Firefox Message: "Warning: Unresponsive Script" Freezes My Computer

As I debate over Chrome and Firefox, I find the latter has the annoying habit of freezing my computer with a message pop up: "Warning: Unresponsive Script . . . Debug Script . . . Stop Script . . . Continue . . ."

There is some other nonsense on the pop-up but my intent is to unfreeze my Apple but pressing Command Option Escape is futile so that I have to shut off my computer. Next time I'll drop the Apple menus and click on Force Quit to see if that works. If this problem continues, it's goodbye, Firefox.

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Comments

[Gary]

Maybe these links will help.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/987580

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/warning-unresponsive-script

[jonnybardo]

Firefox is surprisingly buggy. I've been using it almost since the beginning, about 10 years. But Chrome seems faster and perhaps less buggy, but I'm just used to Firefox.

[Angelo]

I'm still running Windows XP----and I know that as computers and operating systems age, and as new browser versions are introduced, things get "buggy" for me. Ironically, I find that Firefox is better for my computers than Internet Explorer, which crawls along, barely moving. Does anyone know if there's a recommended, "simplified" browser especially for older PCs?

[Tom Welch]

I use Google Chrome and I'm a former Firefox user, I sticking with Chrome on my netbook now that I'm over the initial learning curve

[Roman]

Wow! I was having the same issues with Firefox tried every fix including the official one recommended by Mozilla's support and in their forums as well as other forums. No joy.

Sadly, I have had to abandon/uninstall my previously favorite, Firefox browser. I have no problems with script errors running IE, Chrome or Sea Monkey. Until and when Firefox finds a fix for this issue, I will no longer invest any more time and effort to "fix" an issue that is broken within this browser app.