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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