Firefox; Anyone had the same problem ?

Posted by: Malky on 04 April 2005

Downloaded Firefox yesterday but when I open the browser I get an Alert message. "start.mozilla.org could not be found. Please check the name and try again."
I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice but this problem still persists. I'm running Windows xp, any suggestions, please keep them simple, I'm not terribly computer literate.
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Berlin Fritz
No.

Fritz Von Pleased to be of assistance old chum Big Grin
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Martin D
Do you use zonealarm ? it can need removing and re-installing.
Martin
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Malky
quote:
Originally posted by Martin D:
Do you use zonealarm ? it can need removing and re-installing.
Martin


Martin, no I don't.
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Martin D
Bugger
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Roy T
IIRC this might the default startup page and can be reset set via at Tools > Options > General.

Try and change the page using the Use Blank Page option and then close the Tools window. You should now be able to use the Firefox shortcut icon and see what happens this time - with any luck you should not need to uninstall then re-install to get it working correctly.
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Richard AV
quote:
Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
No.

Fritz Von Pleased to be of assistance old chum Big Grin


Can you say "Post Count Boost"? Winker
Posted on: 04 April 2005 by Berlin Fritz
Yes I can, and I'll also say that this thread probably has more direct answers to direct questions than any I've seen for a long while, innit.

Fritz Von Keep up the good work chaps Smile
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by Malky
Thanks for the advice Roy, but unfortunately, this has not solved the problem.
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by Roy T
Malky,
it looks like you and a few others have been suffering from the same error so please have a quick look and see if these threads offer any help.

Firefox is connected but I can't see or do anything - MozillaZine Forums
firefox won't open ANY pages - MozillaZine Forums
Firefox download problem - MozillaZine Forums
Problem with firefox 1.0.2 - MozillaZine Forums

If yhou need more help then prehaps taking a trip to the Mozilla Fora might be in order.
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by Malky
Cheers Roy,when I changed my Norton Firewall from Mozilla 'block all' to Mozilla 'permit all' Firefox now works. Have I done the right thing re: security issues.
Malky
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by greeny
yeh, U need to tell your firewall that Mozilla needs to access the internet (or it won't be able to Winker).

The answer above refering to ZoneAlarm was effectively saying this (though U use Norton Firewall rather than Zonealarm)
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by Malky
Thanks Roy and Greeny, now succesfully using Firefox. Goodbye IE.
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by JeremyD
Don't uninstall IE - some web sites [e.g some banks] won't work without it.
Posted on: 05 April 2005 by Malky
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Originally posted by JeremyD:
Don't uninstall IE - some web sites [e.g some banks] won't work without it.

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I'm not going to uninstall it, just stop using it. Couple of bods who know more about the web than I do told me IE is notorious for browser-jacking, viruses etc.. and FF should be browser of choice.