Is Vista still compatible with Firefox 3.0.8

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joesmith

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Hello everybody,
Yesterday when I tried to open Mozilla Firefox, they showed up some error like crash something, I removed the old, install the new, the problem is still there.
I don't know why, before it ran smooth. I did try to install the old version firefoxe 2.0 but impossible. Please help.
I use Vista Home Premium, 32 bit.

Thank you all of you,


Joesmith
 

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Firefox 3.0.8 kinda sucks. I was unable to enable cookies by any chance. I would recommended use alternatives like Safari, IE 8 or Google Chrome till final release of mozilla.
 

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I have Vista X64 home premium running Firefox 3.0.8 with no problems.
 

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    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
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    intel 965 chipset family
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    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Not if you follow the instructions in the link I posted as it has you remove,


  • Windows Vista: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox
which is the folder where the profiles are kept.

P.S. Also a good idea to make a backup of this folder every now and then. That way if you ever re-install Windows, get Firefox installed, put that folder where it belongs, Firefox will open with all your Bookmarks and extensions.
 

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    Sapphire HD 4830
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    X-Fi Xtreme Music
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    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
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    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
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    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
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    Logitech Wave
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    Logitech G5 v2
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I have been running the FF 3.1 Beta version and it works very well. :D
 

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I have a problem with FF where in i m unable to enable cookies even if i have enabled it. While changing Google preferences, it shows that my cookies are disabled and when i check in Settings, it shows that all cookies are enabled. is there a way to fix it.
Stormy13, if i delete this folder: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox ,
will it reset firefox?
 

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    Compaq
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    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
Have you tried Firefox in Safe Mode (shortcut for it is in the Start menu folder) to see if it might be caused by an extension? Firefox in Safe Mode uses your profile minus any extensions/themes/etc you have installed.

Deleting that folder will delete your current (as well as any other) profile, so will yes basically start fresh. You can also create a new profile,

Managing profiles

to see if it is something in your profile's settings/etc. This will give you a new prfile with no extensions and the Firefox options will be at their defaults.

Also any cookie manager type extensions installed? If so that could be what is causing the problem.
 

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    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
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    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
Hello everybody,
Thank you for your quick reply, I did remove Mozilla in Registry, and restart and install again, that problem still there, but I forgot about Application folder, I will try and let you know, by the way I have just install Opera, it runs smooth.

I did go to application and remove, and install, but impossible, the error showed up about something wrong with my application, they ask me to fix it first, I thought i did some thing wrong when I tried to export some directory to my folder.

But if i did wrong, how could I just intall Opera and it still run smooth? And I also have Acoo Browser, Avant browser, IE 7, no problem, just only Firefox.



Thanks again,
You have a nice weekend!


Joesmith
 
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I went back to 8 myself....9 wasn't all that fast and 10 kept on crashing...works fine. :D
 

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Try totally removing everything Firefox and installing Minefield. I've been using the nightly builds on Vista64 and W7 32 bit with no problems. Only thing is you need to install Mr Tech Toolkit to overcome AddOn version lockout. Just put Mr Tech Toolkit on first and set the options. Then anything FF 3.x should work.
 

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