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Whenever the Downloads window is open, the browser becomes unusable. It just FREEZES. As soon as I close the Downloads window, Firefox instantly snaps back. I have teinkered around in about:config, but it did nothing. Reinstalling has done nothing.

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I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 Processor: Athlon II 620 x4 (Quad-Core @ 2.6ghz) Ram: 4GB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8400GS, distributed though PNY.

I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 Processor: Athlon II 620 x4 (Quad-Core @ 2.6ghz) Ram: 4GB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8400GS, distributed though PNY.

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Did you restart FireFox after making changes to the about:config page? As well as check the about:config again to make sure Updating to FF10 did not reset/change any previous altered settings?

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In about:config

  • set "browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone" to false
  • set "browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete" to false

Athraithe ag iMarshmellow ar

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Hey there iMarshmellow. I'm sorry to say that I've already tried that, with no success. Also, the update to 10.0 has not changed anything.

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Réiteach Roghnaithe

Did you restart FireFox after making changes to the about:config page? As well as check the about:config again to make sure Updating to FF10 did not reset/change any previous altered settings?

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Thanks iMarshmellow. The installation FF10 reverted my customizations for some odd reason. It seems to work alright now.