Sam K wrote:
> I am currently running Firefox 2.0.0.7 as my internet client. However,
> it keeps stopping functioning and turning grey at random intervals. When
> it turns grey, I am able to see the frame of the window, ie. the menus
> and the information bar at the bottom of Firefox. However, the tabs are
> no longer accessible and I am unable to navigate to any sites. On
> closing Firefox before restarting, it prompts me that a number of tabs
> are still open and do I still want to close. This is still the case even
> though I am unable to access the tabs themselves.
>
> This behaviour seems to happen when I am using Wikipedia. However, it
> has also happened on other sites in addition. I have tried to rectify
> this by reinstalling, but the problem still persists.
>
> Are there any suggestions as to what may be causing this problem?
>
> NB. I have a few addons installed into the browser, one of which is a
> bookmark sync utility.

That sounds more like hanging than crashing, but just to make sure, try
both of these:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes

When I stated the initial problem, I was really referring to Firefox as
'hanging' for want of a better word at the time of writing.

"EE" wrote in message
news:2eudnXRFUJM_g5DanZ2dnUVZ_srinZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
> Sam K wrote:
>> I am currently running Firefox 2.0.0.7 as my internet client. However, it
>> keeps stopping functioning and turning grey at random intervals. When it
>> turns grey, I am able to see the frame of the window, ie. the menus and
>> the information bar at the bottom of Firefox. However, the tabs are no
>> longer accessible and I am unable to navigate to any sites. On closing
>> Firefox before restarting, it prompts me that a number of tabs are still
>> open and do I still want to close. This is still the case even though I
>> am unable to access the tabs themselves.
>>
>> This behaviour seems to happen when I am using Wikipedia. However, it has
>> also happened on other sites in addition. I have tried to rectify this by
>> reinstalling, but the problem still persists.
>>
>> Are there any suggestions as to what may be causing this problem?
>>
>> NB. I have a few addons installed into the browser, one of which is a
>> bookmark sync utility.
>
> That sounds more like hanging than crashing, but just to make sure, try
> both of these:
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes