Firefox Glitch

[douglas9401]

Morning, yesterday and this morning Firefox has declined to connect me with Hotmail via the dropdown address from previous sites visited and displays the following:

This Connection is Untrusted

You have asked Firefox to connect securely to www.hotmail.co.uk, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.

Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified.
What Should I Do?

If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue.

It's the same dropdown I've always used and there are no issues connecting t Hotmail in any other way. All other previously visited sites work fine too.
Is it a hiccup that can be fixed somewhere in settings or is it Firefox going for world domination one PC at a time?
I have an old Dell running XP, SP3.
I'm off to work now so won't see any replies till about 9pm.
Thanks

[SlackAlice]

Long shot because I do not use hotmail.

Check your date/time settings on your pc.

[rsvp]

I'm having awful problems with firefox - been like this since yesterday afternoon. I'm just getting a half loaded screen which doesn't respond to anything - sometimes all black other times bordered in a one of my screen saver colours - very odd - will use another browser in the meantime and wait and see what happens.

[Buenchico]

Douglas:
As SlackAlice has indicated, your PC might see the security certificate on the Hotmail site as having an invalid security certificate and, again as SA states, by far the most common cause is that the date is incorrectly set on your PC. (Hover your cursor over the clock, at the bottom right of your screen to see the date on your computer. If it's wrong, right-click on the clock and select 'Adjust Date/Time. If it keeps going wrong you'll need to replace the BIOS battery in your computer).

RSVP:
Make a note of any extensions that you're using with Firefox which you wish to keep (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions). Go to Help > Troubleshooting Information and click on 'Reset Firefox'. Then reinstall the extensions.

[marje]

My Firefox is working fine, sorry I can't offer a solution to your problems.

[rsvp]

Thank you Buenchico but........how do I get into tools from the start page?

[aelmpvw]

don't know whether it's relevant but my firefox updated this morning and it's working fine

[Buenchico]

If you've got the Menu bar at the top of your screen, RSVP, 'Tools' is up there along with 'File'.'Edit', etc.

If not, you can add the Menu bar first (by right-clicking at the top of your screen and putting a tick against the relevant option). Alternatively you can get to 'Add-ons' via clicking on the three horizontal lines at the top right of your screen.

[rsvp]

Have to go out now but will pop back later to see what's happening - thank you

[douglas9401]

Many thanks for all your input. Date and time are fine.
I'll give 'reset' a go tomorrow, Buenchico
Thanks again. :-)

[rsvp]

Morning all......just to let you know that firefox seems to have got over it's tantrum and is now all sweetness and light. Thank you for the help although I didn't actually do anything it just came right late last night.

[HansUrbancka]

For the past few days Firefox has been updating to FF 33.0 and could account for a few glitches.

Check that your Firefox is up-to-date........Open Firefox 'Help' > About Firefox.

Hans

[douglas9401]

Thank you Hans. When I went into 'help' etc Firefox was updating from 32.0.3 to 33. I've restarted, checked again with Hotmail and it's still the same. I've still to do a reset as suggested by Buenchico but I'm more inclined to think that it might be a build up of coal dust from the boiler feeder of this old computer. :-)
Thanks for taking the time.