Firefox crashes frequently, especially when I click any link or button which downloads something
Hi,
I am using Firefox 21.0 on Windows 7. I have been facing a problem with Firefox that, whenever I click any link or a button which downloads something, my Firefox crashes. I have been experiencing this issue since version 19 or 20. With version 21, it also crashes without any reason. Please assist.
Thanks, Pramod.
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Hello PramodKarandikar, we're sorry to hear that Firefox is crashing. In order to assist you better, please follow the steps below to provide us crash ID's to help us learn more about your crash.
- Enter about:crashes in the address bar (that's where you enter your website URL) and press Enter. You should now see a list of submitted crash reports.
- Copy the 5 most recent crash ID's that you see in the crash report window and paste them into your response here.
Thank you for your help!
More information and further troubleshooting steps can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) article.
Here're the crash ids submitted on 11-06-2013
bp-1bcec34b-425f-4245-b295-423992130611 bp-c0280b52-bf09-4e3c-ab15-1c9952130611 bp-e259d120-adae-4b79-8595-9f6fd2130611
Thanks, Pramod.
2 more: bp-007dd41b-d5ff-4e4d-a84e-ba0af2130605 579010eb-355c-4b86-b40d-ccb286662d72
Hello, try to update your driver and check it again
Intel® HD graphics Driver for Windows 7* and Windows 8* 32-bit
Intel® HD graphics Driver for Windows 7* and Windows 8* 64-bit
if you update the drivers and you have the issue again then try disabling graphics hardware acceleration. Since this feature was added to Firefox, it has gradually improved, but there still are a few glitches.
You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
Then perform these steps:
- Click the orange Firefox button at the top left, then select the "Options" button, or, if there is no Firefox button at the top, go to Tools > Options.
- In the Firefox options window click the Advanced tab, then select "General".
- In the settings list, you should find the Use hardware acceleration when available checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
- Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.
Additionally, please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:
Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems
Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.
Modified by ideato