When I use the Desktop popup dialog to search, the resulting Firefox 3
(XP SP3) tab shows:

"Failed to connect
The connection was refused when attempting to contact 127.0.0.1:4664."

If I then refresh this page, it works perfectly.

I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling and reindexing using latest
(5.8.0806.18441-en-pb) version.

Any suggestions please?

On Jul 14, 1:57 pm, David Cognito wrote:

I have the same problem....Why not just refresh the page ? it does work

Do you have any browser security apps running?

On Jul 14, 6:57 am, Orlando wrote:

On Jul 14, 6:16 pm, GeorgeB wrote:

I have Comodo firewall, Avira Free anitvirus installed.

I have ~26 Firefox addons, including NoScript - but this is set to
accept all scripts from Google http://127.xxxx.

Possibly of importance, not all pages from GD result in the page load
error.  E.g. if I click 'More Options' from the Options screen, that
page opens without problem.

Also, I should've mentioned I had this problem pre SP3 as well.

I tried running Firefox with a new, empty profile and the problem was
solved.

I then switched back to my default profile and started disabling
addons, a few at a time, to find the culprit.  I eventually disabled
them all and cleared cache and cookies but the problem was not solved.

Any suggestions please?

Hi David Cognito,

Wow, it sounds like you've got Firefox loaded for bear! It'd be great
if you could check a few more things with your browsers:

- If you switch your default browser to Internet Explorer (IE) or
paste these URLs directly into IE's address bar, does the same error
occur?

- If you open a new Firefox window and paste any of these URLs
directly into the address bar, do the pages open correctly?

- Are you able to open the Desktop search page from your system tray
icon? To check, click the Desktop icon (a multicolored swirl) in your
system tray and select 'Search Desktop.'

- What happens if you select 'Options,' 'About,' or 'Indexing' >
'Index Status' from the Desktop system tray icon?

- Finally, what happens if you disable all other Firefox add-ons? If
the error disappears, re-enable your add-ons one by one to see when
the error reappears.

Thanks,
Chris

On Jul 16, 2:04 pm, David Cognito wrote:

Hi Chris,

lol.  Yeah, I could survive a few months out in the forests with this
baby. ;)

1. with IE7 as default browser, the search result opens OK and same if
I paste in to IE7

2. URLs open OK when pasted in to new FF window

3. yes, Desktop search opens OK

4. Options = OK, About = OK, Index Status = OK

Re. disabling all addons - see my previous post made while you were
typing out yours. :)

Here's my config:

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9)
Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0
Build ID: 2008052906

Enabled Extensions: [26]
- Adblock Plus 0.7.5.5: http://adblockplus.org/
- Auto Context 1.3.9: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5714
- British English Dictionary 1.19: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20British%20English%20Dictionary
- Compact Menu 2 2.2.0: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/user/108029
- CustomizeGoogle 0.72: http://www.customizegoogle.com/
- deskCut 0.5.0.6: http://deskcut.mozdev.org
- DownThemAll! *nightly* 1.1a1.20080629.979: http://downthemall.net/
- ErrorZilla Plus 0.3.1: http://crendking.blogspot.com/2007/07/firefox.html
- Firebug 1.2.0b6: http://www.getfirebug.com/
- Flashblock 1.5.6: http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
- Forecastfox 0.9.7.7: http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/
- Fullerscreen 2.3.3: http://disruptive-innovations.com/
- Menu Editor 1.2.6: http://menueditor.mozdev.org/
- MR Tech Toolkit (formerly Local Install) 6.0.1: http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/
- NoScript 1.7.7: http://noscript.net
- Resizeable Textarea 0.1d: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Resizeable%20Textarea
- Searchbar Autosizer 1.3.8: http://searchbarautosizer.mozdev.org
- SeoQuake 2.1.5: http://ff.seoquake.com/
- Stylish 0.5.7: http://userstyles.org/stylish/
- Sxipper 2.1.4.25150: http://www.sxipper.com
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6.1.080416: http://tmp.garyr.net
- User Agent Switcher 0.6.11: http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/
- ViewSourceWith 0.2: http://dafizilla.sourceforge.net/viewsourcewith
- Web Developer 1.1.6: http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
- WikiLook 1.3.2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TestPilot
- YSlow 0.9.5b2: http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow

Disabled Extensions: [2]
- GridFox 1.1: http://www.puidokas.com
- Linkification 1.3.5: http://yellow5.us/firefox/linkification/

Total Extensions: 28

Installed Themes: [2]
- Default: http://www.mozilla.org/
- Just Black (A Cylence theme for Firefox 3) 1.0.1: http://www.sauringadesaude.com/

Installed Plugins: (9)
- Google Gadget Plugin
- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U6
- Microsoft® DRM
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.5 (861)
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave Flash
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library

If this problem disappears with a new profile, you might want to just
copy over your previous bookmarks and other settings.

A corrupt Firefox profile can cause lots of funky behavior, and
starting from scratch is often the easiest way to go.

I assume you've already checked out the Firefox support site, but the
page below has some other helpful troubleshooting suggestions:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting

- Chris

On Jul 16, 4:37 pm, David Cognito wrote:

I've recreated my profile and the problem has been solved (along with
another unrelated).  Thanks, Chris.

OK.  More info.  Having recreated my profile completely, the problem
returned - so it was not a corrupt profile.

I narrowed it down to the about:config setting
'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground', which I set from 'false' to
'true'.  I need this setting to stop Firefox stealing focus.

Can this issue therefore be classified as a bug?  If so, what is the
preferred bug reporting method?

Thanks for the extra info, David Cognito!

I'll share this report with the rest of the team.

- Chris

On Jul 29, 1:40 pm, David Cognito wrote:

I have the same issue.

I have confirmed it is related to loading the search-result page in
the background, regardless of profile settings, as follows:

- with any Firefox profile (eg brand new), do a GD search.
- Bring a second tab (with any URL) to the foreground.
- refresh the tabs while the GD search result is NOT the foreground
tab (eg right-click on the tab bar, Reload All Tabs)

Result: GD search fails with "Page Load Error" / "Failed to Connect".

I have also tested as per below (to confirm David's initial findings):

- created a new Firefox 3.0 profile;
'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground' defaults to false; GD searches
work as expected.
- change this setting to true; GD searches now fail initially, but
refreshing the tab gives the expected ok result (as described above).

Hope this helps find the issue.

regards,
Laurence

I did the following and got my search to work:

1. Close Google Desktop and Firefox.
2. Remove the following file (I saved it in another location just in
case) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components
\GoogleDesktopMozilla.dll"
3. Restart Firefox and Google Desktop and try again.

On Aug 11, 7:27 pm, Laurence wrote:

This also works for me in resolving this first-search-result-shows-
error issue, thanks.

But it makes me wonder what functionality is now restricted /
removed / broken by disabling this dll. I didn't do exhaustive tests.
Anyone?

regards,
Laurence