OS 10.5 - Firefox 3.5 beta won't work

clio · clio #1 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 01:26 PM

Hi,

It's not so much that Firefox 3 beta won't work, it's just that it's slow as molasses. I have been scouring the net trying to find a reason why and how to fix it, but I seem to be the only one with this problem. I tried it on my Windows XP PC, and it works just fine there.

If you need to know more about my mac, I have a new macbook (bought in February) with:

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
Leopard pre-installed.

(I don't know if you need to know anything more; I just switched over and know relatively little about dealing with software problems, period.)

Please help! I want that super-fast Firefox!

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 01:55 PM

Have you tried removing it and installing it again?

clio · clio #3 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 02:23 PM

More times than I can count by now.

Kash · Kash #4 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 02:45 PM

Download a program called AppDelete and use that to uninstall Firefox. That should remove every file associated with Firefox on your computer. Be sure to backup your bookmarks prior to doing this. Once you've removed everything, then try installing it again.

clio · clio #5 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 03:03 PM

I already have the application, and used it each time I removed FF 3! Any other ideas?

FrayAdjacent · FrayAdjacent #6 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 03:09 PM

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!

Kash · Kash #7 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clio

I already have the application, and used it each time I removed FF 3! Any other ideas?

Go back to beta 4?

clio · clio #8 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 08:08 PM

I guess I'll just have to live with this mystery. I've never tried any of the other betas; I'll look into it.

Cheers!

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #9 (**permalink**)

04-11-2008, 09:29 PM

*Moved thread to appropriate forum - Question on web browser not OS X itself*

Kash #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	04-11-2008, 01:55 PM Have you tried removing it and installing it again? June 2007 July 2009
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Kash #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	04-11-2008, 02:45 PM Download a program called AppDelete and use that to uninstall Firefox. That should remove every file associated with Firefox on your computer. Be sure to backup your bookmarks prior to doing this. Once you've removed everything, then try installing it again. June 2007 July 2009
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FrayAdjacent #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 02, 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 49 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.2GHz	04-11-2008, 03:09 PM I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure! The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't want to have to walk over there to do it."
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clio #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 4	04-11-2008, 01:26 PM Hi, It's not so much that Firefox 3 beta won't work, it's just that it's slow as molasses. I have been scouring the net trying to find a reason why and how to fix it, but I seem to be the only one with this problem. I tried it on my Windows XP PC, and it works just fine there. If you need to know more about my mac, I have a new macbook (bought in February) with: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB memory 250GB hard drive Leopard pre-installed. (I don't know if you need to know anything more; I just switched over and know relatively little about dealing with software problems, period.) Please help! I want that super-fast Firefox!
	QUOTE Thanks

clio #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 4	04-11-2008, 03:03 PM I already have the application, and used it each time I removed FF 3! Any other ideas?
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clio #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2008 Posts: 4	04-11-2008, 08:08 PM I guess I'll just have to live with this mystery. I've never tried any of the other betas; I'll look into it. Cheers!
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MacHeadCase #9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-11-2008, 09:29 PM Moved thread to appropriate forum - Question on web browser not OS X itself
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