Firefox 5 current issues fix

[Guest001]

Anyone having trouble with the new firefox under windows7?
I have worked out an easy fix.
The trick is to open FireFox without the explorer shell by bypassing the the normal command loop of a windows execution of the program.

*Method 1:
Type into the search box as follows <command>
a black and white icon will appear in the list, right click the one described as "command prompt" and select "run as Administrator."

Then type: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" Press<enter>
(C:\Program Files\ or wherever your program files are located)

Method 2:
make a text file called StartFox.txt and type in or copy/paste the following
@echo off
start /d "%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox" firefox.exe


REM. this will find wherever Program files are on your pc

Rename the Text file from StartFox.txt to StartFox.bat "8 letters or less."
Click on it and wham you are there without the bugs

*Method 1 has the least bugs.
Keep a copy in a text file somewhere so you can copy/paste the command directly into the prompt when needed or until they fix FireFox.
P.S. works with any program. including explorer or DFX2

NB: FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY
Java Fix...
1. Enter about:config in the browser’s location bar.
2. Type jit in the Filter box at the top of the config editor.
3. Double-click the line containing javascript.options.jit.content setting the value to false.



(I have an exe that I made years ago that still works. It will place a shortcut on your right click context menu to open a command prompt from wherever you are in windows.)

[Steve]

what is the actual fault that this fixes?

[Guest001]

FireFox 5.1 is affected

Starting a file download can freeze the browser
Bookmarks can sporadically fail to appear
Toolbars fail to load
Deletes completed downloads
Java crash
no current java control panel
incompatible with some web sites...they are in the proccess of fixing.
This is the 3rd fire fox edition in one month and will be another soon
Hackers!

Seem to be a random effect hitting different geo locations at a time

[Steve]

is 5.1 beta? i have 5.0 and it wont update itself.

[SilentTrigger]

Hmm, went to their site and could only find 5.0

Must be a Beta or a bougus version that doesn't really exist

[Guest001]

Have seen FireFox8 on the mozilla site! Go figure?
Must be different versions for different Geo.

[SilentTrigger]

Checked a summery for all Geo and the latest version was 5.0.1

[Guest001]

mmmm, can't say how I got there but I saw it and it didn't make sense to me either, ahmm, 5.0.1 is the one in question at present.