Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Windows 8.1 Icecat Bug Report

[jc_gargma]

On July 12, 2015 07:42:03 John wrote:
> I'm trying to install icecat on Windows 8.1
> 
> Steps to produce bug:
> 1    Download 31.7.0 win32 zip file
> 2    Extract with 7zip
> 3    Navigate to the directory *\icecat-31.6.0.en-US.win32\icecat
> 4    Run icecat.exe as administrator
> Result:
> 1    My mouse will have a hourglass symbol and I'm able to find
> icecat.exe in task manager for 1 second
> 2    Normal cursor returns and icecat isn't found in taskmanager. There
> is no trade of me ever having tried to run icecat.exe
> 
> I've tried running in various Windows comparability modes and version
> 31.6.0. I still get the same result.

This sounds similar to the Hardware Acceleration boot crash on Windows 7/8.1

Try running IceCat using the -safe-mode parameter via command prompt, open the 
options menu to disable hardware acceleration, and then run IceCat normally.


-jc

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