The only reason I used the phrasing I did, was because when the hit counter wasn't working, the input from the rest of the crew was a bunch of BS and name calling, as to whether or not they knew how to log in as "guest", while ignoring or trivializing the issue.
Maybe that's just how you elected to understand and react to it.
On my end, I have more trouble with the latest versions of Firefox (17.0) in this computer, (Windows 7 32 bit 2 GB RAM), than I do running FF 3.61 under XP, (SP2 1.5GB RAM). With 3.6, I can open literally hundreds of tabs. With FF 17.0, maybe 60 or so, before it comes to a grinding crashing halt.
It probably doesn't have anything to do with your issues, but I just thought I'd note that Firefox 18 is out in case you want to update.