agate18
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posted on November 9, 2006 06:37:05 PM new
Have any of you installed and run the new firefox yet.?
If so how are you finding it.?
Does it perform better then the old one.?
If i dump the old version and install the new version, will my information still be there to use.?
any help appreciated
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roadsmith
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posted on November 9, 2006 09:29:36 PM new
It installed automatically yesterday (that is, updates were installed; not sure if that's what you're talking about) and there are no problems.
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agate18
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posted on November 10, 2006 12:52:40 AM new
roadsmith What i mean is . does all my bookmarks stay in the computer.
I thought i would have to delete the old firefox and install the new one completely.
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pixiamom
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posted on November 10, 2006 03:41:48 AM new
My bookmarks came over after I installed the update.
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classicrock000
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posted on November 10, 2006 03:44:27 AM new
I dumped the old one,and installed the new one and all my bookmarks were still there.Check out "google earth" its a neat program 
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 10, 2006 08:00:13 AM new
My bookmarks are still there - I'm still learning Firefox but like it so far.
Now I have Stumble which I think is something like favorites but I haven't had time to study it yet?
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agitprop
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posted on November 10, 2006 01:50:34 PM new
I checked on several of the forums for computer jockeys and the consensus is to stay with FireFox v1.5.8 for the moment. If you must upgrade then wait a week or so for FireFox v2.0.1.
As a general rule you should never, ever upgrade to a spanking new version x.0 unless forced to. Rather you should wait a while for the first bug fix x.0.1 (or x.1 depending on the developer). I used to be an alpha and beta tester for several large software companies and would never want to repeat that experience. I lost too much work due to completely random crashes and freezes (even with "saves" every few minutes).
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sciclone2000
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posted on November 11, 2006 04:47:00 AM new
agate,
You can export them to your desktop so if you do lose them you'll have backup.
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agate18
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posted on November 11, 2006 05:38:16 AM new
Thank you everyone for your input. i have learnt things that i did not realise or know. i will heed your advice.
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drgah
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posted on November 13, 2006 04:34:32 AM new
If you go with 2.0, you will lose access to your "get mail" under tools on the toolbar and you will have to download a patch to get it back. Apparently, Firefox is trying to set up their own email and has deleted this from 2.0.
Otherwise, I love Firefox.
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on November 13, 2006 08:14:38 AM new
There are some GREAT new features in the new version of Firefox. The two that I love the most are:
1) It has a BUILT-IN SPELL CHECK! Even for web-forms! It just underlines the word in red, and you can right click and pick the correct word. It's such a logical next step... but I don't know of any other browsers doing this!
2) If FireFox crashes or hangs... when you re-open the program, it gives you the option to start from scratch... or to resume your previous session(s). Since I work with typically 20-30 different windows/tabs... this would be a lot of work for me to retype all the URL's. Now, I don't have to! It just reopens them (and even remembers some of the sites with cookies, and re-logs you in to some of your sites.
I do notice that it crashes a little more than the previous version... and I'm having problems with it showing PDF's in-browser on my Windows machine. But aside from that, I love the new version!
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agate18
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posted on November 13, 2006 02:50:13 PM new
The last time i tried to use their mail programme it kept on locking up big time. That was about 3 yrs ago. Since then i have not touched it.I still use outlook express.
The new version of firefox does sound good. I think i will be heeding advise given here and let it settle down for a while before i download it. But i will have a look at it and see what they have to say about the programme.
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