Firefox Problems?

[teazle]

Hiya

This isn't directly linked to AS but is a lot linked as I use firefox to access AS. Every time firefox does a software update, it then stops me being able to connect to the internet through it! This is really irritating as I use firefox most for AS and I don't feel comfortable accessing AS through AOL after having a lot of problems.

I can't remember how I fixed it last time. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening, and if you do can you guide me through how to fix this?

thanks

teazle

[John]

Firefox should download the updates while you browse and then install them next time you restart it, so it shouldn't stop you from browsing while it is downloading updates, Maybe you can try the New Beta version of FireFox3, which you can download from the Mozilla website.

Other then that I can't really think of anything

Maybe you could take a screen shot of what is happening and post it or PM it to me and I might be able to give some better advice.

Take care Teazle

John

[dodo]

sorry you are having comp problems teazle - hope youget it fixed soon

by the way how do you take a screen shot??

karen

[Atlantis]

Hi Teazle,

You've probably tried this, but have you tried to reboot after Mozilla updates? Hopefully I think that should clear any problems.

I use Firefox and haven't had these problems myself.

Atlantis

[teazle]

I've got the beta version and I just restarted my computer and everything works fine now, thanks both of you!

And karen, to take a screen shot you press

Fn and Prnt Scrn and it takes a shot of what you are looking at and then you can paste it into a word document or an email.

If you don't understand, ask someone else cos i'm not very good at explaining stuff like that!

[ken]

I've got the beta version and I just restarted my computer and everything works fine now, thanks both of you!

And karen, to take a screen shot you press

Fn and Prnt Scrn and it takes a shot of what you are looking at and then you can paste it into a word document or an email.

If you don't understand, ask someone else cos i'm not very good at explaining stuff like that!

I've had problems sometimes with Firefox updates. It was my firewall. It worked correctly if I deleted my firewall rule for FF and recreated it, nothing else did.

Ken

[John]

So glad to hear you got it sorted

[dodo]

Well I found the prnt scm but wher the heck is fn??!!

Glad you got the problem sorted

best wishes

karen

[Saltywaters]

Well I found the prnt scm but wher the heck is fn??!!

LOL Me too, Karen...... I went searching.......

[teazle]

my fn is on the bottom row, next to ctrl. don't know where yours are though!!!!!!!!!!!

[dodo]

hmmmph!! I don't seem to have that one!!

I have two little flaggy pictures and one I have no idea what it does but if I press it may comp my turn into a washing machine so I am leaving it alone!!

best wishes

karen

Edited April 18, 2008 by dodo

[teazle]

Keep looking, it must be there somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've looked it up on google and everything seems to suggest its on the bottom row, next to the ctrl button either to the left or the right of it

Edited April 18, 2008 by teazle

[Saltywaters]

Next to Ctrl is alt......... On both sides...... I have no fn key

[Saltywaters]

(FuNction key) A keyboard key that works like a shift key to activate the second function on a dual-purpose key, typically found on laptops to reduce keyboard size. It is different than the function keys F1, F2, etc. It is also a real nuisance when the PageUp and PageDn keys are placed on the Up and Down Arrow keys and have to be activated by pressing the Fn key.

kk, I got Shift

Not to mention, I don't use a lappy, but desktop

Edited April 18, 2008 by Saltywaters

[teazle]

lol, mine is a laptop and so is my friends whose I also used to try and explain the placement!!!!

[Yuki]

I've got the beta version and I just restarted my computer and everything works fine now, thanks both of you!

And karen, to take a screen shot you press

Fn and Prnt Scrn and it takes a shot of what you are looking at and then you can paste it into a word document or an email.

If you don't understand, ask someone else cos i'm not very good at explaining stuff like that!

I've had problems sometimes with Firefox updates. It was my firewall. It worked correctly if I deleted my firewall rule for FF and recreated it, nothing else did.

Ken

That happens because every time firefox updates, the .exe changes and your firewall sees it as something new.

[Yuki]

hmmmph!! I don't seem to have that one!!

I have two little flaggy pictures and one I have no idea what it does but if I press it may comp my turn into a washing machine so I am leaving it alone!!

best wishes

karen

I don't have an fn button either but to take a screen shot just hit the Prt Scrn button then open a paint program and paste your picture.

[dodo]

Thank you yuki I will play with that later!!

I am on my desk top - so that is prob why I dont have an fn key - I did press the 2 flaggy ones - that took me back to the start menu - and the one the looks like a washing machine with the door open - seems not to do anything when pressed!!

karen

[Saltywaters]

You is special

[dodo]

((salty))

So are you!

karen

[Saltywaters]

Hehe Karen.

I did press the 2 flaggy ones

You have flaggy keys??? I know.... My comp is a dino......

Edited April 19, 2008 by Saltywaters