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When I try to download a file the file usually downloads but Firefox freezes.

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Windows XP Pro SP2, Firefox 3.6. When I try to download a file the file usually downloads; as the dl proceeds the mouse cursor over Firefox is an arrow. When the dl completes, the arrow turns to an hourglass and Firefox hangs completely. I cannnot close the program using task manager; I cannot stop the process; I have to reboot. I have tried all the remedies suggested: disable addons, manually remove downloads.sqlite, etc. to no avail.

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Every time Firefox opened

Windows XP Pro SP2, Firefox 3.6. When I try to download a file the file usually downloads; as the dl proceeds the mouse cursor over Firefox is an arrow. When the dl completes, the arrow turns to an hourglass and Firefox hangs completely. I cannnot close the program using task manager; I cannot stop the process; I have to reboot. I have tried all the remedies suggested: disable addons, manually remove downloads.sqlite, etc. to no avail. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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AnonymousUser
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type: about:config into the locationbar then press enter. in about:config type: browser.download.manager.scanwhendone then double click on it to change it to false.that should fix it..

AnonymousUser
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Thanks for the reply, but scanwhendone was already set to false.

cor-el
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See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files

AnonymousUser
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Connection times out. :-( I'll try again, later.

cor-el
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The MozillaZine KB is having problems, try the Google cache in that case. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=cache:http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files