Bloody Inconvenient

Something's happened to the SSL of my Firefox browser. As a result, I can't sign in to anything.

Here's the error message that crops up in the dialog:-

Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.

And here's what I get when I try to log in to anything:-

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to XXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX.XXX.

Can't connect securely because the SSL protocol has been disabled.

(Error code: ssl_error_ssl_disabled)

* The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.

* Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this problem. Alternatively, use the command found in the help menu to report this broken site.

I'm going to have to use Opera as my main browser, but I'm keeping Firefox on for now.

I have uninstalled Firefox twice, and reinstalled the latest version direct from Mozilla. The corruption of the SSL was unaffected in the new installation.

So I'm stuck until I can get this thing corrected.

Is there any advice you can offer? I'd hate to have to go back to bloody WinIE.

Edit: Thanks to some sound advice from lemuria, I found what had gone wrong with Firefox: a single tiny little bloody file in my Firefox profile, which I was advised to delete - it would be recreated, clean, with the next reboot.

And since I am writing this out in Firefox, you can take it as read that it worked! :D

Ready for Bed

I haven't done much in the way of actual studying today. Apart from studying the intimate innards of Firefox profile architecture, that is - so I guess that would qualify as IT engineering study.

I've just got to move the space heater into my bedroom, close all the doors and put the heat on in the bedroom. The temperature outside promises to go down to Siberian levels tonight, so I'll pile on an extra blanket as well.

All I have to do tomorrow is go somewhere in town for an appointment at 16:05. If the buses are still running, so much the better - I'll be able to take the buses. Otherwise, I can happily walk to and from town from where I live.

I'm more interested in surviving this cold spell right now, so don't be surprised if my personal study of languages and whatnot gets put to one side for the moment.