request for more information What is DummyWindowless?

Firefox version: 2.0.0.13 Operating system: Win98
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Keli
Firefox user

As I was rebooting, I got stuck because it said DummyWindowless was not responding. I searched for it on my computer after reboot & couldn't find it. Can't find much online except vague connections to firefox. Is this something from firefox and is it supposed to be there? What's it's purpose? Also, why wouldn't it show up when I did a file search if it's supposed to be there? Just sounds suspicious to me so if anyone has any information on DummyWindowless, I would really like to know what it is & it's purpose. Thank You!!

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Wed 16 of Apr, 2008 14:56 PST  
np
np
2163 posts

I don't think it's related to Firefox. A couple of Google hits point to it being related to Opera.



Wed 16 of Apr, 2008 17:51 PST  
Sjoerd Jansen
Firefox user

Seems firefox related to me.

DummyWindowless: firefox.exe - Application Error

The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the application at location 0x7d64d233.

Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program

OK Cancel



Wed 11 of Jun, 2008 22:50 PST  
Bo
Bo
14118 posts

It doesn't show up in a search of the Mozilla source code...

Just to make sure...

Good luck!



Thu 12 of Jun, 2008 06:06 PST  
JUGGIE
Firefox user

I had the same message come out on safari n thought if i uninstalled n then reinstalled it ,it would be ok but its still coming up this is the messages i get:

Safari.exe- Corrupt file

and then after i go to another pg

What is Dummywindowless?:Safari.exe- Corrupt file



Wed 30 of Jul, 2008 08:48 PST  
Hans
Firefox user

Same problem with me using both Firefox and Safari, but mine says something about a memory limit.



Sat 23 of Aug, 2008 22:00 PST  
A-man
Firefox user

I got it using chrome.



Wed 18 of Feb, 2009 06:23 PST  
Anonymous

Its Opera I didnt use it for a while and when I did this came up



Sat 07 of Mar, 2009 19:13 PST  
Unbekannt

Did any of you watch a FOX episode of Terminator -Sarah Connor, etc.. in full screen??

This might be it. A stuck process that hangs open after firefox is closed for some reason?!?

Everyone is using their browser right before, right?

Just a thought. I was watching 24 online (streaming...full screen at fox dot com) right before and then wanted to shut down the PC. That's when I got the same message....



Tue 17 of Mar, 2009 07:24 PST  
Anonimowy

I got this message after a clean install, after testing internet on firefox and installing AVG8 i shutdown and got this message, just went to google page Yahoo and ninemsn.



Sat 21 of Mar, 2009 04:06 PST  
Chris
Firefox user

Its part of Google Chrome. I used a program called cheat engine to look at the memory bank of that program and it links to chrome.exe



Mon 23 of Mar, 2009 07:17 PST  
pooter
Firefox user

Is anyone actually paying any attention and reading the posts before they post? It's Firefox. It's Opera. It's Chrome, it's watching a movie in full screen. Hello? Anyone thinking out there? It's quite obviously none of these things, no one could be using all this crap.



Tue 07 of Apr, 2009 18:26 PST  
Anonimowy

i use opera AND chrome AND firefox AND I ALSO DO watch movies and tv shows in fullscreen on my computer AND
I just got this 'Dummywindowless' message upon shutdown, for the first time, ever.
It freaked me out



Tue 14 of Apr, 2009 09:35 PST  
Chad
Firefox user

I used to use Chrome, I never got this problem until I downloaded Chrome, and I uninstalled it. I only get it on the internet sometimes. Oh yeah I use Opera now. Anybody know why?



Sat 18 of Apr, 2009 09:51 PST  
Anonymní

Obviously it is a program independent of any browser, and runs in support.

I personally believe it to be viral in nature. I'd clean the machine personally.



Wed 22 of Apr, 2009 15:42 PST  
zameen
Firefox user

i use only firefox and IE ...today when i closed my ever lagging firefox (too many add-ons lol), i got this dummywindowless thingie ..i'm assuming it was in regard to a pop-under that was un-noticed by me before i shut down firefox to lessen the lag. hate it when that happens because uopn opening firefox again, it opens to the pop-under instead of the tabs i'd been using. the pop-under was blank that's why i assume it was windowless.

and i totally agree with pooter above ...



Thu 07 of May, 2009 11:04 PST  
Peeter
Firefox user

and if you dont agree with pooter you gotta love his name



Tue 12 of May, 2009 01:57 PST  
ReySquared
Firefox user

I would agree that it isn't specifically related to Firefox, Opera, Chrome (etc.), but it seems from most of these posts to only occur when browsing the web, and from a couple that it may have something to do with a memory limit. Myself, I got it just now. I was opening a page that had two flash objects in it, and they were both glitching, and causing Firefox to act weird, so I tried to alt+tab out of Firefox, at which point I noticed the DummyWindowless thing on the alt-tab menu. However, after a few seconds it disappeared--AND the flash objects started working normally. It should also be noted that I currently have 266 Firefox tabs open in addition to ten Microsoft Word documents and four Windows Journal notes (and the Task Manager). I get the feeling that this is not at all viral in nature, but rather is some sort of bug handler or whatever somesuch process that is somehow involved with fixing things when a memory whore like me is browsing the internet.
If this only occurs once, I'd honestly say don't think anything of it! If it happens regularly, try virus-scanning your computer anyways, but keep in mind that it could also be due to a corrupted process or just due to the fact that you have too much crap on/running on your computer.



Wed 20 of May, 2009 16:24 PST  
cmetri
Firefox user

I got this after changing my DEP setting and starting a reboot. I did not have any browser open but I had just downloaded Yahoo IM using Firefox and launched the install several times. That's when I hit the DEP setting limits and changed them. Then started the reboot.

I haven't installed anything else new for weeks.



Thu 04 of Jun, 2009 07:37 PST  
Pavitra
Firefox user

during shutting down the PC stopped and this "Dummy Windowless" announcement appeared. After waiting some seconds I could continue.

I used Firefox before, but I also often have a memory limit.



Mon 15 of Jun, 2009 06:02 PST  
Fabian
Firefox user

my friend have dummywindowless suddenly what should he do?



Wed 17 of Jun, 2009 22:31 PST  
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