Firefox 1.07

Today I updated from 1.06 to 1.07 and have had to install once already. I thought that it was the Themes that were causing the problem but now think it is the browser itself. The Menu bar is strange looking and when I click on File etc the dropdown menu is totally black and I can see no other options.

Right now I think I will uninstall it again and install 1.06.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

 

I thought that it was the Themes that were causing the problem but now think it is the browser itself. Why?
Never heard of that problem. Hoever, did you uninstall 1.0.6 before installing 1.0.7. If not, go to the Add/Remove and remove what is there, in Mozilla Firefox.
You did not say if you had any unusual Theme. You could go to Start|All Programs|mozilla Firefox, and start it in Safe Mode. That will load FF with no extentions, nor unusual Themes. If it works, exit, start FF, and go to Tools|Themes|and select the default Theme. Incompatical Theme can cause all sort of problems.

 

First mistake. I failed to uninstall the 1.06.

It worked in SafeMode and I had done what you suggested. It didn't work. So now I've uninstalled 1.07 totally and gotten myself in another mess. I can't find 1.06 to re-install.

What a mess. Just wish I had never updated.

 

I've just had this or similar problems, the menus were like just text, and the drop down menus were all black. Thinking it might be the Aquatint theme, which had just been updated, I deleted the contents of the chrome directory, and reinstalled the aquatint theme, and it has been allright since. Might be worth trying to see if it cures it. This was on 1.0.7 as well.

 

Thanks.

That sounds like a good idea. I had wondered if should have done that before I uninstalled TWICE!! Those themes are bad news, I guess.

 

The Themes, like the extentions are in the Profile, as far as I know. That is the problem about extentions and themes. You install a new version, and, bang you have problem that you did not have before. Firefox is supposed to disable incompatible extentions, but, apparently, it does not do the same with Themes.
I am pretty certain that it is ok to have updated the program, without removing the previous version. If the Tools menu is a problem (that's one which would allow to uninstall the Theme), then deleting the Chrome folder of the profile should do the trick, because when rebuilt, it will have only the default theme.
If a Theme works it is ok to use it until a new update, but it may be a good idea to disable the Theme, till one sees what gives. I have never hesitated in getting extentions, but not many, but I have had some bad experiences with Themes, in Netscape. So, I did a lot of Chrome deleting.

 

Before I make another mistake, how do I know that some of those Chrome files aren't specifically for Netscape 7.2 which I also use and like?

I went to Docs and Settings, Application Data and my Profile. Is this correct?

Thanks.

 

Notice the difference between the Netscape and Firefox proffile locations:
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles for Netscape, while Firefox is:
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
The Mozilla folder contains a Profile and a Firefox folder, which, in turn, has a Profile folder of its own.

 

Thanks so much for the detaill. I can't afford to mess anything else up.

Are you also saying that even though I un-installed Version 1.07 with the Add/Remove program in Control Panel that it didn't remove the Chrome files?

 

I am still having problems.

I just reinstalled 1.07 and the same problem is there. It is just like Selene stated in her message. The "menus" across the top of the screen are jumbled text and the drop down menus are all black. I was trying to make a call as to what might be there in order to check out the installed Themes. No luck. I deleted the
Chrome folder in Firefox. ( I think ) The other one looks to be the Netscape Themes.

The text itself looks strange. Rather large and there are no graphics as I remember being there before. The Location bar is rather "scrunched" up but works. Most web pages including my home page will come up but the various bars across the top all run together and I can NOT get anything but a black drop down so can't read anything much less get to the Options to see if I can see anything or delete any Themes.

 

Okay, folks I think everything is now okay.

I started Firefox in SafeMode again and even though I thought I had totally cleared out the Chrome folder there were still some Themes showing up when I ran Firefox in SafeMode. I deleted all but the default one and restarted Firefox. I am using Firefox right now and it seems to be just fine.

If these Themes create problems why are they there for folks to download?

Which are the totally safe ones?

Thanks.

 

Going back to your post #9, since the Chrome folder is in the profile, it would not be uninstalled. This is nothing new. It has been the same since the old days of Netscape. Your program goes, but not the personal data.
As for safety, I don't believe that anything is safe. I can't understand how some people can unleash some untested or poorly tested stuff. That's why I never even tried anything but the default theme.
I have a problem with an extention which is nowhere to be seen, after uninstalling, but some of its useless "hardware" is still there. I contactedthe author, with no success.