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Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by ptitterington, Jun 27, 2004.

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  1. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    You ought to just swallow your pride and download Opera 7.53 and use it. Its more easily customizable than firefox, it looks better "out of the box", and it has all of the basic stuff firefox offers (that is better than IE). The only thing I can think of that firefox offers that is superior to Opera is about:config and what you can do in there. But I bet a vast majority of newcommers to firefox don't even know about that. Everyone that wants to attempt an alternate browser uses firefox, and I have absolutely no idea why. I even asked about it in a thread here once and didn't get very good responses.

    /me steps down off his soapbox
    I don't preach stuff like this often (aside from some jabbing in the irc channel), just thought with the abundance of pro firefox people here and nobody to offer any of another side warranted me stepping in.
    SNGX1275, Jul 24, 2004
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,250   +38

    The answer: It's open source and free. Opera is also free, but with the sacrafice of an advertisement... Which is extremely unappealing.
    Rick, Jul 24, 2004
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  3. Didou Bowtie extraordinair! Posts: 5,898

    I have never & still do not install Firefox. I just download the ZIP file, extract the folder where I want it & launch the EXE file.

    When a new version comes out, I just delete the folder & extract the new one in the same location. Have you tried doing so ?
    Didou, Jul 24, 2004
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  4. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    I just dl the exe, click it and then tell it what directory to install to, also checking the box to launch when install is done. Seems to be about the same amount of work to get it to run :)

    Opera does make you buy it to get rid of the ad, but if you have a screen resolution at 1028x764 or higher you can shift things around so the banner doesn't use up anything except 'white space'.
    SNGX1275, Jul 24, 2004
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  5. JarrettMD Newcomer, in training

    Today, I also encountered the problem with Firefox not starting. I click the icon and nothing happens. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it three times and no luck. What is the bug with this program. Did Windows release some update which is somehow interfering with Firefox?
    JarrettMD, Aug 5, 2004
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  6. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    This is a long shot Jarrett, but hit ctrl alt del and look at running processes, if firefox is running (But you can't see it in the taskbar) kill it. Then launch it again. I've had this happen with a few programs I think in the past. And I've had it happen several times on the comps I use at work with explorer.
    SNGX1275, Aug 5, 2004
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  7. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin Posts: 583

    Also try picking a new blank Firefox profile, it often helps
    DigitAlex, Aug 6, 2004
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  8. JarrettMD Newcomer, in training

    When I check the running processes, Firefox.exe is listed. But when I kill it and restart the program, it still does not appear on the screen although it is again listed as a running process in the task manager.

    This is odd since I've been using Firefox for 2 months with no problems at all until now.

    Thanks for the replies.
    JarrettMD, Aug 6, 2004
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  9. ptitterington TechSpot Maniac Posts: 376

    This is exactly what my problem was and sorry to say that I gave up and reformatted and started all over.

    I was a little sad as when it worked it was fine.
    ptitterington, Aug 6, 2004
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  10. Goalie Newcomer, in training Posts: 703

    *sigh. RTFT*

    Please note that Firefox isn't even 1.0.x yet...
    Goalie, Aug 6, 2004
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  11. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin Posts: 583

    don't see the point ? how is that related to what i said
    DigitAlex, Aug 6, 2004
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  12. Goalie Newcomer, in training Posts: 703

    RTFT? I was just pointing attention to what you'd said.. Makes no sense to me to have you posting useful advice and people ignoring it.

    My point about 1.0 was that this isn't a final release- it is still, in a sense, a beta. There are likely to be bugs, that's why they've not gone to 1.0 in version numbers. However, most bugs are worked out, and for most people it's a good experience.

    For others, it takes a little bit of patience and troubleshooting- kill the process, restart. Reboot. Use a blank profile. Enable debug messages. Get a new binary. Etc.
    Goalie, Aug 6, 2004
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  13. DigitAlex TechSpot Paladin Posts: 583

    OK no prob. I didnt notice the RTFT. I wondered about the link between versions and blank profiles ;) no prob now it's all clear :p
    DigitAlex, Aug 6, 2004
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  14. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    I experienced this about 256 times when I was localizing Firefox and testing various things. The solution that worked every time was deleting Firefox's settings directory completely, as it creates a new one when launched if it doesn't exist. Just copy bookmarks.html, cookperm.txt or the like to somewhere else if you want to save them.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Aug 7, 2004
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  15. TWL Newcomer, in training

    TWL, Nov 30, 2004
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  16. ptitterington TechSpot Maniac Posts: 376

    My troubles were all XP Homo sp1 and many other fixes, basically up to date at the time. :slurp:
    ptitterington, Dec 3, 2004
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  17. joannatexan Newcomer, in training

    same trouble..

    I deleted firefox..and now have problems opening URLs in my files, shortcuts and junk like that..I'm also having some trouble with downloads now..I get errors telling me FIREFOX.EXE cannot be found, I am not given the option to make IE my default..I'm really pissed that I bothered to downlod the program in the first place..
    joannatexan, Dec 12, 2004
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  18. TWL Newcomer, in training

    Firefox Problem

    The folder for Firefox should be deleted from your C:\programs folder the uninstall does not remove this folder and should be done manually it may have gotten corrupted. If you downloaded this browser it may have also gotten corrupted during the download. You may want to run a virus scan and it always helps to scan for malware and spyware on your system I use Pest Patrol and Adware 6.0 along with the spyware scan that is included with PC-Cillin Internet Security. If you already downloaded SP2 update for windows I had nothing but problems with that update. I ended up having to remove it.

    Right click on the [Start]

    Choose[explore]

    Locate your C:\ [or your default installation drive] \programs\Mozilla Firefox folder and delete it.

    Try to install to browser again it will recreate the folder you just deleted.

    My OS is Windows XP Professional Corporate Edition
    PC Cillin Internet Security 7

    TWL
    TWL, Dec 14, 2004
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  19. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    The option is in Internet Explorer's Tools menu, in "Internet Options - Programs". Place a checkmark on "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser". You may need to start IE again after that.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Dec 14, 2004
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  20. joannatexan Newcomer, in training

    k..i worded that all wrong then..

    yeah the option is there..but it won't let me click it..its not available.
    joannatexan, Dec 22, 2004
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