ObjectDock Plus 1.9
problems with Firefox crashing
Thursday, May 3, 2007 by tigerlady | Discussion: ObjectDock
I think the new version of ObjectDock Plus is causing some of my other programs to crash. A particular problem is with Firefox. I've got a new computer running Media Center with 3 gigs of memory and 2 500GB hard drives so THAT's not the problem. Any ideas? Or should I just archive the program and go back to 1.5?
tigerlady
Reply #2 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:18 AM
Reply #2 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:18 AM
Firefox keeps crashing which it almost never does when I'm not running ObjectDock.
Bichur
Reply #3 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:27 AM
Reply #3 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:27 AM
have you tried disabling docklets (in trouble shooting) to see if FF is better?
Bichur
Reply #5 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:57 AM
Reply #5 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:57 AM
disabling docklets and not loading OD are not the same thing
OD configuraton > general tab > troubleshooting options = temporarily disable all docklets
OD configuraton > general tab > troubleshooting options = temporarily disable all docklets
Dr W - Fences Support
Reply #6 Friday, May 4, 2007 1:46 AM
Reply #6 Friday, May 4, 2007 1:46 AM
tigerlady: i find it highly highly unlikly that ObjectDock is actually crashing firefox. I recommend trying the various options in ObjectDock's new "troubleshooting options" dialog to see if any of the options help your situation.
tigerlady
Reply #7 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:25 AM
Reply #7 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:25 AM
I disabled all docks and haven't had any problems , knock wood, so far. Now my question is...what does that mean?Am I OK to go as is or is there something else I need to do?
Hankers
Reply #8 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:57 AM
Reply #8 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:57 AM
You could try enabling one dock at-a-time and see if a particular one causes the crash of FF.
Bichur
Reply #9 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:05 PM
Reply #9 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:05 PM
as Hankers said.
- if disabling the docklets makes all work fine, then the problem will generally have to do with one of the docklets. You can either enable one at a time or remove all the docklets, then put them back one at a time - in between each one, give your system a run through to see if there's any borking going on. Once the offending docklet is found, remove it and post here which one it was - someone may be able to offer an alternative docklet.
- if disabling the docklets makes all work fine, then the problem will generally have to do with one of the docklets. You can either enable one at a time or remove all the docklets, then put them back one at a time - in between each one, give your system a run through to see if there's any borking going on. Once the offending docklet is found, remove it and post here which one it was - someone may be able to offer an alternative docklet.
tigerlady
Reply #10 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:24 PM
Reply #10 Friday, May 4, 2007 11:24 PM
I only have one dock and I'm not running any docklets. Now I'm more confused than ever 
Chris TH
Reply #11 Saturday, May 5, 2007 12:12 AM
Reply #11 Saturday, May 5, 2007 12:12 AM
FWIW, I have had OD+ and Firefox working happily together through all updates of each ever since about Firefox V1.0.
Bichur
Reply #12 Monday, May 7, 2007 12:08 AM
but checking temporarily disable all docklets worked?
you weren't running a clock, weather checker, mail checker, calendar, etc?
currently using ODock free 1.9 with no FFox issues
Reply #12 Monday, May 7, 2007 12:08 AM
I only have one dock and I'm not running any docklets.
but checking temporarily disable all docklets worked?
you weren't running a clock, weather checker, mail checker, calendar, etc?
currently using ODock free 1.9 with no FFox issues
pawinter
Reply #13 Friday, May 11, 2007 9:40 AM
Reply #13 Friday, May 11, 2007 9:40 AM
I've been looking for a cause (someone to blame) for my system hang-ups. WinXP starts, I load a couple of apps, OD 1.9 is running and all of a sudden things come to a screeching halt - the clock on google deskbar stops working and I can't even bring up taskmgr. Have to push the power button. Saw this post and disabled 5 items - docklets, system tray (2), system hooks (2). Will keep you posted on the results. Problems seem to start around the time I upgraded from 1.5plus to 1.9plus. No firefox problems that I can identify.
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Reply #1 Friday, May 4, 2007 12:00 AM