Problem with FireFox!!

[ScottFern]

I just installed FireFox and now whenever I click on my gmail notify icon it says "The file /gmail?view=page&name=js&ver=f81f5040341823b5 cannont be found. Please check the location and try again."

I have the website correct, http://gmail.google.com/gmail

What gives?!!?

And its loading newegg and netflix pages wrong?!?!

I thought firefox was supposed to be better?!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Screen shots?

 

[thecrecarc]

screens? once i had a probrem with gmail that lasted like, 3 weeks but it got fixed after i cleared the cahe and cookies

 

[igowerf]

which plug-ins do you use?!??!?! has it always been broken for you?!?!?! try uninstalling completely and removing your profile?!?!?

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc
screens? once i had a probrem with gmail that lasted like, 3 weeks but it got fixed after i cleared the cahe and cookies

yep that was it!! thanks, now i have to go reload all my logins on my fav sites!!!!

what the heck gives? this is such a weird problem? what went wrong?

 

[ScottFern]

wow this keeps getting worse and worse. FireFox can't display espn.com correctly either?

I don't see what you guys love about FireFox?

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: ScottFern
wow this keeps getting worse and worse. FireFox can't display espn.com correctly either?

I don't see what you guys love about FireFox?

I agree to some extent. It has some nice features, but so many websites do not work. Also, I do not like how the favorites/bookmark menu disappears everytime you make changes to it.

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: ScottFern
wow this keeps getting worse and worse. FireFox can't display espn.com correctly either?

I don't see what you guys love about FireFox?

I agree to some extent. It has some nice features, but so many websites do not work. Also, I do not like how the favorites/bookmark menu disappears everytime you make changes to it.

I agree too, I just couldn't get used to it. I am IN NO WAY saying IE is superior. Just thats it is more compatible with websites and the bookmarks menu is displayed. Maybe I'll like 2.0

I'm already back to IE, second time I switched back.

 

[Nothinman]

ESPN.com looks fine to me. Some of the text doesn't line up perfectly, but it's not broken in any way.

but so many websites do not work

Name a few, I've been using Mozilla-based browsers for at least 2 years and the worst I've seen is something like ESPN where the text is a little funky.

 

[ScottFern]

newegg, espn, netflix, and gmail wouldn't load up at all.

 

[igowerf]

Newegg, ESPN, and Gmail all work fine for me. Have you done a clean install of 1.0?

 

[ScottFern]

Well I uninstalled it before about a month ago, and now I just tried it again but the same issues. I did a complete uninstall last time, maybe some files were left behind?

 

[igowerf]

When you uninstall, you have to remove your profile too. Under WinXP, it's stored in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Mozilla

Remember to backup your bookmarks.html file though.

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: igowerf
When you uninstall, you have to remove your profile too. Under WinXP, it's stored in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Mozilla

Remember to backup your bookmarks.html file though.

DOH!

That exact path does not exist on my C:

 

[Nothinman]

That exact path does not exist on my C:

It won't be that exact path, you have to substitute your username.

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

That exact path does not exist on my C:

It won't be that exact path, you have to substitute your username.

Miscommunication. I know that much. Do I come off as that slow? LOL

 

[Nothinman]

Miscommunication. I know that much. Do I come off as that slow? LOL

I've worked tech support, what people seem to know is usually a lot less than they really do and you did say "that exact path".

Also I believe the Application Data directory is hidden, but I can't remember for sure and I have no Windows boxes around to check on.

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

Miscommunication. I know that much. Do I come off as that slow? LOL

I've worked tech support, what people seem to know is usually a lot less than they really do and you did say "that exact path".

Also I believe the Application Data directory is hidden, but I can't remember for sure and I have no Windows boxes around to check on.

I believe you are correct, because nothing like that is showing up. Let me see what my Folder Options say.

 

[ScottFern]

Wouldn't you know. You were right. Found the directory and deleted it.

But I am still confused as to how my profile caused this big glitch problem?

 

[Nothinman]

I don't know why it happens, but it was always recommended to delete your profile when you upgraded. I believe that's not the case anymore with 1.0, but who knows if it'll stick. I've never had to kill my Galeon profile, so for all I know it could be a Windows thing.

 

[CTho9305]

If you can figure out exactly what you do to get the profile corrupt, file a bug so they can fix it.

 

[Gurck]

Very odd, I haven't experienced anything like what you're describing, and I've been a FF convert since about April of this year or so. If it were common I don't think the browser would be as popular as it is. Here's a screenie of espn's site, for instance. Note that the little "Adblock" tabs are due to the optional Adblock extension, not how the browser renders the page.

 

[catnap1972]

Gmail is screwed up for me as well...will end up on a blank screen after entering the username/password. Problem is happening on both of my computers so there's something up on their end. Even IE isn't entirely working there either (have a message in my "spam" folder but the system won't let me in to see it)