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Firefox will not start, even in Safe Mode. Evidence suggests that this is due to an incompatibility with the latest update of Java.

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AnonymousUser
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Firefox will not start in WinXP. (I am sending this from an alternate browser.)

I believe that this is due to some incompatibility with the latest update of Java. I believe that one of the tabs from my previous session included a Java application, and this is causing the difficulty. In recent days, since the last update of Java, I have had difficulty in loading linked pages with Java applications into Firefox, and have needed to switch to a different browser to do this.

Now I cannot even start the browser, presumably due to the presence of a Java application on one of the restored tabs.

When I now try to start Firefox, my ZoneAlarm security s/w presents the message "Java(TM) Quick Starter binary is trying to access the Internet." I click "Allow", but Firefox will not start. If I click "Deny", the same result. The same thing happens when I try to start Firefox in Safe Mode, I cannot even start Firefox in Safe mode.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== after recent update of Java

Firefox will not start in WinXP. (I am sending this from an alternate browser.) I believe that this is due to some incompatibility with the latest update of Java. I believe that one of the tabs from my previous session included a Java application, and this is causing the difficulty. In recent days, since the last update of Java, I have had difficulty in loading linked pages with Java applications into Firefox, and have needed to switch to a different browser to do this. Now I cannot even start the browser, presumably due to the presence of a Java application on one of the restored tabs. When I now try to start Firefox, my ZoneAlarm security s/w presents the message "Java(TM) Quick Starter binary is trying to access the Internet." I click "Allow", but Firefox will not start. If I click "Deny", the same result. The same thing happens when I try to start Firefox in Safe Mode, I cannot even start Firefox in Safe mode. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == after recent update of Java

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TXGuy
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If you think Java is the cause, un-install Java in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, reboot your system and see if Firefox will load.

You can always re-install Java if it is not the cause.

cor-el
cor-el
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You can try to disable the Java Quick starter and the Java Console extension in the Control Panel > Java.

Control Panel > Java > Advanced tab > Miscellaneous >Java Quick Starter (disable)

You can also disable the Java plugin in Firefox: Tools > Add-ons > Plugins --- See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems See Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems