Firefox help?

[Amsterhammer]

This is the mail I sent to forum@cyclingnews.com earlier today (no reply yet).

Hi,

I'm having several problems and hope that you can help.

Since yesterday late evening CET, I constantly get the message below when
trying to access the forum with my default browser, Firefox - I am using v
5.0, have not changed any settings, and am having no issues with any other
sites!

400 Bad Request

nginx/0.6.31


I just accessed the forum with no problem using IE7, but cannot log in
because the password I thought was correct is not recognized. My password in Firefox is 'remembered', so I haven't actually typed it in years. Can you
please either suggest why my Firefox cannot read the forum whereas I AM able to access the main site and read news stories!? If you cannot suggest a fix, please re-set my password.

I eventually asked for the password to be reset automatically via the system, which is how I am able to be writing this now.

BUT, I really don't want to have to have a separate IE window open just for the forum, seems mad. Everything worked normally in FF till last night and, as I said, I have neither changed any setting, nor am I having difficulty with any other site. Any suggestions?

 

[Amsterhammer]

So, none of the first 25 people to read my question was anyone who knows what that error message means?

 

[krebs303]

I would try re-installing Firefox.

 

[Rip:30]

I would try re-installing Firefox.

That would probably delete his stored password though

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

You might also try the suggestion on the Firefox support forum to create a new firefox profile.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=255400

Have you tried a new profile?: http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#new
Test with a clean profile, if it's fixed, do this: http://the-edmeister.home.comcast.net/t ... _data.html

The OP on that site claims that fixed his problem (400 bad request...).

The thing I don't know is whether the profile is a data file on your computer or if it is stored on the Firefox website. If it is stored on the FF website, then reinstalling FF prolly will not work. Also, as you prolly know, an uninstall does not always remove all program elements and data files. So a reinstall may also not work even if the profile is not on the FF site but is on your PC.

cheers

 

[Amsterhammer]

Thanks for the suggestion, mewmew, I'll try it tomorrow. What about my existing profile? Presumably I'd have to delete it to create a new one, then what happens to all my cookies, etc.?

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Thanks for the suggestion, mewmew, I'll try it tomorrow. What about my existing profile? Presumably I'd have to delete it to create a new one, then what happens to all my cookies, etc.?

You may have to delete it to create a new one, but I'd be surprised if that was the case. If you do not have to delete the old one, I'd just keep it around a while until you are satisfied with the results you are getting with the new one. But I'm not a FF user so don't know what you can expect.

As for cookies... to h311 with cookies. Don't need them. I have multiple users on my PC at home, and some of them get into online games and other things that adds spyware to the PC once in a while. I keep all that cleaned out regularly, meaning I get rid of all cookies in the process.