After downloading firefox, it keeps asking me which program to open it up with, ie internet explorer. Whats this all about?
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Click the Firefox button, go to Options | Options | Advanced.
In the General tab, checkmark '''Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup''' located in the System Defaults menu at the bottom. See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Advanced%20panel?as=u#w_general-tab General Tab | System Defaults]
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It seems strange to reply to my own problem, but I'm doing it in the hope it might help someone who's in a fix, as I was. First, let me say that the problem of Firefox 4 being jammed may not have been the fault of firefox; it might have been this cranky vista operating system... but if you're introducing a browser for use on a cranky system, you need to tailor it to that system.... After I posted this problem, I tried a system restore to just before the firefox 4 download, which re-introduced firefox 3.6 on my programs, but it was still jammed and blocked. .... Then a friend recommended a free download: Revo Uninstaller, which will force uninstalling if necessary; and after an initial protest, Revo got to work and removed all the firefox files.... Then I re-downloaded firefox 3.6... and amazingly: it works! Even my tabs and bookmarks have been preserved, although I don't know how!.... For the future: if mozilla can't overcome this problem before they force firefox 4 on their users, then if it jams again, I have been advised to go to Google Chrome- which I don't want to do.... So, do, please, Firefox, give us a fully workable and user friendly system before you force us to go over to it [Firefox 4, that is]. Thank you so much, in anticipation.
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I created HTML for a document and wanted to use it as HELP. When I open the index in Internet Explorer it takes me to the various topics and I can see everything I need to see in a nice format. HOWEVER, when I try to open it in Mozilla I get html code.
Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.
* Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
* Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
* Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
* Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
* Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode -
Also doesn't work right when I try to click on the inbox. I sometimes just get a blank screen. Seems to work fine on every other site except Hotmail.
Nothing changed after clearing cashe and cookies and restarting in safe mode.
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About the newsletter do I receive it free after downloading firefox
I have downloaded firefox to see if I can access my web mail on talktalk.co.uk as I am currently on internet explora and apparently is out of date un be knowing to myself. I also after downloading firefox clicked on the sign up for newsletter which I thought was free by accident and that is why I am asking. If it isnt I dont really want it although told it was all free
You can look in Tools > Options > Sync
Menu differences: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences Windows: Tools > Options - Mac: Firefox > Preferences - Linux: Edit > Preferences]
See also:
* [[What is Firefox Sync]]
* [[How to sync Firefox settings between computers]]
* [[How to sync Firefox between my desktop and mobile]] -
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I find it really strange and somehow connected to the downloading of Firefox 4 since both my desktop and my laptop now have problems with my SpyHunter and Kaspersky.
Can I, or should I go back to the earlier version? If so, how do I do that?
Thanks!
Marbeth AustinSome third-party vendors do not update their products until after the release of a new browser. That is a shame in that they could have tested for compatibility during the alpha and beta testing period (about one year in the case of Firefox 4). The third-party vendor/developer is responsible for keeping their product(s) compatible with new browsers.
You will need to contact your third-party vendor and complain as a paying customer who is not getting what they paid for.
Other newly release browsers, not just Firefox 4, are affected:
*http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=295912 -
Well I have a new macbook pro and there is a software update available and after i update it, it keeps asking for the same thing to update over and over again! What can be done?
The App Store version sometimes gives problems. As you can't install 10.8.4 from the App Store, download and install the Combo edition > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1659?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US This edition will work and will update OS X to the most recent version, in that case, 10.8.4
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Yes you can keep IE as your default browser when installing Firefox, just answer NO when Firefox asks if you want to set it as the default browser.
What's that about the iPad? You can't install either IE or Firefox in the iPad, neither has a version for iOS. -
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That is a legitimate Mozilla newsletter. As it says in the email:
You're receiving this email because you subscribed to receive email newsletters and information from Mozilla. If you do not wish to receive these newsletters, please click the Unsubscribe link below.
Unsubscribe https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/newsletter/existing/ad9febcf-65ac-41fd-810b-798945f448f3/
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After a restore,it keeps asking for another backup itunes login ?
After a restore,it keeps asking for another backup itunes login ?
This never happened before the v8 upgrade ?
How do i stop this ?Enter the Backup Encryption password that you created.
If you did not enable the backup encryption, the backup is corrupt and cannot be used. -
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Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
*Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites
You can try to reset (power off/on) the router. -
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