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New startup error
server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was
not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. |
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New startup error
On 12/29/2013 8:09 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Use this: http://www.revouninstallerpro.com/ They used to have a free version but things may have changed. You can at least use it for 30 day trial. HTH. -- Ed Mc Nam Vet '66-'67 Semper Fi |
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New startup error
On 12/29/2013 10:09 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Getting rid of programs that fail to uninstall normally, I have had good luck with Revo Uninstaller (the free one) to remove them. http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_..._download.html -- Bill Dell Latitude Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v12 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 8 Professional |
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In message , Metspitzer
writes: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Move the control panel as far to one side as you can (if you learn a key sequence, you may be able to move it almost entirely out of view), then repeat the action, and be ready with the PrtSc key. Not that this'll solve the removal problem, but at least you might be able to see what the flash box says! -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Relax, it's OK not to micro-manage your lawn. - Monty Don, RT 2013/12/7-13 |
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New startup error
Metspitzer wrote:
server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Network Security Service = NSS3.dll On my machine, I see that file as present in Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, Libreoffice. All are running different versions of the file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Security_Services So something has attempted to damage your SSL/TLS protocol ? Malware ? ******* The suggestion here is pretty laughable. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...nstall-firefox If this was my problem, I would: 1) Note the current release. I think the standard release is some version of 26. If I go to the regular Firefox download page, I'm offered a "version 26 stub". I'm not that crazy about stub installers. They may not "clean" things. 2) To avoid the stub installer, go here. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox/releases/ If I go here, I can see a "full installer" of 24MB. Try installing this over top of the current release. The Mozilla installers seem to have a step after the install phase, where they delete old files. Perhaps that will remove the old stuff for you. Just a guess. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...2/win32/en-US/ Before you do that, set a restore point or do a backup of C:, just in case. That's my standard procedure when treading in unknown territory. Paul |
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On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:37:46 -0500, Paul wrote:
Metspitzer wrote: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Network Security Service = NSS3.dll On my machine, I see that file as present in Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, Libreoffice. All are running different versions of the file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Security_Services So something has attempted to damage your SSL/TLS protocol ? Malware ? ******* The suggestion here is pretty laughable. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...nstall-firefox If this was my problem, I would: 1) Note the current release. I think the standard release is some version of 26. If I go to the regular Firefox download page, I'm offered a "version 26 stub". I'm not that crazy about stub installers. They may not "clean" things. 2) To avoid the stub installer, go here. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox/releases/ If I go here, I can see a "full installer" of 24MB. Try installing this over top of the current release. The Mozilla installers seem to have a step after the install phase, where they delete old files. Perhaps that will remove the old stuff for you. Just a guess. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...2/win32/en-US/ Before you do that, set a restore point or do a backup of C:, just in case. That's my standard procedure when treading in unknown territory. Paul I use F Secure and I just did a scan and it reported nothing. I will try to install FF over the existing one. Thanks |
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New startup error
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:37:46 -0500, Paul wrote:
Metspitzer wrote: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Network Security Service = NSS3.dll On my machine, I see that file as present in Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, Libreoffice. All are running different versions of the file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Security_Services So something has attempted to damage your SSL/TLS protocol ? Malware ? ******* The suggestion here is pretty laughable. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...nstall-firefox If this was my problem, I would: 1) Note the current release. I think the standard release is some version of 26. If I go to the regular Firefox download page, I'm offered a "version 26 stub". I'm not that crazy about stub installers. They may not "clean" things. 2) To avoid the stub installer, go here. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox/releases/ If I go here, I can see a "full installer" of 24MB. Try installing this over top of the current release. The Mozilla installers seem to have a step after the install phase, where they delete old files. Perhaps that will remove the old stuff for you. Just a guess. I went here to get 26: Index of /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/26.0/win32/en-US It is only 23MB. I would like to confirm this is the file you are talking about. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...2/win32/en-US/ Before you do that, set a restore point or do a backup of C:, just in case. That's my standard procedure when treading in unknown territory. Paul |
