Talk:Browser will not start up

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FYI, in FF 1.0.3, when in safe mode, one can't disable extensions; one can only delete them - 'Disable' is itself disabled. (I find that, anyway; the Options button is greyed out (and 'Disable' is grey in the right-mouse menu), but Uninstall and Update are available.) My guess: if this is a new bug, a bug needs filing/fixing, if it's an old bug, the dox need changing.

Mozilla Suite (Windows) fails to start

I added this section because the problem is still being posted to the forums, for example, Mozilla 1.7.8 won't start (Posted: Wed 6th Jul 2005) and Mozilla won't open! (Posted: Tue 15th Mar 2005). Alice 16:27, 17 September 2005 (PDT)

Windows-specific problems - Windows Vista

Apparently, you don't need the %-signs around AppData on Windows Vista when using the Run command, probably because "AppData" is an actual folder. Copied from a netscape.public.mozilla.general newsgroup post:

Subject: Re: Mozilla and Vista Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:35:13 GMT From: Bob <snip> Newsgroups: netscape.public.mozilla.general Yes, that worked! It took me a while to figure out where the run command is now and I first tried to include the % in appdata, but once I got over these issues, it seems to work fine. Hope I don't run into any other problems with Firefox. I guess for the time being we will have to do this every time we download a new version. Thanks for the suggestions. <snip> > I had the same problem but after I did the following fix it sorted it, from > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up#Windows-specific_problems <snip> > Windows Vista: Open the C:\Users\<your_username>\AppData\Local > \VirtualStore\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox folder and delete the file > "xpicleanup.dat". The "AppData" folder is hidden by default; to open > it, go to "Start -> Run -> (type in) %APPDATA% -> OK". You may need to > first end the "xpicleanup" process, if found, in Windows Task Manager > and delete the file "xpicleanup.exe" in the Firefox installation directory.

P.S. I also found this on using %appdata% in Vista, from http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#appdata

%AppData% is a shorthand for the Application Data path on Windows 2000/XP/Vista. To use it, click Start > Run... (use the search box on Vista), enter %AppData% and press Enter. You will be taken to the "real" folder, which is normally C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data on Windows XP/2000, C:\users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista. Alice 17:28, 2 March 2007 (UTC)