Firefox+habbo

[reindeer.]

very annoying, occasionally it just freezes, i have to reload :(:(

[LoveToStack]

My firefox is normally ok, although mine did do that and then it broke my UK habbo like forever and i had to re-install windows. :( So if it keeps happening i'd consider a new browser but Firefox is good

[5,5]

I don;t use firefox :D

[Jordy]

I think the criteria to get the glitch is:
Dual-Core, Vista x32, Firefox. I meet the criteria and suffer ;)

I'm confident of the Dual-core bit, Australia said so, I've never known anyone have it happen in IE, and I heard it happens to only Vista x32 users.

[LoveToStack]

Applies to XP aswell, happened to me with XP and with Vista

[WarezKid]

I get it


Best way not to get it, is to not move the mouse quick

[21tcripps]

i get it on xp and now i get dced at hotel view all the time

[Shawnstra]

Habbo freezing intermittently on Mozilla Firefox?


http://images.habbohotel.com.au/c_images/album1983/targeted_100x100.gifIf you have a more modern Windows computer with dual processors and you run Firefox, you may experience your Habbo client window freezing intermittently. We have come up with a solution for it! Unfortunately you need to do it each time you start Firefox, but hey, it does solve the problem. :) So do the following...
When you have Firefox open and running:

Open Windows Task Manager (hold down Ctrl Alt and tap delete once).
Select the Processes tab.
Sort by Image Name by clicking Image Name (this step is optional).
Right click firefox.exe and choose 'Set Affinity'.
Deselect 'CPU 1' and click OK. To see a screenshot of the Windows Task Manager after you've correctly completed these steps, click here (http://images.habbohotel.com.au/c_images/album781/taskmanager.gif)
Important note: You will need to repeat the above steps each time you open/close Firefox.

From Habbo AU

[Frisky]

I have Firefox and mine is fine.

[@xP]

IE is best.

Firefox a scrollbar on my Habbo.
I only use firefox for forums.

[Janet Snakehole]

IE is best.

Firefox a scrollbar on my Habbo.
I only use firefox for forums.

Same here. :]

[Shawnstra]

I also use IE for habbo, all the others firefox.

[Jordy]

Oh, pretty much all Vista and FireFox computers do it, since most Vista's are dual-core however not many earlier XPs where dual-core.

After some research, I've solved it!

You do need to know a little about computers to be able to solve it, I'll explain as simply as possibly.

First of all, the current FireFox version is 2.0.0.9, however I found it only works with FireFox 2.0.0.8 - Going back a version does re-open you to a Quicktime flaw which risks your computer getting taken over by criminals, however if your prepared to open yourself up to the flaw that your so desperate or simply don't have Quicktime then. You need to download 2.0.0.8, it involves reinstalling Firefox, however you don't lose a thing on FF, it all stays the same so dw about that ;)

Download the .exe found here, http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.8/win32/en-GB/

As you can see it's the official Mozilla site...

Right now as your computer is dual-core, which basically means you have 2 CPUs you need to make it so it only uses one of the CPUs, instead of 2, as the 2 crash together and freeze your Habbo. With just the one CPU this can't happen, in theory it should slow down your Firefox, however I didn't notice a difference it was that small.

Now you need to do a few things to make it single-core, do not worry, it'll only be single-core on Firefox, all other programs shall remain dual-core!

I got the next bit from a forums, however I'm going to explain it a bit easily and only explain the essential bits: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=230393
Download ImageCFG.exe (http://www.robpol86.com/misc_pgs/imagecfg.php)
Now close all Firefox windows
Drag and drop the ImageCFG.exe file into your system32 folder (C:\WINDOWS\system32)
VISTA USERS ONLY: Now bring up the start menu and in the search, type 'CMD', it should then come up with a program called CMD, right click this and click 'Run as administrator'. A command prompt should now be on your screen.
XP USERS ONLY: Copy and paste this in your Windows Explorer address bar: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Copy the below into it, exactly! Make sure Firefox is still closed!
imagecfg -u 0x1 "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
Now copy and paste this into it
imagecfg -a 0x1 "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"Start up Firefox, et viola! If you have trouble with the command prompt, just play around a bit, it should be able to work.

I can assure you the two downloads are as safe as Durex.

[Abzii]

Mine won't work, no matter what I do >.>

[Earthquake2.]

I use firefox as the new windows IE 7 just freezes and is too slow, mainly when I am creating my habbo home page! Firefox can be very fast from the first days of downloading, I would recommend this to anyone interested in wanting a good browser, Yet I do get the odd ''Don't send/send error report'' message what does annoy me as it shuts down firefox :(!