Firefox blocks window to download wireless tether with Android

Download Firefox freezes Windows, not good. Here's the situation: I open Firefox, go to a web page that wants me to download a file (as a PDF file, but it does not matter), download the file and BOOM, windows freezes COMPLETELY. The mouse is frozen on the screen, not ctrl-alt-delete, not nothing. I still have the image of the screen, but it froze HARD. My only option is a long wait on the power button. Also, this happens on Gmail attachment downloads, exact same symptoms. (As a note, I'm really open up the files, such as PDFs in the browser.) I have download and possibly open with proper application, on everything. This deadlock occurs regardless if I have just download or upload to temp and open.)

I did a LOT of tests, and this only happens when I am attached to my Droid through "Wireless Tether" which is an ad - hoc connection. Everything works fine if it's a regular wifi connection or a connection through an ethernet cable. In addition, I don't have this problem with Chrome, is strictly a Firefox/Droid combination of attachment problem. I am running version 12 of Firefox. I disabled (set to False) the browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone in Firefox option. I also disabled my analysis of files in Windows Defender. Absolutely, I know that I have no other running virus software, and I keep VERY close tabs on all my applications to start (both in files and registry), and I am VERY sure that I don't have a virus.

It is an easily reproducible problem for me, and it is not a good thing. I ardently Firefox, but I travel a lot and often use my Droid as a strap to access internet, I do right now. All other times (and everything else in Firefox) works absolutely fine with the tie strap, that I have a central computer (I7, 8 GB, and graphics ATI 5870). Whenever I have a problem, I hit out there, but this one is VERY serious.

I dearly love Firefox and don't want to switch to Chrome, but it is serious enough that he told me he plans. Any advice or a quick fix would be highly appreciated.

When this happens, the droid shows something unusual? It indicates whether the file is actually downloaded or download is frozen (not sure if there is an application that shows only)? I guess that you attempted to escape Frost by pulling the USB cable, but if not, you could try that.

Are you using Firefox native download or Download Manager add-on? If you have an add-on, I assume you have tested without it, but if you haven't, please give that a try.

You can also try the Mode without failure of Firefox to see if your modules or custom settings might be the culprit.

First of all, I recommend you backup your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See your backup information. (You can copy your profile folder Firefox together somewhere outside the Mozilla folder).

Then restart Firefox in Safe Mode to help

Help > restart with disabled modules

In the Safe Mode dialog box, do not check the boxes, just click "continue mode without failure."

I realize that this test is potentially very bad news (lock-up), but... I don't know any other way to determine if that helps you.

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