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On 12/29/2013 10:31 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
Move the control panel as far to one side as you can (if you learn a key sequence, you may be able to move it almost entirely out of view), then repeat the action, and be ready with the PrtSc key. Not that this'll solve the removal problem, but at least you might be able to see what the flash box says! I am not saying this is true in this case, but my experience with most window flashes are generally nothing really important. As they generally are scripts, batch, etc. files executing and exiting. -- Bill Dell Latitude Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v12 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB - Windows 8 Professional |
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New startup error
Metspitzer wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:37:46 -0500, Paul wrote: Metspitzer wrote: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Network Security Service = NSS3.dll On my machine, I see that file as present in Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, Libreoffice. All are running different versions of the file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Security_Services So something has attempted to damage your SSL/TLS protocol ? Malware ? ******* The suggestion here is pretty laughable. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...nstall-firefox If this was my problem, I would: 1) Note the current release. I think the standard release is some version of 26. If I go to the regular Firefox download page, I'm offered a "version 26 stub". I'm not that crazy about stub installers. They may not "clean" things. 2) To avoid the stub installer, go here. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox/releases/ If I go here, I can see a "full installer" of 24MB. Try installing this over top of the current release. The Mozilla installers seem to have a step after the install phase, where they delete old files. Perhaps that will remove the old stuff for you. Just a guess. I went here to get 26: Index of /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/26.0/win32/en-US It is only 23MB. I would like to confirm this is the file you are talking about. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...2/win32/en-US/ Before you do that, set a restore point or do a backup of C:, just in case. That's my standard procedure when treading in unknown territory. Paul In one of my virtual machines here, the last version number I saw, might have been 26.2 or so. If you find the download complains about "removing a more recent version", I provided a link to 27.0b2 in the hopes it could clear your problem. You're free to try any version you want, and see what happens. Just make sure you have a backup, if the results are not what you wanted or expected. Paul |
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On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:38:33 -0500, Paul wrote:
Metspitzer wrote: On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:37:46 -0500, Paul wrote: Metspitzer wrote: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Network Security Service = NSS3.dll On my machine, I see that file as present in Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey, Libreoffice. All are running different versions of the file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Security_Services So something has attempted to damage your SSL/TLS protocol ? Malware ? ******* The suggestion here is pretty laughable. http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...nstall-firefox If this was my problem, I would: 1) Note the current release. I think the standard release is some version of 26. If I go to the regular Firefox download page, I'm offered a "version 26 stub". I'm not that crazy about stub installers. They may not "clean" things. 2) To avoid the stub installer, go here. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox/releases/ If I go here, I can see a "full installer" of 24MB. Try installing this over top of the current release. The Mozilla installers seem to have a step after the install phase, where they delete old files. Perhaps that will remove the old stuff for you. Just a guess. I went here to get 26: Index of /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/26.0/win32/en-US It is only 23MB. I would like to confirm this is the file you are talking about. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...2/win32/en-US/ Before you do that, set a restore point or do a backup of C:, just in case. That's my standard procedure when treading in unknown territory. Paul In one of my virtual machines here, the last version number I saw, might have been 26.2 or so. If you find the download complains about "removing a more recent version", I provided a link to 27.0b2 in the hopes it could clear your problem. You're free to try any version you want, and see what happens. Just make sure you have a backup, if the results are not what you wanted or expected. Paul I see that now. I didn't notice the link while I was trying to digest the instructions. |
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New startup error
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:09:57 -0500, Metspitzer
wrote: server.exe this application has failed to start because nss3.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix the problem I did a system restore and this error no longer comes up. I tried to start Firefox and it gave some kind of error I didn't record. I was just planning on removing and then reinstalling FF. When I select remove FF from the control panel, it looked like it opened some kind of box behind the control panel and the box immediately went away. FF is still on the application list. I tried to reboot and uninstall FF again, but the same thing happens. The first time I press remove, it looks like a box opens then closes behind the control panel but nothing else happens. Suggestions please. Doing a system restore and installing FF over FF seems to have fixed it. Thanks everyone |
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