Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the reminder. I found the older Firefox software in my applications. I dumped FF2.0. It seems to run much better now. Slobodan Dimitrov On Nov 21, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Peter and Others, > > After doing some more research on the Firefox Forum and noting the > many problems being experienced by new users of FF 2.0, I located > and installed the older version, Firefox 1.5.0.7. I also turned > off all automatic updates. Maybe life will be less frustrating for > a while. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Dzwig" > <pdzwig@summaventures.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:27 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT, Firefox Problem > > >> fascinating OT thread this. >> >> Just to complete the spectrum of data, I am running FF 1.5.0.8 >> over XP on a Pentium D, 1.5.0.7 over Linux (Ubuntu 6.0.2 LTS)on an >> old (1,2 GHz) Pentium , NS7.2 (Mozilla) over XP (modern 586) and >> IE over XP (modern 586)-on a different machine - and FF on Linux >> gives by far the best performance somehow more "satisfying", >> although loading characteristics vary quite a lot. >> >> Peter Dzwig >> Jim Nichols wrote: >> >>> Firefox Users, >>> >>> Frequently, since Firefox downloaded and installed Version >>> 1.5.0.8 last week, I have experienced what my Systems Analyst son >>> calls a "processor hog", where my processor is saturated with >>> unknown activity and all normal activity ceases. In most cases, >>> I have to kill power to the system in order to reboot. I have >>> tried a number of suggested fixes but the problem persists. I am >>> now using IE 7, but would like to get back to FF. Has anyone >>> else experienced this? >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information