Firefox

Post by **lars63** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:52 pm

Has another update. 1.02 go get some

http://www.mozilla.org/

Post by **shadd_.** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:53 pm

Post by **saturn** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:05 pm

I downloaded and reinstalled it, I wonder what the features and bugfixes are. Actually I don't.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:14 pm

shadd_. wrote:O

saturn wrote:I downLoaded and reinstalled it, I wonder what the features and bugfixes are. Actually I don't.

D

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:17 pm

yeah, pretty "neat" how "updating" means a total reinstall. check your add/remove hardware for other Firefox version installs. don't get me wrong, i lub my FF, but that's just retarded.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:31 pm

agreed

Post by **dzjepp** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:32 pm

I grab a nightly build of FF and Thunderbird from Mozilla's FTP about once a month, in zip format. So I just delete the folders I have in program files and unzip the new ones in there, done deal.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:04 pm

dzjepp wrote:I grab a nightly build of FF and Thunderbird from Mozilla's FTP about once a month, in zip format. So I just delete the folders I have in program files and unzip the new ones in there, done deal.

sure, that's a "done deal" if someone wants to hassle with that. if Mozilla wants to get even more ahead in the browser wars, they're going to have to cater to your casual pc user who are not inclined to do the steps you did above and, honestly, shouldn't have to bother with it.

Post by **Foo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:11 pm

hangon.... what he's saying is you can just download firefox as a zip file, into a folder, and run it from there. Then delete the folder and repeat for any new version you fancy.

That's only marginally more complex that downloading an installer, running it, selecting a folder location for firefox, and removing the old version from Add/Remove programs.

I'll give you that it's a less-well-known-about way of running a program, but 'bothering' with it? Hardly.

I agree that Mozilla have to cater to the installer crowd mind, but I don't see what this has to do with dzjepp's suggestion?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:16 pm

my discussion is regarding FF's "update" feature which is not an update but rather a new install. i merely pointed out that dzjepp's way of updating his version is certainly off the track for the casual pc user.

Post by **Foo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:23 pm

You're absolutely right.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:25 pm

what really gets me is that they call it an "automatic update" when i, among others, never get a notice from the browser that there IS an update since <1.0 i believe.

Tools>Options>Advanced>Check Now is not an auto update.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:21 pm

I had it installed for a try for a couple of weeks and then
removed it with the add or remove programs but all the files created with it at the time still have its extension, so I can't open them. Weird, also some files with the Explorer icon ask to be open with firefox. Do I have to rename them all one by one, or is there an easier way to solve this problem?

Thanks.
Pete

Post by **lars63** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:29 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:what really gets me is that they call it an "automatic update" when i, among others, never get a notice from the browser that there IS an update since <1.0 i believe.

Tools>Options>Advanced>Check Now is not an auto update.

It shows a little Icon top right corner abover he Google search space next to the circle when a update is available

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:02 am

lars63 wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:what really gets me is that they call it an "automatic update" when i, among others, never get a notice from the browser that there IS an update since <1.0 i believe.

Tools>Options>Advanced>Check Now is not an auto update.
It shows a little Icon top right corner abover he Google search space next to the circle when a update is available

that's broken for some people and it was broken with the last two versions i've had. this was after complete reinstalls.

*crosses fingers on the next update*

thx though

Post by **lars63** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:07 am

I didn't know that hope it doesn't happen to me

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:11 am

pitching tents is different.

Post by **glossy** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:40 am

0.8 represent!