Firefox crashes
I ran the firefox 7 update, and afterwards, was unable to start firefox. Even running in safe mode (from command line via firefox -safe-mode) did not work. I get the crash dialog immediately when trying to run.
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See:
- bug 680927 NEW Startup crash in mozcomp.dll with Oracle Enterprise, F5 Networks, Passlogix V-GO, IBM Tivoli Access Manager SSO
(please do not comment in bug reports)
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-> Close Firefox
- click Firefox button and click Exit (OR File Menu -> Exit)
- OR press CTRL + ALT + DEL keys to open Task Manager -> Processes tab -> right-click firefox.exe and click End Process Tree -> close Task Manager
-> Start Firefox in Safe Mode by holding down SHIFT key while starting Firefox
- As an alternative method, use Win + R key combination and enter one of the following in the Windows Run box:
- firefox -safe-mode
- "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
- "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
-> Firefox Safe Mode window will appear -> DON'T SELECT ANY OPTIONS, just click Continue in Safe Mode
Check and tell if its working while you are using Firefox Safe Mode.
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Modified
Starting in safe mode did not change the behavior. Still crashes immediately.
Modified
Upgrading to 7.0.1 did not fix this issue. Turns out it was this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680927
Fixed it with the workaround in comment 34 in the link above.
Chosen Solution
See:
- bug 680927 NEW Startup crash in mozcomp.dll with Oracle Enterprise, F5 Networks, Passlogix V-GO, IBM Tivoli Access Manager SSO
(please do not comment in bug reports)