having trouble with my browser...any help?

[fleabert]

all the sudden, I am having trouble with links - I use firefox-

I click and nothing happens. I right click and sometimes there's an option for opening link in new window or tab, and those choices work okay, but nada if I just click like regular. I have restarted my computer and firefox numerous times.

some links work just fine, others not at all, some the way I describe above.

I also had some trouble with my shortcut on my desktop, I double click it and nothing- won't open firefox. I had to right click and click open.

any thoughts?

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Do you have an external modem/router?

If so, have you burped it?

[fleabert]

2. oh god.

i am so computer illiterate, I don't know if you are kidding or not...

no - I haven't burped my external modem. will it vomit if I do?

[billyskank]

3. You'll get bad packets

;)

Seriously, I can't imagine what is wrong. I hate it when computers go wrong in wierd ways like that. Try rebooting your PC. Fixes 90% of wierd problems. :)

[fleabert]

5. it is weird! out of the blue it's acting up!

just now the firefox icon on my desktop stopped working altogether- nothing. I restarted the computer and then it worked by double clicking. wtf? It goes, it stops going- I can't figure this shit out! I never had to reboot before, why now all of the fucking sudden? nothing changed on my end!

:grr:


I can't even click on the smilies link to properly look up the grrrrrr smilie! no response whatsoever! so....if I am wrong, it'll just have to stay that way. I can't do spell check either, but post message works! ?

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. I'm not kidding

Reboot your computer, and as you do, turn off the modem. Leave it off for about 10 seconds, then turn it back on.

I have to do this about once a day.

You might wanna put a towel underneath it just in case. :D

[fleabert]

6. see my post to billy above...wtf? nothing changed on my end, why is this

happening?

W
T
F
?

[fleabert]

7. okay, it's getting worse...HELP!

If i close the browser, I cannot reopen without rebooting.

what the hell!!!!!!!!!!??

HELP ME SOMEONE! i have been on firefox's site and can't seem to find the online support link, where you put up a problem and someone comes along and saves your computers life... dammit.

[Wapsie B]

8. I had problems with Firefox this morning.

I had to reinstall it. After that things were good.

[fleabert]

9. ah shit. I hate doing that. I feel like I am all alone and going to lose

everything. damn.

[Wapsie B]

10. You shouldn't lose everything.

Do you have an icon named Firefox Setup? Click on it to reinstall Firefox. I didn't even delete the old copy and everything's worked fine

[fleabert]

11. okay...hold my hand.

:hi:

I am a huge baby. ;-)

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Sending positive digital energy

to Pacifica.

Ommmmmmm...

Ommmmmmm...

:hi:

[fleabert]

13. just re-installed...1.0.7 I think that's the latest version.

all my shortcut buttons are intact... let's try smilie link above...nothing. FUCK! html table...FUCK!

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

[fleabert]

14. okay. now i installed a newer version...1.5 -ish or something...

I HAVE FUCKING LINKS AGAIN! FUCKING A!

you people may not believe me, but you helped tremendously! thanks, now my pitiful thread my sink as it should, it's embarassing really, how fearful I am of this new-fangled technology that i have been playing with since 7th grade! (well, i got on the internet for the first time in college, but that is beside the point...)

THANK YOU!

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Yay!

:woohoo: :yourock: :bounce:

Now you can start to work on your encouragement and taunting. :hi:

[Wapsie B]

19. If it makes you feel any better

I've been having problems with Firefox today too. Everytime I would reboot Firefox wouldn't be able to connect but Internet Explorer would.

[fleabert]

15. see below...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5029899&mesg_id=5032368

[Wapsie B]

18. No you're not.

Just pick up a few things here and there as you go along. :hi:

[fleabert]

16. see below...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5029899&mesg_id=5032368