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How to get Firefox out of Safe Mode

RyeTronics

2007-05-12, 1:13 am

Simple question really. I started Firefox in safe mode to check if an
extension was going haywire, and now I cannot for the life of me
figure out how to start FF with everything enabled again. Choosing
both launch options (normal & safe mode) always takes me into safe
mode. Do I have to manually re-enable everything, or am I just
overlooking something?

Thanks!

Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com

2007-05-12, 1:12 pm

On May 11, 7:30 pm, RyeTronics <ryetron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simple question really. I started Firefox in safe mode to check if an
> extension was going haywire, and now I cannot for the life of me
> figure out how to start FF with everything enabled again. Choosing
> both launch options (normal & safe mode) always takes me into safe
> mode. Do I have to manually re-enable everything, or am I just
> overlooking something?
>
> Thanks!

just close the program and click on the icon you use to start FF.

How did you start FF in safe mode?

bob from oz

2007-05-16, 1:12 pm

Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 11, 7:30 pm, RyeTronics <ryetron...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> just close the program and click on the icon you use to start FF.
>
> How did you start FF in safe mode?

yeah, i had the same problem. i had to reinstall all of my stuff again,
after starting FF in safe mode from the Windows /Programs menu...

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jodierenea@yahoo.com

2007-05-21, 7:13 pm

For anyone that needs to get mozilla firefox out of safe mode and
cannot find a way through preferences (I sure couldn't) PLEASE don't
remove or reinstall FF before trying this, it's a pain to lose all of
your links and personal tweaks.

Shut the browser then remove all icons that have (Safe Mode) on them
(try waving your mouse over it to find out), whether in your quick
launch or start menu.

Go to start, then my computer, open your C drive.

Select Program Files and look for Mozilla Firefox.

Drag and drop this icon into your quick launch bar to store it there,
or right click and hit 'Send to > Desktop' to send it there.

That will do it

I don't understand how it happened for mine. My 7
year old son managed it, I probably couldn't do it myself with a
manual

The only time you'll have to do this really is if you have
no other available icon for FF that hasn't been changed into a safe
mode icon. But just remember that the original files are stored in
the Program Files folder, so be careful when you're in there, don't
delete anything if you don't know what it is

Moz Champion (Dan)

2007-05-22, 7:12 am

jodierenea@yahoo.com wrote:
> For anyone that needs to get mozilla firefox out of safe mode and
> cannot find a way through preferences (I sure couldn't) PLEASE don't
> remove or reinstall FF before trying this, it's a pain to lose all of
> your links and personal tweaks.
>
> Shut the browser then remove all icons that have (Safe Mode) on them
> (try waving your mouse over it to find out), whether in your quick
> launch or start menu.
>
> Go to start, then my computer, open your C drive.
>
> Select Program Files and look for Mozilla Firefox.
>
> Drag and drop this icon into your quick launch bar to store it there,
> or right click and hit 'Send to > Desktop' to send it there.
>
>
> That will do it

I don't understand how it happened for mine. My 7
> year old son managed it, I probably couldn't do it myself with a
> manual

The only time you'll have to do this really is if you have
> no other available icon for FF that hasn't been changed into a safe
> mode icon. But just remember that the original files are stored in
> the Program Files folder, so be careful when you're in there, don't
> delete anything if you don't know what it is

>

To get out of safe mode you simply start up normally.

You shouldn't have changed your desktop icon to a 'safe mode' one in the
first place.

bob from oz

2007-05-22, 1:13 pm

Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> To get out of safe mode you simply start up normally.

not exactly. last time i tried safe mode, when i next booted and ran the
"normal" FF from it's menu, there were no plugins etc., no matter how
many time i tried. using version:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3

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Moz Champion (Dan)

2007-05-22, 7:13 pm

bob from oz wrote:
> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>
> not exactly. last time i tried safe mode, when i next booted and ran the
> "normal" FF from it's menu, there were no plugins etc., no matter how
> many time i tried. using version:
>
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3)
> Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3
>
>

How did you get Firefox into safe mode in the first place, did you
change the profile to automatically invoke safe mode? Sounds like you did.

Andy Luddy

2007-05-23, 1:13 am

Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> bob from oz wrote:
>
>
> How did you get Firefox into safe mode in the first place, did you
> change the profile to automatically invoke safe mode? Sounds like you did.

Is it possible that the user is NOT in safe mode, merely running with a
new profile, which (being new) has no addons installed. Consider
running profile manager (isn't that with "-p"?) to see if there are
multiple profiles.

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bob from oz

2007-05-23, 1:13 pm

Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
>
> How did you get Firefox into safe mode in the first place, did you
> change the profile to automatically invoke safe mode? Sounds like you did.

Hi again. I just used "Start->Programs->Mozilla Firefox->Mozilla Firefox
(Safe Mode)"

i did this to test whether an add-on was causing a problem or not. when
i quit and ran "Start->Programs->Mozilla Firefox->Mozilla Firefox" (not
safe mode) none of my add-ons etc. were available. i set everything up
by hand again. i'm not game to try it again just in case :-)

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