possible bug or its just me

Lately when browse the site using Firefox 3.0 running on XP home SP3, I get a shutdown with "an unhandled win32 exception occurred in Firefox.exe (3952). I believe it is caused by one of the ad scripts that run in the upper right of each page. The Microsoft big, really big and how to fight off whatevers work without any difficulty. I think the errors are coming from the IBM ad which I only see when using IE or Opera, I never see that ad in Firefox.

The whole page loads, when the ad should start the browser shuts down.

You could try using BurpSuite to deny the ad...

Firefox three seems to have a lot of problems with a lot of sites. Display issues, posting issues, crashing issues, etc. It appears vBulletin is not terribly compatible with it, but it's not limited to forum sites either.

Strangely enough, I had the problem with FireFox 2.0 but not 3.0. In any event, I'd suggest installing the NoScript add-on and systematically removing script permissions until you find the culprit.

For me, that big IBM advertisement is an atdmt.com script.

Have you got the latest release?

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox.../releasenotes/

adblock and noscript make great lovers...

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I wasn't able to post with Firefox as the browser, all the boxes were greyed out. I'm happy to say this works fine under IE, so I can just as easily use that for posts, but I do think Firefox has gone from being a great, simple browser into a cumbersome beast not all that better than Internet Explorer.

Dump FireFox, use Opera.

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Dump FireFox, use Opera.

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Sir, you've got a flat tire. I suggest you just buy a new car. :spit:

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Sir, you've got a flat tire. I suggest you just buy a new car. :spit:

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With FF, it's more like 4 flat tires, missing windshield, AC doesn't work, and the engine is blown.

I would at least give Opera a try. Spend the time configuring it to work the way you want, you might find it's the fastest most secure browser out there. Most secure because hardly anyone is using it.

Well, there are two routes of resolution here (one obviously being easier than the other).

Switch your product or try to understand & address the problem. In my opinion, you'll learn a great deal by troubleshooting. Use IE or Opera to view pages Firefox has problems with & continue to work with Firefox's issues.

It all depends if you want/need a quick fix or enjoy a challenge every now and again.

I am using Opera right now. My browser of choice is FF, I switch to Opera to visit this site. I'd like to get to the root of the problem, however I'm not going to lose sleep over an ad or it's script. The content of the site is fine.

I understand that other people may have similar issues and might want to bring it to the Mgmt of the board's attention as I wouldn't let an advertiser screw up my site.

I don't think it's an advertiser, since there have been many complaints about Firefox three and vBulletin, including several of our sites, and they all run different adverts.

OK folks,

Give me a couple of days and I will set up some test boxes. Currently, we are using FF2, Opera 9.5 and IE 6/7 in production environments.

BTW, have you updated FF3?............. there was a new release out a few days ago.

:)

By the way, if you are having this problem with Firefox three and you are using the full WYSIWYG text editor, try changing to the standard editor

I got round this by instructing FF to open the AO URL in IE. It just seems to be Firefox 3. Honestly, I think FF was a better browser when it first came out. The so called new releases have caused nothing but crashes, bugs and are massive resource hogs.

JPNYC,

Where is that option selected or is that one you have use the "about" editor?

4dc

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Ok I figured out you were talking about this sites options not the browser options.... it is already set to simple text editor

I would suggest upgrading to the most current version of FF and running firefox in safe mode (not windows safe mode Start>All Programs>Mozilla Firefox>Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode). You may have addons that are conflicting with the page. I was having similar problems with Digg and Lifehacker becauase of addons. Also, I have trouble loading the page if I have PeerGaurdian2 running. Try closing programs, there may be conflicts.

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I would suggest upgrading to the most current version of FF and running firefox in safe mode (not windows safe mode Start>All Programs>Mozilla Firefox>Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode). You may have addons that are conflicting with the page. I was having similar problems with Digg and Lifehacker becauase of addons. Also, I have trouble loading the page if I have PeerGaurdian2 running. Try closing programs, there may be conflicts.

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I found with FF3.. with open site access.. problems abound.. by denying Antionline.com in NOSCRIPT.. ie blocking ALL scripts from AO.. all woks well.. So the question is.. is there a bug in the scripts? or how FF3 handles these scripts.. Not being a regular here.. it was a noticable change.. the only change since my last visit.. I upgraded from FF3 RC to FF3.01 The FF3.01 upgrade was not as I would like.. a lot of addons were TURNED OFF.. one of which was Noscripts.. So .. the point... experiment with your Addons.. fiddle with settings for me the fix was the opposite of what i had expected..

CyberB0b that's a good idea. I have the most recent version of FF. Currently my choice seems to be either alter something Jpync suggested which I can't make head nor tail of, reloading the page in IE (works but adds on a few more seconds to open the site) or running FF in safe mode - would probably work but it's annoying when just another tab in the current FF would do. Anyway, I've taken antionline off reload in IE and added it to untrusted in NoScript, so we will see what happens. Edit I stand corrected. I finally found how to turn off WYSIWYG after another email from Jpync. However, I don't really want a plain text box unless it's necessary, so I'll see if ..... one sec. This is being written in Firefox. Seems like your idea worked CyberB0b! Have some positive rep :) :) However, why can't I get my Edit to appear in a new paragraph? If it's not one thing it's another!

I'm glad I could be of help :) Also since the safe mode worked I would assume it was an addon or setting that caused the issue. I would recommend starting a new FF user profile with default settings and seeing if that works in normal mode. Then add your extensions one by one (restarting after each) and customize your settings one by one to see what the exact issue is. If you find it, please let us know:)

Ah .... I have to confess I have made a real boob here :) It was actually Und3ertak3r who provided the solution I followed *blush*. Yours was a good idea though. I have given both of you positive feedback anyway!

My problem was FF3.01 in default mode.. fixed after starting with NoScript Addon enabled..AND BLOCKING Antionline.com

Oh well - I seem to be making a right hash out of this thread and the bug in question all round :) I also use FF3.01, so basically I just did what you said, blocked Antionline.com in NoScript, which was set to allow scripts globally (OK less secure but less of a pain) and this did the trick.