geepondy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Pages seem to load quicker but it still sucks a lot of memory.
Firefox 3.5 What do you think?
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LEDAdd1ct
Flashlight Enthusiast
Give K-Meleon a shot. It's not as feature rich as some of the others, but it truly flies.
Illum
Flashaholic
dunno... still using Firefox 2.0.0.1
haven't found a need to upgrade..and probably won't unless they ban it:thinking:
haven't found a need to upgrade..and probably won't unless they ban it:thinking:
matrixshaman
Flashlight Enthusiast
Did you ever get your problem with help files not loading fixed? I'm wondering if that was related to K-Meleon not associating things correctly or the xchm or IE uninstall?
I tried Firefoxes latest as of a month or two ago but I still can't find much to compare to Opera for speed and features. I will say there are a few rare occassions (maybe once a month with a lot of surfing) where I find I need to use more of an IE clone so Firefox fills in for those few times.
I didn't realize they had as big an update...just installed 3.0.11 not long ago. From the brief 4 minutes I've had it, it does appear to load pages faster. This is while doing a P2P transfer where bandwidth is already at higher levels. I'll have to play with it but so far, seems good.
Task Manager is showing 82,156K with two tabs open. The same pages open on the other machine running 3.0.1X is showing 52,872K. It is getting larger. Will keep an eye on it.
Task Manager is showing 82,156K with two tabs open. The same pages open on the other machine running 3.0.1X is showing 52,872K. It is getting larger. Will keep an eye on it.
Just installed it. Wonder what this will mean?
Holy bundle of security vulnerabilities, Batman!
(the entire FireFox 2.x family is well beyond End-Of-Life, so the solution is to update to a supported version so you can get security updates)
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Doing a bit of reading, apparently there is some .Net rage going on that MS installed this feature automatically for those of us using Firefox.
MS of course disabled this FF ClickOnce extension (whatever it is) from being uninstalled. You now have to go back to Redmond's Palace to download another file to disable the disabled uninstaller. Then you can uninstall the thing from within FF Tools Option Extension menu.
Can't you just feel the love for M$ over this?
MS of course disabled this FF ClickOnce extension (whatever it is) from being uninstalled. You now have to go back to Redmond's Palace to download another file to disable the disabled uninstaller. Then you can uninstall the thing from within FF Tools Option Extension menu.
Can't you just feel the love for M$ over this?
Mine didn't display the version error message.
Found this for patch for an uninstall of the net framework assistant:
http://ignisvulpis.blogspot.com/2009/06/deinstalling-net-framework-assistant-10.html
Found this for patch for an uninstall of the net framework assistant:
http://ignisvulpis.blogspot.com/2009/06/deinstalling-net-framework-assistant-10.html
PhantomPhoton
Flashlight Enthusiast
I'll wait a couple days before installing. Always good to see if anyone's computer blows up etc before jumping in. I've broke more software on my computer with upgrades and updates...
kramer5150
Flashaholic
I am running 3.0.11
Task manager shows 102,300K usage with 5 tabs open and ad-blocker (a MUST have for V-Bulletin boards). Is this typical?
Task manager shows 102,300K usage with 5 tabs open and ad-blocker (a MUST have for V-Bulletin boards). Is this typical?
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The extension was initially installed for all users when .NET 3.5 SP1 was installed, so each individual user doesn't have to do it. FireFox (which is not a Microsoft product, incidentally
) will not let the extension be uninstalled by an individual user since it was installed for all of them.Actually, if you have Automatic Updates enabled, you will receive that fix automagically. I doubt anyone at Microsoft thought that people who install .NET would be upset that it's built to work with a popular alternate browser, but you know the saying... no good deed goes unpunished
Anyway, the fix switches the extension to a per-user type, so each user will have to install it, but can also uninstall it.
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Lite_me
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yes Illum.... you really need to update. There is NO reason not to, and many why you should.Holy bundle of security vulnerabilities, Batman!
(the entire FireFox 2.x family is well beyond End-Of-Life, so the solution is to update to a supported version so you can get security updates)
I'm suggesting 3.0.11 for now. I always wait a bit till some of the add-ons/themes I use catch up on compatibility before jumping to a newly released version.
Just my 2¢.
The extension was initially installed for all users when .NET 3.5 SP1 was installed, so each individual user doesn't have to do it. FireFox (which is not a Microsoft product, incidentally
Actually, if you have Automatic Updates enabled, you will receive that fix automagically. I doubt anyone at Microsoft thought that people who install .NET would be upset that it's built to work with a popular alternate browser, but you know the saying... no good deed goes unpunished
From the posts I read on several locations, it is not being presented as innocently as you imply. It was slipped in to alter a competing browser without people having a choice to have their Firefox altered, or even that it was clearly explained as an optional choice. The lockout on a person not being able to uninstall was intentional, and is why people got pissed off (again) at M$ doing obnoxious things. I have auto updates, and it didn't arrive. I went and downloaded the fix from the link I posted above.
Otherwise, 3.5 is working better. Faster startup easy to appreciate.
Illum
Flashaholic
Holy bundle of security vulnerabilities, Batman!
(the entire FireFox 2.x family is well beyond End-Of-Life, so the solution is to update to a supported version so you can get security updates)
its only an issue if you don't know which websites you happen to surf on.
for CPF duty it works...and that's all I really use the home computer for...this and weather
I'm sorry, but that's still a security risk. The legit websites you visit can be hacked, their advertising partners can be hacked, the DNS servers that are supposed to send you to the real CPF can be hacked to send you elsewhere, and in the event that an infected system gets onto your network somewhere, your HTTP network traffic can be injected with malware on-the-fly, or your DNS requests can be diverted on-the-fly.
This stuff happens all the time, particularly the first two. In today's world, I wouldn't be trying to outsmart the bad guys by my surfing habits alone :candle:
It did for me, and I don't even have FireFox in the first place. Maybe you don't have the Microsoft Update engine installed? You can get it from http://update.microsoft.com , it patches more Microsoft stuff than the stock Windows Update engine does (Office, Works, Silverlight, Network Monitor, and lots of other stuff). I recommend it
jch79
**Do Not Feed The Vegan**,
I don't like the little "Open a new tab" button to the right of the tabs... people should be forced to learn keyboard shortcuts! :devil:
I wish there was an option to disable that button in the "tabs" preference pane. :shrug: It annoys me when updates add unnecessary clutter.
Otherwise, I love me some Firefox!
:thumbsup: john
I wish there was an option to disable that button in the "tabs" preference pane. :shrug: It annoys me when updates add unnecessary clutter.
Otherwise, I love me some Firefox!
:thumbsup: john
StarHalo
Flashaholic
Ad Block is a must for browsing the internet period. I have no interest in any other browser that does not offer it.
Firefox is all about customization, you can make the browser look any way you want. Here's a full screen cap of what my max-real estate setup looks like (thanks to add-ons, and yes, there is no top titlebar, again an add-on):
