tiggy, I found this while trying to google your problem:
you might need to get rid of your temp files in Firefox also.
maybe you should create a new firefox profile and try to surf through the new profile and see if that helps.
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le nubian - Aug 15, 2009 6:46:14 pm PDT #10928 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tiggy - Aug 15, 2009 6:53:16 pm PDT #10929 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
ran Malwarebytes when i first started having trouble. it found absolutely nothing. neither is my virus scan.
how do i create a new firefox profile? i dumped my internet files a week or so ago and just did my cookies again and i'm still getting the same thing. youtube stopped working first and then all of a sudden yahoo followed right along. though i've been having issues with yahoo's mail for a few weeks now.
le nubian - Aug 15, 2009 7:05:43 pm PDT #10930 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jesse - Aug 16, 2009 5:33:14 am PDT #10931 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm going to sell an old computer, and had bookmarked this old post about how to really clean it up: Jon B. "Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."" Jan 8, 2009 8:21:38 am PST But I can't imagine I have anything on there that is actually dangerous to share. I guess what I'm really asking is, do I hafta? Reformatting already feels scary to me....
Relatedly, I found the Office 2003 disks I bought for that computer -- should I sell them with the computer, or can I load it onto my new computer? I guess my question is, is the program tied to me or to the machine?
Jesse - Aug 16, 2009 6:55:39 am PDT #10932 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Crap -- now I can't find the AC adapter part of the power cord, although I have multiple ones of the other part. Is it at all possible that my current computer (bought at Best Buy or somewhere) came without one?
tiggy - Aug 16, 2009 10:03:12 am PDT #10933 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
le nubian that worked like a charm!!! you are my saviour!! is there an easy way to bring over the extensions and bookmarks i had saved in the other profile?
le nubian - Aug 16, 2009 11:07:19 am PDT #10934 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm very glad that worked. I have had to do that a couple of times over the years.
So, I would probably advise you to do a new install of extensions to your new profile - because I wonder if one of those extension screwed up your previous profile.
Bookmarks should be okay, but your extensions - I would only install what you absolutely need and then be careful after that.
Jon B. - Aug 16, 2009 11:21:40 am PDT #10935 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
do I hafta?
I would.
Reformatting already feels scary to me....
Nice thing about destroying something is that you're not trying to rescue anything. If you mess up, you're no worse off than when you started.
is the program tied to me or to the machine?
It's tied to you. But you'll need the software's serial # to reinstall.
tiggy - Aug 16, 2009 11:57:53 am PDT #10936 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
thanks, le nub. i was thinking the same thing about the extensions. i appreciate all your help!
le nubian - Aug 16, 2009 12:07:25 pm PDT #10937 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
FWIW,
I use FEBE to backup my Firefox profile and transfer extensions to a new computer. I backup my firefox profile 2x a month or so.