Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

Hello

I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a problem with
the normal version regularly calling an illegal operation error and
shutting down.

What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ? I don't notice
anything different at this stage.

Appreciate any advice.

Regards
Echy
Melbourne, Australia
www.visitvictoria.com

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
*<430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , Echy wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a problem with
> the normal version regularly calling an illegal operation error and
> shutting down.
>
> What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?

Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in safe mode.

The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have may have
selected (see Tools -> Themes).

See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons


> I don't notice
> anything different at this stage.
>
> Appreciate any advice.

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

"Ralph Fox" <ralphfralphf@xtraxtra.coco.nznz.undo-echo.invalid> wrote in
message news:2tdvg1dkem88fi09hniaqh9eo0ir8u0n34@news.clear .net.nz...
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
> <430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , Echy wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a problem with
>> the normal version regularly calling an illegal operation error and
>> shutting down.
>>
>> What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?
>
> Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in safe mode.
>
> The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have may have
> selected (see Tools -> Themes).
>
> See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons
>
>

I had a similar question some time back - however it turned out
that I was not in 'Safe mode' at all - despite starting Firefox
via Start > All Programs > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).
Why did I think I was not in safe mode? My 'Gmail notifier' and my
other extensions were still there, working as normal.

Although I never quite resolved the issue satisfactorily - I put it down
to running the Firefox Preloader at start up.

Question - do you have Firefox Preloader installed?

Vartkes

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

ar@x wrote:
> "Ralph Fox" <ralphfralphf@xtraxtra.coco.nznz.undo-echo.invalid> wrote in
> message news:2tdvg1dkem88fi09hniaqh9eo0ir8u0n34@news.clear .net.nz...
>
>>On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
>><430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , Echy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello
>>>
>>>I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a problem with
>>>the normal version regularly calling an illegal operation error and
>>>shutting down.
>>>
>>>What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?
>>
>>Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in safe mode.
>>
>>The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have may have
>>selected (see Tools -> Themes).
>>
>>See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons
>>
>>
>
>
> I had a similar question some time back - however it turned out
> that I was not in 'Safe mode' at all - despite starting Firefox
> via Start > All Programs > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).
> Why did I think I was not in safe mode? My 'Gmail notifier' and my
> other extensions were still there, working as normal.
>
> Although I never quite resolved the issue satisfactorily - I put it down
> to running the Firefox Preloader at start up.
>
> Question - do you have Firefox Preloader installed?
>
> Vartkes
>
>

To be perfectly honest I don't know what Firefox Preloader is !
Originally I downloaded 1.06 from the Firefox site.

However I too still have extensions working ??

Echy

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

Ralph Fox wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
> <430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , Echy wrote:
>
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a problem with
>>the normal version regularly calling an illegal operation error and
>>shutting down.
>>
>>What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?
>
>
> Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in safe mode.
>
> The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have may have
> selected (see Tools -> Themes).
>
> See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons
>
>
>
>>I don't notice
>>anything different at this stage.
>>
>>Appreciate any advice.
>
>
>
>

I use the default theme by choice but as far as I can see all my
extensions are there & working ??

Echy

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

Echy wrote:
> ar@x wrote:
>> "Ralph Fox" <ralphfralphf@xtraxtra.coco.nznz.undo-echo.invalid>
>> wrote in message
>> news:2tdvg1dkem88fi09hniaqh9eo0ir8u0n34@news.clear .net.nz...
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
>>> <430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> , Echy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a
>>>> problem with the normal version regularly calling an illegal
>>>> operation error and shutting down.
>>>>
>>>> What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?
>>>
>>> Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in
>>> safe mode. The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have
>>> may
>>> have selected (see Tools -> Themes).
>>>
>>> See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I had a similar question some time back - however it turned out
>> that I was not in 'Safe mode' at all - despite starting Firefox
>> via Start > All Programs > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).
>> Why did I think I was not in safe mode? My 'Gmail notifier' and my
>> other extensions were still there, working as normal.
>>
>> Although I never quite resolved the issue satisfactorily - I put
>> it down to running the Firefox Preloader at start up.
>>
>> Question - do you have Firefox Preloader installed?
>>
>> Vartkes
>>
>>
>
> To be perfectly honest I don't know what Firefox Preloader is !
> Originally I downloaded 1.06 from the Firefox site.

OK, Firefox preloader is a program which speeds up the
the loading up (start up) of Firefox program itself by pre-loading
some components.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffpreloader/

However, if you do not know of it, then this cannot be the problem.

Have you tried exiting from Firefox via 'File' > 'Exit' (instead of just
closing it via the 'x')

and then

'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'Mozilla Firefox' > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)

Re: Safe mode Vs normal mode
 

ar@x wrote:
> Echy wrote:
>
>>ar@x wrote:
>>
>>>"Ralph Fox" <ralphfralphf@xtraxtra.coco.nznz.undo-echo.invalid>
>>>wrote in message
>>>news:2tdvg1dkem88fi09hniaqh9eo0ir8u0n34@news.cl ear.net.nz...
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:21:00 +1000, in message
>>>><430f87c5$0$22099$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u>, Echy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>I am currently running Firefox 1.0.6 in safe mode due to a
>>>>>problem with the normal version regularly calling an illegal
>>>>>operation error and shutting down.
>>>>>
>>>>>What am I missing out on by continuing in safe mode ?
>>>>
>>>>Any extensions (see Tools -> Extensions) are disabled while in
>>>>safe mode. The default theme is used, not any other theme which you have
>>>>may
>>>>have selected (see Tools -> Themes).
>>>>
>>>>See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firef...beshoot-addons
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I had a similar question some time back - however it turned out
>>>that I was not in 'Safe mode' at all - despite starting Firefox
>>>via Start > All Programs > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).
>>>Why did I think I was not in safe mode? My 'Gmail notifier' and my
>>>other extensions were still there, working as normal.
>>>
>>>Although I never quite resolved the issue satisfactorily - I put
>>>it down to running the Firefox Preloader at start up.
>>>
>>>Question - do you have Firefox Preloader installed?
>>>
>>>Vartkes
>>>
>>>
>>
>>To be perfectly honest I don't know what Firefox Preloader is !
>>Originally I downloaded 1.06 from the Firefox site.
>
>
> OK, Firefox preloader is a program which speeds up the
> the loading up (start up) of Firefox program itself by pre-loading
> some components.
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/ffpreloader/
>
> However, if you do not know of it, then this cannot be the problem.
>
> Have you tried exiting from Firefox via 'File' > 'Exit' (instead of just
> closing it via the 'x')
>
> and then
>
> 'Start' > 'All Programs' > 'Mozilla Firefox' > Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)

Thanks again for your help. I will use this method ..... but the funny
thing (good thing) is that Firefox has been working OK of late in what I
thought/think is Safe Mode.

Echy