OT: Beware Firefox 3.6 - can crash on startup

[dsm]

Just installed Firefox 3.6 on one of my computers & now it fails everytime I try to start Firefox 3.6 on that machine.

The error is

'The procedure entry point js_NextActiveContext could not be located in the dynamic link library js3250.dll

It may be related to having Facebook active on your computer. But my advice is keep clear of it until 3.6
gets upgraded to 3.6.x or 3.7

Firefox is usually soooo reliable. This is a surprise.

DSM

[DreamStalker]

Maybe you need to beware of Windoze.

I have the most current version of Firefox on Linux Ubuntu and it works great.

[Daffney_Gillfin]

I have Windows XP, Firefox 3.6, and Facebook. No problems.

[SleepyBobR]

I'm running 3.6 on Mac/OS X 10.6.2 with no problems. My wife is on Win7 but uses IE.
You are right that Firefox is usually bulletproof.

[cycloman2005]

Check out the following link:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/ ... adId613478
It seems to happen when you update from the check for Firefox updates window or click the link a newer version of Firefox is available, instead of going directly to the Mozilla site to download Firefox 3.6. It looks like a Java Script bug with the self-update window of Firefox, users after downloading directly from the Mozilla web site, mentioned that it went through without a problem and kept all original settings for Windows Vista users.
Ah the joys and frustrations of computing!

[Arizona-Willie]

Check out the following link:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/ ... adId613478
It seems to happen when you update from the check for Firefox updates window or click the link a newer version of Firefox is available, instead of going directly to the Mozilla site to download Firefox 3.6. It looks like a Java Script bug with the self-update window of Firefox, users after downloading directly from the Mozilla web site, mentioned that it went through without a problem and kept all original settings for Windows Vista users.
Ah the joys and frustrations of computing!

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I clicked on the link for a newer version of Firefox being available and it worked fine.
I'm running Firefox 3.6 on Windows 7 64 bit with no problems.

[montana]

I love google chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome/?brand=CHM ... _medium=ha

[dsm]

Check out the following link:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/ ... adId613478
It seems to happen when you update from the check for Firefox updates window or click the link a newer version of Firefox is available, instead of going directly to the Mozilla site to download Firefox 3.6. It looks like a Java Script bug with the self-update window of Firefox, users after downloading directly from the Mozilla web site, mentioned that it went through without a problem and kept all original settings for Windows Vista users.
Ah the joys and frustrations of computing!

Cycloneman2005

Thanks for the link - seems like a very easy fix. I have several computers & only 1 exhibited the problem but it was a showstopper for sure.

Cheers

DSM

[torontoCPAPguy]

Don't trust Linux guys. They are almost as whacko as Apple guys. PC's are the only real computers. (Actually it is an operating system but I'll call it a computer for the benefit of the guys over 60).

[Nord]

Check out the following link:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/ ... adId613478
It seems to happen when you update from the check for Firefox updates window or click the link a newer version of Firefox is available, instead of going directly to the Mozilla site to download Firefox 3.6. It looks like a Java Script bug with the self-update window of Firefox, users after downloading directly from the Mozilla web site, mentioned that it went through without a problem and kept all original settings for Windows Vista users.
Ah the joys and frustrations of computing!

Thanks for the tip... my Firefox wasn'y stopping but it slowed down enough in spots to make me think it quit After Safari put out a new release I just reverted. If only every site wrote code for Safari... I would just stick with it. It is very fast and user-friendly.

But... I just went back to Mozilla and downloaded 3.6 from the site and copied over to my apps... we'll see. I agree generally Firefox is very reliable.

BTW: TorontoCPAPguy... I'm over 60, I live in Ontario and I'm a happy Mac guy after 25 years of understanding Windoze... I guess that's 3 strikes...

Nord

[dsm]

Don't trust Linux guys. They are almost as whacko as Apple guys. PC's are the only real computers. (Actually it is an operating system but I'll call it a computer for the benefit of the guys over 60).

LOL !!!
Said by a true computer man

DSM

(who started out on System/360 a loooong time ago - once worked on a 360/40 that was serial number 000003 - 3rd off the production line in 1966 - but in 1980s was an original founder of the 1st Unix users group outside the US )

[bearded_two]

Well, I guess that I shouldn't be trusted then; I am currently a Senior UNIX and Linux System Administrator and a Computer Security Specialist. I learned AT&T UNIX System V from the people at Bell Labs, where it was written, and I have met many of the people who wrote the original UNIX code. I was working with Linux before there were any Linux distributions. I also have quite a bit of experience with BSD UNIX (SunOS, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD). I was even a beta tester for Plan 9, which was an AT&T OS project similar to UNIX -- it is now Open Source and has some good pieces, but it is not a UNIX replacement.

[SleepyBobR]

Don't trust Linux guys. They are almost as whacko as Apple guys. PC's are the only real computers. (Actually it is an operating system but I'll call it a computer for the benefit of the guys over 60).

Whacko Apple guys? Them's fighting words!
I used PCs at work since the mid '80s so I know the beast. But the day after I retired last year I went out and bought my MacBook Pro.
Trust me, it's better. The Mac hardware is top notch and OS X is Unix under the hood which explains it's outstanding performance and security.

DSM, I started in '68 on a 1401 believe it or not, then graduated to the S360 Model 40 with it's massive 256K of memory.
Those were the days. How did we ever get those monsters to actually do any useful work?

[dsm]

Don't trust Linux guys. They are almost as whacko as Apple guys. PC's are the only real computers. (Actually it is an operating system but I'll call it a computer for the benefit of the guys over 60).

Whacko Apple guys? Them's fighting words!
I used PCs at work since the mid '80s so I know the beast. But the day after I retired last year I went out and bought my MacBook Pro.
Trust me, it's better. The Mac hardware is top notch and OS X is Unix under the hood which explains it's outstanding performance and security.

DSM, I started in '68 on a 1401 believe it or not, then graduated to the S360 Model 40 with it's massive 256K of memory.
Those were the days. How did we ever get those monsters to actually do any useful work?

SleepyBobR

Yea verily

Re that 360/40 you worked on - that was a big memory 000003 came with 64K & we did a couple of upgrades on it over a period of a year or so.
Just to get it to 128K core mem added a complete 'gate' that is a door 5ft high & about 5ft long & about 1 foot deep. Stacks of logic cards & a very big core mem module.

So you will probably know what these were (most of the devices were enhanced 1400 devices with added capacity).

01F
00C
00D
00E
190
191
192
193
180
181
182
183

Had such a lot of fun with those monstrous configs - usually half the floor of a building (typically 3rd floor in those days - not sure why but 3rd floor seemed to be a common choice).

DSM

[SleepyBobR]

No, I can't remember which ones were which. But I do remember waiting for two days for the first compilation of a program only to get back a JCL error. And the frantic overnight sessions testing code to meet a deadline because there was no machine time available during the day. Great fun - I'd do it all over again. Most of the people in the business back then weren't trained computer professionals because there was no training available. We just fell into it somehow and those with the aptitude figured it out somehow. Made for quite an eclectic assortment of personalities.