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    FF safe mode or not!

    What ho one and ll,

    My wife's computer is running XP Pro and Firefox 52 ESR. She is Japanese and I have set it up to display Japanese and added a few extensions that she likes. Stupidly, I don't seem to have made a back-up of the profile.

    However, for whatever reason, it will not allow her to watch the BBC iPlayer, unless she reverts to Safe Mode. Must be an add-on issue, but this has only happened recently; no new add-ons installed for some time.

    But, when restarting either the computer or Firefox, FF has always returned to 52 with her desired profile. Today, it does not; it just starts in the 52 default clean installation. Why would this be happening?

    Additionally, since installing 52, her computer crashes about twice a day. Never did that previous FF. Any suggests to prevent this gladly taken on board.

    Many thanks and toodle pip

    Rex

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    What happens when it "crashes"? Does it lock up, blue screen, hard drive light stays on continuously, etc.? Which version of Firefix 52 ESR are you using?

    Possibly useful link:

    https://www.howtogeek.com/255587/how...mac-and-linux/

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    FF Safe Mode disables add-ons. If it works in Safe Mode, it sounds like an add-on issue.

    Did you try disabling all the add-ons, and then re-enabling them one at a time? That would help to narrow down the culprit.

    It might help us if you listed the add-ons you're using.

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    Thanks guys. Not sure specifically what I have done but by trying a number of things, the issue appears to have been resolved.

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