Firefox problems?
 

I am going crazy so I am desperately hoping someone knows what's going on. Yesterday my mouse pointer went invisible. It is only visible if I am moving it. Today I realized my up/down arrows were sending me all the way to the top or bottom of the screen instead of moving in small increments. Now they aren't doing anything and neither is home, pg up, pg dn or end. I am on a laptop so it is a huge problem. Only my finger mousepad is working and I hate scrolling on that. Also, as I type the pointer flickers with each letter.

I know it is Firefox causing this because everything works perfectly offline or on IE. I posted on the Firefox forum but it doesn't seem to be an active forum. I guess I might need to contact Firefox directly.

Anyone else having this problem or know what in the heck is going on?

Mine is working fine. :confused: I wonder if it'd help if you reinstalled it?

ETA: Now I'm paranoid and feeling like mine is running slowly. :p

It's so weird- now my down arrow sends me all the way to the bottom of the screen and the other buttons aren't doing anything. If I reinstall I'll lose all of my bookmarks I guess?

It's working fine for me.
I would try to reinstall.

There is a problem called Foxmarks (I think) that can save your bookmarks as often as you want and then you can bring them up on any computer. Maybe save them in that?

Have you tried googling the problem? Try using the words Firefox, mouse, and visible.

lol, that's how I figure out computer problems here.:p

LOL...all it takes is the suggestion, hmm?

Firefox is functioning okay for me, but my computer does seem slower these past few day - now I'm wondering too!

I googled it every way I could think of. I'm going to go figure out how to save my bookmarks and reinstall I guess.

If they are saved on IE, can you transfer them them to Firefox?

DOn't worry, FIrefox saves your bookmarks automatically;)

They aren't on IE. I did just install Foxmarks but all of a sudden, my arrow is normal. Pg up/pg dn are working and my up/down arrows keys are working when they want to. Home and end still nothing. This is so strange! I guess I'll go reinstall.

Oh awesome! I was going to uninstall foxmarks as soon as I reloaded because apparently there are some security issues or something.

Uninstalled and reinstalled- no change.:( My bookmarks are all still there though.:thumbup:

I'm not sure if this applies to your situation: Cursor disappears in Firefox | Tremend Tech Blog

By the way when I googed it your post on Yorkietalk came up first. :D It looks like others are having the same problem and some say it was after visiting certain sites. I wonder if spyware could be involved?

I've been having some problems with the scroll thing sending me all the way to the bottom of the page but only on *some* websites. It seems to be working just fine when I'm on YT.


Nancy- I just checked out the link that you posted....I have NO idea what they are talking about!

I hadn't seen that one- everyone I found said to hit F7 which did nothing. My mouse pointer is back now but my arrow keys are still acting up. It also just took forever to get rid of the Yahoo toolbar. It was up there but wasn't listed in programs to uninstall. Everything I read said uninstall was under the pencil menu but it wasn't. The other way to uninstall was tool> extensions but extensions isn't listed on my tools. Ugh, sometimes everything seems really overcomplicated. I finally just hid it under view.

I had to uninstall that once, and had the same problems you described, there was a folder in "programs" with the Yahoo name, and in that folder was an "uninstall" icon. This was several years back. I've found that when installing new programs, or even updates, you have to read them carefully, because they automatically want to give you some new tool that isn't related to what your installing. A simple clearing of a "checked" box, can save you time in the future.

Neither do I, I don't have Firefox, so all their advice sounds crazy to me, does this link help? Arrow keys Page up down not working on new Firefox 1.5.0.4 • mozillaZine Forums

This link says that if you can't remove the Yahoo toolbar by the methods you've used, it means that:How do I remove Yahoo! Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox? - Yahoo! Toolbar Help

Ack! I restarted my computer and the damn toolbar is back.:eek: I had seen that link. It's not that the instructions aren't working though, the options aren't even there for me to try.

Will someone with Yahoo toolbar please click your pencil menu and see if uninstall is there. Also would someone with firefox please check your tool and see if extensions is an option. None of that is there on mine.:confused: When I go to my control panel and click uninstall programs, yahoo toolbar isn't even listed. I don't know what on earth is going on today.

Thanks everyone soooo much for your help!

Nancy that link you gave Julia is the F7 solution that seems to work for everyone but me. I've done it over and over and it doesn't seem to do anything.

Did you try changing your user profile? It says if you can't fix it by those methods that "you might need to create a new user profile for your browser". I think they mean the user profile in firefox.

Maybe this will help.

"Recreate Firefox Profile

If none of the methods above work, it might indicate that there is some problem with the Firefox user profile. To fix the problem, you will have to create a new Firefox user profile. The user profile is used by the Firefox browser to save your personal settings such as passwords, bookmarks, and extensions.

Close all windows of Firefox browser open on the desktop.
Next, open the Start menu and select Run.
In the Open field, type firefox.exe -ProfileManager and press the OK button.
Select the existing corrupt profile and select the Delete Profile button to remove it.
Next, select the Create Profile button, and follow the screen instructions to create the new profile according to your requirements.
After creating the new profile, you may proceed to uninstall Yahoo toolbar using one of the methods discussed above.

You may want to uninstall Yahoo toolbar from Mozilla Firefox if you are encountering frequent problems while working with it. You can remove the toolbar either by using the option available on the Pencil menu of the toolbar or by using the Firefox Extension manager. If you are unable to remove the toolbar using one of these methods, you may have to create a new Firefox user profile using the ProfileManger utility. After the uninstallation, you may also use a registry cleaner utility to scan the system registry and remove any obsolete entries or vacant spaces left behind by the toolbar. It is also recommended to keep your antivirus and anti-spyware software updated with latest virus definitions. This will enable you to ensure that no malicious code or files creep on to your PC and cause damage to your precious system."
Methods to Uninstall Yahoo Toolbar From Firefox at Instant Registry Fixes

Thank you so much Nancy! I'm off to give it a shot.

I bet our computers have that virus I heard about on the news that is supposed to infect a lot of computers. :( :p

Does anyone know where 'run' is in the start menu? I don't seem to have it. This is so strange how I don't have any of the options that are supposed to be solutions.

Yay! I fixed it!!!!:D

I know this is frustrating for you, but click on the button that says "start", it located on the task bar at the bottom, on the left hand side. A menu should pop up. At the bottom of the menu , in the right hand column is the word "run."

Julia, this might help you too. Basic Troubleshooting

# Close down Firefox completely: At the top of the Firefox window, click the File menu, and select the Exit menu item.Close down Firefox completely: On the menu bar, click the Firefox menu, and select the Quit Firefox menu item.Close down Firefox completely: At the top of the Firefox window, click the File menu, and select the Quit menu item.
# In Windows, click Start, open the All Programs list, and navigate to the Mozilla Firefox folder. In the Mozilla Firefox folder, select Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).

# In the Firefox Safe Mode dialog, click to put a check mark by Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults and Reset toolbars and controls.
# To apply your changes, click Make Changes and Restart.

Oh cool! If I were you, I would go ahead and get rid of the Yahoo toolbar as soon as possible. I think they make it really hard to get rid of this feature, and so many people just learn to live with it.