Firefox 2 Freezing on MacBook Pro Fix

I’ve been having problems with Firefox 2 freezing on my MacBook Pro. I finally found a solution for the problem, so I figured I’d post it to make it a little more accessible, as Mozilla hasn’t put anything on their site regarding this problem.

Apparently the Google Toolbar is what causes FF2 to hang. While before I removed the toolbar Firefox was crashing every ten minutes or so, after I removed the toolbar, I haven’t had Firefox 2 freeze since.

Google has been apprised of the situation and is working on a fix. Until then, ditch the toolbar. Here’s instructions on how to do so:

1. Go to Tools>Add-ons
2. Click the “Extensions” tab
3. Click the Google Toolbar add-on and click “uninstall”
4. Enjoy freeze-free Firefox2!