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I really hope someone can help me please! For the past 3 days Firefox has crashed every 15 minutes. I've noticed similar problems - Server not found - etc, but the difference is I have to restart my computer everytime it happens. Refreshing doesn't work. Closing Firefox down doesn't help. I was using V2 but downloaded 3 yesterday in the hope it might help. It hasn't. I am virus free. Using Windows XP. Please help or I just might see if this thing can fly!

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reported frequent, regular Firefox crashes; , and offered quick fixes. Before swapping browsers or making big changes, follow a short, ordered diagnostic path to find the real cause.

First, run Firefox without extensions or acceleration: launch with firefox -safe-mode (or hold Shift while starting). If it stops crashing, re-enable extensions one at a time to find the offender. If crashes persist, test with a freshly created profile using firefox -P so your existing profile data is not masking the issue.

Second, collect crash evidence. Type about:crashes in the address bar and copy any crash IDs; check Mozilla crash statistics to see the crash signature. On Windows, open the Event Viewer with eventvwr.msc and look under Application for errors that list a faulting module name — that module name often identifies whether the problem is a plugin, driver, or Firefox component. See Mozilla’s troubleshooting guide for crashes for more background and next steps: Firefox crashes, freezes or hangs — Mozilla Support and use crash-stats for signature details: Mozilla crash-stats.

Third, isolate system interactions: try a clean boot (msconfig) to disable third-party startup items, temporarily disable nonessential security software to test for conflicts, and update video drivers (graphics drivers cause many hangs). If crashes correlate with heavy memory use, test RAM and watch Task Manager for spikes.

If the crash IDs or Event Viewer point to a specific DLL or plugin, search that signature or post the IDs for analysis. Back up bookmarks and profile before any destructive steps so recovery is quick.

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Member Avatar for gdrori

Reinstalling Firefox should help. From my experience it always helps

Member Avatar for Doctor Inferno

Yea, you should try re-installing it. If not wait till Firefox 3.1 is out. It'll be out soon.

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Try Opera.

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