# Can only get Firefox to load SOMETIMES **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 7, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221 "2010-04-07T01:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/1 "2010-04-07T01:12:38Z")
Can’t find any info on the Mozilla Firefox website about only being able to get it to load sometimes. I click on the Firefox icon on my desktop and the hour glass symbol displays for about 5 seconds and then disappears and nothing happens. Firefox doesn’t load. If I log off and wait awhile and then log on again, sometimes it will load and other times it won’t. Lately I’ve been just keeping the computer on 24/7 after I finally get on, but I’d rather not do this. Help, please. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/2 "2010-04-07T01:40:18Z")
One thing may be too many background processes, leftover DLLs, etc., eating up memory. However, I’ve found that Firefox loads much faster for me if instead of double-clicking, I highlight it, right click, and select Open. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/3 "2010-04-07T02:00:50Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > One thing may be too many background processes, leftover DLLs, etc., eating up memory. > > However, I’ve found that Firefox loads much faster for me if instead of double-clicking, I highlight it, right click, and select Open. Thanks! How can I remove these DLL’s, etc. ? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/4 "2010-04-07T02:06:49Z")
See if [CCleaner](http://www.ccleaner.com/) helps. It cleans out “crud” on your machine. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/5 "2010-04-07T03:53:50Z")
This happens to me from time to time with Firefox. Maybe 5% of time I try and open it. I don’t know why it happens. When it does occur I see that the program is running in the task manager but the window just doesn’t show up. I terminate the program through the task manager and give it another try and it works. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-only-get-firefox-to-load-sometimes/535221/6 "2010-04-07T06:01:45Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > This happens to me from time to time with Firefox. Maybe 5% of time I try and open it. I don’t know why it happens. When it does occur I see that the program is running in the task manager but the window just doesn’t show up. I terminate the program through the task manager and give it another try and it works. Seconded. I think they have a problem they haven’t addressed yet.