Firefox is foxing me... (fixed)
Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Fuzzy Logic | Discussion: Personal Computing
For the last couple of days, Firefox 3.0.7 (on XP) has not been remembering any of my login details for any site. It was working ok before.
Before I try an uninstall/reinstall does anyone have any ideas?
Was it the last Windows update? Hmmm...
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Reply #2 Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:10 PM
It might have something to do with the antiquated XP operating system. Just a guess.
Reply #3 Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:43 PM
Same here. Are you using an add-on for this? Sometimes an update can muck them up temporarily, until they catch up.
Reply #4 Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:07 PM
I'm using it on XP fine here, as I expect millions of others are, so that's probably not the issue.
XP may be antiquated, but it's rock solid (IME).
Reply #5 Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:11 PM
No add-ons, no installs, just this weirdness 
I have to point the finger at the last Windows update, it's too much of a coincidence time wise.
Reply #6 Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:12 PM
Indeed - better than using a beta, sorry, Vista... 
Reply #7 Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:24 PM
Funny you mention this,Fuzzy. Yesterday I had to log back on to WC(home page and forums) multiple times.I just put it down as a site issue,maybe it wasn't.I use Vista/IE7 so it could just be a coincedence.
Reply #8 Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:29 PM
PFFFFTTTT 
XP is fine. No password problems on my end with latest Firefox though.
I have to point the finger at the last Windows update, it's too much of a coincidence time wise.
Maybe, the last Windows Update installed touchscreen drivers for my laptop automatically.... I don't have a touchscreen... WTF? 
Reply #9 Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:35 PM
Fuzzy, was your FF3 open during the Windows update?
Reply #10 Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:35 PM
I know what is happening.
When I start either FF or IE (they both do it) my cookies are deleted.
I tried this with FF and IE. I opened a few sites, logged in, then closed. The cookies were still there. I opened the prog and 'poof', the cookies were gone...
Reply #11 Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:30 PM
I had that issue a couple of days ago. For one moment I had to actually log on to many sites manually, but never lost the log on info. before the end of the day all seemed ok and would nothave remembered had it not been for this article. And I use aportable version of Firefox on my portable harddrive at work.
Reply #12 Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:54 PM
I had a FireFox issue for a few days end last week/early this week, dam thing would not stay up, kept closing down, had to use IE. Then 2 days ago it chirps up "applied an update "(sic) for your benefit as a valued client" (euphamistic paraphrasing) - and it was a rapid (3/4 seconds) update. No hassle since. I get a feeling there was an "oooppss" in the background and a rapid fix came out.
Whatever the scenario, it appears fine now.
Reghards
Zy
Reply #13 Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:13 PM
XP may be antiquated, but it's rock solid
Indeed - better than using a beta, sorry, Vista...
Actually, the beta is called Windows 7 
My firefox has screwed up my webmail site so bad that the usual logging in windows doesn't work. It's propably a two second fix, but meh..
Reply #15 Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:09 PM
Close FF. Un-hide folders. Search and delete: cookies.sqlite . Restart FF
(C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\)
Can I assume you just updated Zone Alarm?
Reply #17 Friday, March 13, 2009 3:02 AM
my parents can't check their israeli news site maariv anymore (nrg.co.il), cause firefox always crashes when they try to open an article, on two different computer.
FF is... useful... but it has its shares of bugs.
Try backing up your settings and then deleting the entire user data directory. It will start a new one like a fresh install, and see if it is a FF issue or an issue with your settings becoming corrupt.
Reply #18 Friday, March 13, 2009 3:15 AM
No, no ZA here...
Reply #19 Friday, March 13, 2009 3:21 AM
I pretty much stopped using FireFox...
It is full of bugs of various kinds which makes me puzzled why so many people use it and thinks its something special...
Reply #20 Friday, March 13, 2009 3:46 AM
It is full of bugs of various kinds which makes me puzzled why so many people use it and thinks its something special...
because they compare it to IE
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Reply #1 Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:03 PM
It shouldn't have lost your settings during the update. Mine didn't. Have you done any other installing/uninstalling during that time period?