Firefox processes

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2004-06-27 04:41am

Is there a fix for a firefox bug where when you quite the process will linger and prevent the default profile from being re-used?

I assume it's a common bug because I've seen it in earlier versions.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-06-27 10:24am

Don't have that problem, might be the fault of some plugin that refuses to close.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-06-27 03:26pm

Yeah. Happens to me when i'm surfing porn for some rason. Just hit ctrl-alt-delete, click the process tab, highlight the process that says "firefox.exe" and clic k end process.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2004-06-28 02:23am

darthdavid wrote:Yeah. Happens to me when i'm surfing porn for some rason. Just hit ctrl-alt-delete, click the process tab, highlight the process that says "firefox.exe" and clic k end process.

Did that, clicked end process, clicked yes, dialog box dissapears but hte process still remains. I think it might be a general windows thing about the way it tries to end processes. Oh well, I did find a temporary work around anyway.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-06-28 03:17am

I find firefox's profile locking so annoying that I have switched browsers (Galeon on Linux- Windows equivalent would be K-Meleon).

JediToren · Post by **JediToren** » 2004-06-28 03:46am

I occasionally had that problem under Windows, though I had no trouble killing the process.

Since switching to Linux I haven't that issue at all with either .8 or .9.

Personally I think they should do away with browser profiles. Unless I am mistaken Firefox stores all of your browser settings and bookmarks in the user's directory (home in Linux, Documents and Settings in Windblows) so the whole thing seems pointless.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-06-28 03:56am

JediToren wrote:I occasionally had that problem under Windows, though I had no trouble killing the process.

Since switching to Linux I haven't that issue at all with either .8 or .9.

Personally I think they should do away with browser profiles. Unless I am mistaken Firefox stores all of your browser settings and bookmarks in the user's directory (home in Linux, Documents and Settings in Windblows) so the whole thing seems pointless.

On Linux with a dual monitor setup with seperate monitors, it is annoying.