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Vista help

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skiminnesota
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here is the problem

mozilla firefox does not work on my brand new vista laptop
it will run and then freeze and crash.

please dont say "should have bought a mac" because i really don't care


has anyone else had this sort of problem on vista
Jul 8 2007 4:40PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
vista has all sorts of problems right now you're just going to have to wait until Microsoft releases a service pack

sorry bro
Jul 8 2007 4:41PM
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doublexl
Posts: 8407 - Karma: 27
you shouldnt have bought a mac cause they suck.
Jul 8 2007 4:45PM
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tequila
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It works on mine
Jul 8 2007 4:46PM
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cmeriptahoe
Posts: 1785 - Karma: 12
here is the best help i can give you for that...

BUY A MAC. haha.
Jul 8 2007 4:51PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
it works fine for me too.. try uninstalling and reinstalling it
Jul 8 2007 5:18PM
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ditto
Jul 8 2007 5:21PM
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mmmmm...Pie
Posts: 673 - Karma: 15
Yes, the best thing he can do right now is toss aside his brand new computer and buy another one that is overpriced. I guess if throwing money out the window is one of his hobbies, he could do that, but otherwise his best bet is what other people said: uninstall and reinstall. And make sure that you're getting the Vista version too. When you go to www.firefox.com, it should say "Vista" underneath "Download Now"
Jul 8 2007 5:38PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
youre all stupid. go to your firewall settings and make sure your computer is allowing firefox to access the internet.
Jul 8 2007 5:43PM
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Steezysmurf
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Is the vista easy to use? It looks kinda messy and garbled.
Jul 8 2007 5:46PM
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Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,633
Just download safari for windows...I love it..pretty much firefox
Jul 8 2007 6:29PM
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Sideways_Shane
Posts: 756 - Karma: 73
vista has hella bugs my friends dad works on it
Jul 8 2007 6:29PM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
i would use maxthon. my favorite browser. but i think one or two people up above gave some good advice so do that.
Jul 8 2007 6:32PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
no. a firewall has nothing to do with the program exiting.
Jul 8 2007 8:32PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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well vista has a whole lot of redundant levels of protection installed so maybe it does...

i've used vista for a month or 2 now on my mothers laptop and some of the things it does still boggles the mind.... its like it thinks for itself and does/doesn't do certain things at random... just to piss you off.
Jul 9 2007 8:50AM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
im holding off on vista because a ton of programs and like mp3 players dont work on it yet
Jul 9 2007 9:18AM
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soulskier
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i havent had any problems with anything installing
Jul 9 2007 9:35AM
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snwbrdmilf
Posts: 22441 - Karma: 2,805
I haven't had a single problem.
Jul 9 2007 9:44AM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
same here, but i must admit Vista is alittle confusing at some points
Jul 9 2007 10:21AM
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snwbrdmilf
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Can I ask what's confusing about it?
Jul 9 2007 10:25AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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vista is super easy to use if you stick to the basics of what its meant for (word processing, sharing pictures/videos, etc...) but once you start to do things that its not directly designed for (anything else) it goes for a crap
Jul 9 2007 10:37AM
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Jamesl48
Posts: 547 - Karma: 10
firefox works well with vista for me

The only problem I've had with vista so far is that certain computer games aren't compatible yet, but they will be after the next patch.
Jul 9 2007 12:42PM
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fujative711
Posts: 82 - Karma: 10
I just got a Sony Vaio with Vista and Firefox is working fine. What kind of lap top did you get?
Jul 9 2007 3:24PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
should have bought a mac
Jul 10 2007 12:17AM
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InitialG
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 14
I had a problem getting it to work at first, adjust your uac (user account control) stuff, I just turn it off since it kinda just fucks all my stuff up

pretty sure thats what fixed it for me
Jul 10 2007 12:20AM
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