Firefox won't open websites, other browsers do

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You can try creating a new profile following the official instruction here: Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles.

A new profile will not contain previous settings, while re-installation of Firefox may have kept the old settings that were messed up. I'm not sure whether it has the same effect as "Reset" in about:support.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • user029120
    user029120 over 1 year

    So, any website that I try to open up in Firefox just won't load, it's not just particular websites. But all other browsers - IE, Chrome and Opera, do.
    What I have tried:
    * Checked Comodo's firewall about Firefox, didn't see anything
    * Reinstalling Firefox
    * Flushing DNS
    * Checked Firefox proxy settings
    * Resetted Firefox to it's original state on "about:support"

    I'm out of ideas now and fast googling wouldn't give me any good answers.

    Thanks for helping!

    edit
    OS: Windows 7
    Internet connection: Wired, 12/1
    When/how did this problem start: The person who I'm helping does not remember that he had done something that might've caused the issue.

    • Daniel R Hicks
      Daniel R Hicks over 9 years
      What's your operating system? What kind of internet connection? When/how did this problem start?
    • Sun
      Sun over 9 years
      1) Have you tried Firefox Portable? Can you get to web sites? 2) Rather "reinstall", I would suggest you try uninstall, then install a fresh copy of Firefox. There is a difference especially if there are corrupt files that are not being replaced.
    • Soren
      Soren over 9 years
      Do you have any ad-blocker installed in Firefox?
  • Wes Sayeed
    Wes Sayeed over 9 years
    Please summarize the content of external links so future users do not have to follow them to get the gist of what you're saying.