HELP! Left-clicks locking up Firefox 3.0.1

[Number57]

I'm forced to use Opera today (not such a bad thing, but) because last night Firefox started acting weird. Clicking more than once on ANYTHING in Firefox causes it to freeze, and nothing works but hitting CTRL ALT DEL, then canceling out, and you can click again. Once. Or twice if I'm lucky.

Anyone else having this issue?

[GOPPachyderm]

Not having a problem with Firefox here....

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Probably unrelated, but a tracking site called Sitemeter updated some code yesterday which made many of the Blogs around the internet inaccessible to Internet Explorer:

Web Sites Using SiteMeter Are Crashing with Internet Explorer
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/web-sites-using.html

[Popman]

Probably your mouse. Toss it into the dishwasher to clean it. That should fix it !!!

[TomGuy]

What extensions are you using with FF?

Have you installed new ones or upgraded any recently?

Do you use mouse gestures?

[LadyPilgrim]

I’ve had a big problem with Firefox lately. It happened after it upgraded.

I think it’ll settle down...but we’ll see...;-)

[TomGuy]

Toss it into the dishwasher to clean it. That should fix it !!!

A few years ago, I cleaned my keyboard. The new one took some getting used to.

A few months later, I cleaned my mouse. The new one took some getting used to.

[Number57]

Nope, none lately...

and it can’t be the trackball I’m using, it woks fine in Opera.

[peggybac]

No problem with my Firefox.

[Number57]

*works

[retrokitten]

Last night Firefox started acting weird on me. It wouldn’t connect to anything at all. It was either timing out or just loading forever. It seemed to correct on it’s own after about a half hour.

[Number57]

A few years ago, I cleaned my keyboard. The new one took some getting used to. LOL actually I've cleaned my keyboard in the diswasher before. As long as you let it dry for a day or two (setting in front of a fan helps), it works wonders!

[Chuzzlewit]

I was having major problems with Firefox last weekend. It was freezing, etc... I downloaded a new version which rewrote over the old one.. and voila! it’s smokin.

[Chuzzlewit]

looks like what I downloaded WAS 3.1 which is what you are having your probs with.. never mind..

[Number57]

Weird.

Guess it’s time for a full system scan... can’t think what else might be causing this other than some bug I might have caught.

[TomGuy]

FF upgrades have not always been kind.

I have used FF since about version 0.7. Some upgrades caused havoc with FF and some created other problems on my computer.

After version 2.0.0.11 (IIRC) messed up a bunch of extensions, and I finally got that cleaned up by deleting and installing an older version, I turned off the automatic upgrade feature.

You might try uninstalling and reinstalling FF. [I am still running 3.0. I didn’t upgrade to 3.1 — I cringe every time I see new verion or ‘upgrade’.]

[HardStarboard]

>>> As long as you let it dry for a day or two (setting in front of a fan helps), it works wonders! <<<

Do you think your procedure would work for my laptop keyboard?

[Number57]

Will try uninstalling & reinstalling, thanks... didn’t even cross my mind, lol

[Drango]

3.01 works for me...

[Number57]

errrmmmmm... uhhh... dunno? Is it dishwasher safe? :D