need help with firefox

[cmc$purs]

out of the blue my firefox browser wont connect to internet and i have been forced back to ei to get on line :pctoss . not real tech savvy and i have gone as far as i know how and still no joy . any and all help would be cool. thanks

[Reck]

You probably hit the "work offline" tab.

Open FF>Go to File>Scroll down and deselect "work offline."

[cmc$purs]

thanks shadow for advise .... wish it were that simple... this is the message i get . the firefox start page comes up ok but any attempt to load any page is met with rebuff

Unable to connect

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.nhra.com.

The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection.
If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

also noted pc acting stupid lately and when i checked on windows updates a shitload of them never downloaded correctly... and tried running windows search for updates it just went through motion forever and did not show any. i went to windows site and forced some updates still no joy:bang

[Reck]

Might be your connection then.

Can you browse the net fine with the other browsers? How's the speed?

Also, what version of FF are you running? The later versions of it are so buggy its unreal.

Try a version that's not above 18. Personally I use 2.6. :lol

Best Firefox version ever. Its too bad I had to upgrade in order to intergrade add ons that I desperately need.

The PC updates thing sounds like a corrupted framework. I had a similar issue where updates kept re-downloading every time i restarted the compurter.

If all fails you might want to try Google Chrome.

ElNono (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) and Cry Havoc (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=7256) will help you better on this issue I bet.

[DJR210]

Are you able to connect w/ any other browser?

[cmc$purs]

thanks. yeah ei is working, slow but working. i cant stand ei , i have been spoiled with firefox for last few years. i downloaded the lastest version today trying to resolve problem. the conspircy theoreist in me is blaming my avira wanting me to renew soon and is showing me my future if i dont cough up the cash.:pctoss

[Cry Havoc]

thanks. yeah ei is working, slow but working. i cant stand ei , i have been spoiled with firefox for last few years. i downloaded the lastest version today trying to resolve problem. the conspircy theoreist in me is blaming my avira wanting me to renew soon and is showing me my future if i dont cough up the cash.:pctoss

No way should Avira do that. Try disabling it to see if it makes a difference.

Highly recommend before you do anything, though, that you run a malwarebytes scan.

Until then I would switch to Chrome if it works for you.

[Reck]

No way should Avira do that. Try disabling it to see if it makes a difference.

Highly recommend before you do anything, though, that you run a malwarebytes scan.

Until then I would switch to Chrome if it works for you.

Good old malwarebytes.

I got hijacked by adpeakproxy a few days ago and malwarebytes cleaned that shit up good.

[Cry Havoc]

Good old malwarebytes.

I got hijacked by adpeakproxy a few days ago and malwarebytes cleaned that shit up good.

I'm actually dealing with the worst virus I've ever encountered. It's nasty. Going to just format and force it to go away.

[lefty]

You guys watch too much porn imo

[Reck]

I'm actually dealing with the worst virus I've ever encountered. It's nasty. Going to just format and force it to go away.

Hate when I have to do that. Done it twice since I bought this computer.

Luckily I have a backup disk drive within the computer so all I have to do is move the essential programs there and hit re-install windows.

[Reck]

You guys watch too much porn imo

Too smart for that son.

Not too smart for downloading an unknown file though. :depressed

Wanted a screensaver clock and all I got was a massive headache.

[DJR210]

I'm actually dealing with the worst virus I've ever encountered. It's nasty. Going to just format and force it to go away.

Hope it was a damn good porn at least.

[leemajors]

I'm actually dealing with the worst virus I've ever encountered. It's nasty. Going to just format and force it to go away.

I caught one downloading a mobi file, brain farted and clicked on a self extracting file :lol It actually blocked Bonjour on my PC and I couldn't access my video files from my AppleTV. Superantispyware cleaned it up, but I ran malwarebytes too just to make sure.

[Cry Havoc]

Hope it was a damn good porn at least.

Sadly I think it was a torrent for a game crack (that or an OST download). It is a biiiiitch to clean, it's a key logger and I've thrown everything at it. Serves me right though, and tbh I'm seriously overdue for a hard drive cleaning anyway.

[baseline bum]

LOL Windows probems

[mouse]

Do a system restore to a day before the browser stopped responding.

[Reck]

Do a system restore to a day before the browser stopped responding.

Does that even work anymore? :lol

Hasn't for me for years.

[leemajors]

Does that even work anymore? :lol

Hasn't for me for years.

it can get you to a spot where you can run malware programs properly if nothing else sometimes.

[ElNono]

My best bet is that you have a proxy set up or something changed your DNS settings. Some of those 'search bars', sometimes will do that.

Try following these instructions to reset Firefox and see if that helps:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode

If not, it might be your network settings

[DJR210]

out of the blue my firefox browser wont connect to internet and i have been forced back to ei to get on line :pctoss . not real tech savvy and i have gone as far as i know how and still no joy . any and all help would be cool. thanks

Try uninstalling Firefox and reinstalling. That should reset the settings.