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Crash at sturtup even in safe-mode

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  • Valiny farany nomen'i Wodensday

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Firefox crashes at startup even in safe mode. I think there was firefox update after first crash and it did not start after that. Developers version works fine. Latest reports: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/a52eaf96-db47-4308-be5a-e7bc60210722 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/72b10ba5-f8d8-4de9-a162-04c3a0210722 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/432e5478-e1ec-4be7-a198-4c1de0210722 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/0519137b-eb3e-4521-83a9-35b8a0210722

Novain'i Wodensday t@

Vahaolana nofidina

All the crash reports you posted are in Firefox Safe Mode.

Do reports from regular mode have the same crash signature if you open such a report ?


Do a clean reinstall of the current Firefox release and delete the Firefox program folder before installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.

If possible uninstall your current Firefox version to cleanup the Windows Registry and settings in security software.

  • do NOT remove "personal data" when you uninstall the current Firefox version, because this will remove all profile folders and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords including personal data in profiles created by other Firefox versions

Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • (64-bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (32-bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • it is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling

Your personal data like bookmarks is stored in the Firefox profile folder, so you won't lose personal data when you reinstall or update Firefox, but make sure NOT to remove personal data when you uninstall Firefox as that will remove all Firefox profile folders and you lose your personal data.

If you keep having problems then you can create a new profile as a quick test to see if your current profile is causing the problem.


Reinstall Firefox

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Product Firefox Release Channel release Version 90.0.2 Build ID 20210721174149 (2021-07-21)

bp-a52eaf96-db47-4308-be5a-e7bc60210722 = Uptime 6 seconds bp-72b10ba5-f8d8-4de9-a162-04c3a0210722 = Uptime 1 seconds bp-432e5478-e1ec-4be7-a198-4c1de0210722 = Uptime 0 seconds

Signature: nsCSPContext::permitsInternal

Crash Reason EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_READ

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version?cache=no Did you update Firefox to the latest version?

Version 90.0.2, first offered to Release channel users on July 22, 2021

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Opps . . . I see that you did.

Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


Start your Computer in safe mode with network support. Then start Firefox. Try Secure websites. Is the problem still there?

Starting Any Computer In Safe Mode (web link) Free Online Encyclopedia

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-10/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If the problem goes away with the computer in Safe Mode, the problem is with one of the other programs on the system.

As a test, disable your protection programs.

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FredMcD said

Opps . . . I see that you did. Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

I'm not getting this dialog. It crashes immediately.


FredMcD said

Start your Computer in safe mode with network support. Then start Firefox. Try Secure websites. Is the problem still there?

Thanks. I'l try this

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FredMcD said


Start your Computer in safe mode with network support. Then start Firefox. Try Secure websites. Is the problem still there?

Starting Any Computer In Safe Mode (web link) Free Online Encyclopedia

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-10/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If the problem goes away with the computer in Safe Mode, the problem is with one of the other programs on the system.

As a test, disable your protection programs.

Nope. Crashes immediately in safe mode too.

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Vahaolana Nofidina

All the crash reports you posted are in Firefox Safe Mode.

Do reports from regular mode have the same crash signature if you open such a report ?


Do a clean reinstall of the current Firefox release and delete the Firefox program folder before installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.

If possible uninstall your current Firefox version to cleanup the Windows Registry and settings in security software.

  • do NOT remove "personal data" when you uninstall the current Firefox version, because this will remove all profile folders and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords including personal data in profiles created by other Firefox versions

Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • (64-bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (32-bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • it is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling

Your personal data like bookmarks is stored in the Firefox profile folder, so you won't lose personal data when you reinstall or update Firefox, but make sure NOT to remove personal data when you uninstall Firefox as that will remove all Firefox profile folders and you lose your personal data.

If you keep having problems then you can create a new profile as a quick test to see if your current profile is causing the problem.


Reinstall Firefox

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cor-el said

All the crash reports you posted are in Firefox Safe Mode. Do reports from regular mode have the same crash signature if you open such a report ?

I went through Firefox\Crash Reports\submitted. It looks like there are only safe mode reports for this day. And there are 10 times less reports than it should be. It's kind of normal that firefox tries to start in safe mode after a dozen crashes. It is not clear why the reports on ordinary crashes were not saved.


cor-el said

Do a clean reinstall of the current Firefox release and delete the Firefox program folder before installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.

Thanks. I'l try it tomorow.

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cor-el said


Do a clean reinstall of the current Firefox release and delete the Firefox program folder before installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release. </blockquote>

Reinstall helped. It looks like everything is working now.