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Old 10-16-2007
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Programs close when I press @ in Firefox

When I press AltGr and another key in a text box in Firefox, all programs shut down. When I restart Firefox it doesn't do it again. It's done this since I ran a program called XtraTools to clean junk from my registry. Also, when I start XP, it wants a password, but then it shuts down anyway (sometimes 3-4 times) before starting up normally. Can anyone help me with this one?

Last edited by mark445; 10-17-2007 at 07:53 PM..
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Old 10-16-2007
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well, if it started happening when you dl'd "XtraTools" uninstall it!! and in order to clean "junk" from your registry, I would recommend CCleaner, which is one of the best cleaning programs imho
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Old 10-17-2007
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AltGr

I have a Danish keyboard - not sure that English keyboards have an AltGr key. (Also, how do you delete messages on this forum??)

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Old 10-17-2007
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Have you uninstalled firefox, rebooted, and then re-installed firefox ?
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Old 10-18-2007
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Thanks

I uninstalled XtraTools (didn't realise it was running in the background), and problem fixed! I don't think it was Firefox's fault.

I always use CCleaner, but for some reason decided to try XtraTools. Not a good idea.

Thanks a lot for your help.
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Old 10-19-2007
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By the way only moderators can delete posts, however you can edit your own posts If you mean private messages, look just under your message box, a little scroll down menu with selected messages on it? Deletes in there

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