Firefox 3.5 starting up

[ricktas]

Since upgrading to 3.5 I have noticed something. Initially I just thought it was me, but having upgraded at work now, I notice it on that machine as well.

Occasionally when I click the firefox icon to start firefox, nothing happens. it doesn't start. A check of the rrocesses running shows it isn't running. This morning I decided to post about this cause it took a third click of the icon to get firefox to umm..fire up!

Wondering if anyone else has this happen, I originally thought it was a quirk of my machine, but yesterday it did it at work as well.

[I @ M]

New machine here 2 days ago and a fresh install of FF ( first thing that was loaded after the OS :D ) and start menu and desktop shortcut fire it up every time just as it should.

[Harves]

Can't say I've had any trouble loading Firefox here Rick. All is working fine

[pgbphotographytas]

I have FireFox 3.5 at both work and home, I can't say I have ever seen this happen.
In both cases I am guessing you had an earlier version of Firefox installed before you updated where as on both my computer it was a fresh install, maybe remove Firefox totally and do a fresh install of it?

Paul

[Kym]

All ok here (3 machines) - upgraded from 3.0.11

[MarkChap]

Firefox 3.5 seems to take an awful long time to start some tinmes for me.

End up clicking the icon 3 times and then eventually end up with instances open

[ricktas]

thanks Mark. Seeing it is not just me, I googled:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up
http://www.firefoxfacts.com/2009/07/15/speed-up-firefox-3-5-start-up-times-on-windows/
http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2009/07/workaround-for-firefox-3-5-slow-startups-on-windows/

EDIT: I just followed the instructions in the last link above and FF now opens heaps faster for me. Seems an update will fix this in 3.5.1

[Kym]

3.5.2 is the latest!

[pgbphotographytas]

Glad to see you have got a fix Rick.

[ricktas]

3.5.2 is the latest!

hmmm - I just checked - have 3.5.2, so it seems that the issue was not resolved for some so far