incidentally, you are welcome to share the list of startups with us. that way we can see and probably tell you right away which ones are no good and should never be started up with windows.

let us know!