I'm using Firefox 5. Previous versions had a 'Remember visited pages for at least x days' under Tools--Options--Privacy--History. Where is this feature, or its equivalent, in Firefox 5?

I have desktops and laptops, XP on some, Vista on others. Firefox 5 on all of them.

The prefs browser.history_expire_days and browser.history_expire_days_min are removed in Firefox 4+ versions and replaced with a single places.history.enabled pref to remember history or disable the history.
There is no time limit in Firefox 4+ versions for the history. 
Firefox determines automatically how many pages can be kept without affecting the performance.
You can see the current value via the pref places.history.expiration.transient_max_pages on the about:config page.
See:
* http://blog.bonardo.net/2010/01/20/places-got-async-expiration

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Thanks.

The developers failed to propagate that feature from version 2 to version 3. I believe it is on the short list of things to be restored in May 2014 or so.
Here's the full list as published by Apple:
Numbers
Customize toolbar
Improvements to zoom and window placement
Multi-column and range sort
Auto-complete text in cells
Page headers and footers
Improvements to AppleScript support
Jerry

I have a problem with Firefox. The checkbox for "Block pop-up windows" under Tools – Options – Content unchecks itself when I close the browser.

In other words, I can go into the content tab, check the box to stop pop-ups, but if I close the browser, and then reopen it, the box is no longer checked. What is the cause of this?

cor-el
Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, none of the fixes that you directed me to worked; the “safe mode” fix, prefs.js change to prefs.jsOLD fix, the blow it out and reinstall fix; and prefs-1.js does not exist. I’m willing to try any other fixes you can think of, so send them along if you have any.
One thing that did come to mind though is; the extension “.js” is for java script. And, with Firefox 6.0 installed, the Java 6 Update 26 is disabled, with the message under add-ons – extensions being, “Java Console is incompatible with Firefox 6.0.” Could this be the reason I can’t get the “Block pop-up windows” box to remain checked?
I’m not an IT guy, so any further help will be appreciated.
Clay Z

Trying to clear autofill on the fox version 29.0.1 ... I don't see Options-- Privacy -- History ..under TOOLS

I can't find this: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: "Remember search and form history" .
I'm having a problem where http://... is translated to https://... only on firefox. I've not been to this particular developer url before today so I can't say when this started. I'm not having issues with other urls, or on other browsers. My developer suggested I try Tools > Options > Privacy > History: "Remember search and form history" but I don't see this path under 'TOOLS' or in 29.0.1 under the new menu.
what am I missing?

That checkbox actually is inside the Options dialog itself.
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options
Click Privacy at the top to open the Privacy panel
Then if your setting is something other than "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history" go ahead and select custom so you can access the individual features.
But... that might not be related to your problem. There are two possible issues that come to mind:
(1) Address bar autofill
If you start typing a site, Firefox will suggest a URL in the address bar and may substitute HTTPS for HTTP. If you edit carefully, you can avoid this.
You also can turn off the feature of filling in a suggestion in the address bar itself if this is a regular annoyance. (More on that if you're interested.)
(2) Website sent a strict transport security (STS) header
Websites can specify that only HTTPS should be used and Firefox will honor this. Sometimes users have discovered that only one application on a server cares about this, but Firefox stores it as a global setting for the site.
This can be cleared by using the somewhat drastic "Forget about this site" feature. However, it might come right back.
You can access "Forget about this site" in any of the following places:
* Library dialog (Ctrl+Shift+h), right-click menu for a history entry
* History sidebar (Ctrl+h), right-click menu for a history entry
* about:permissions page
Because this feature scans your entire history, bookmarks, cookies, site-specific permissions, etc., do not be alarmed if Firefox locks up for a minute while clearing all traces of the site.

Ever since the most recent firefox update, every time I try to download anything firefox stops responding and will not do anything until I restart it. Can I revert back to a previous version, or is there a fix for it?

Every time I try to download anything firefox stops responding and will not do anything until I restart it. Can I revert back to a previous version, or is there a fix for it? When I restart firefox, then the download continues and all is well until I try to download something new (which I do quite often).

You may well find this article of interest and help in sorting out your problems: [[Installing a previous version of Firefox]] The article does contain a link for previous versions, but also points out other troubleshooting advice that may be more appropriate in some instances.
Another useful article is [[Basic Troubleshooting]]
I hope you sort out your problems either by downgrading or finding the cause of the problem.

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Previous version had save all tabs before shutting down,which helped a lot if u open same windows always,but this is not there in the latest version I have upgraded recently.Request you to guide me if this can be accommodated in the new version.

Firefox now always stores the old session which you can access by going to the History menu and selecting "Restore Previous Session".
If you always open the last set of tabs, an alternative approach is this:
# Click the orange Firefox button, then select options to open the options window
# Go to the General panel
# Change the setting "When Firefox starts" to "Show my windows and tabs from last time"

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Thank you Pat!!!
Craig Ekonomos
[email address removed]

Have Adobe Captivate 6 (not interested in upgrading)- Struggling to publish a simulation in a format that QMP can pickup - QMP needs a qml file. previous versions had no problem all had tick boxes for QMP in the Quiz - Reporting Settings but this version

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Re:
The quiz review button is inconsistent - sometimes it shows the ticks and crosses other times it doesn't - did you find a solution? I'd dearly like to be able to tidy up the ticks!
Thanks
Sharon

My friend dislikes the updated itunes 11.0.1 and wants the previous version put back in. On a Macbook 2,1 with OSX 10. 6.8 how can this be done?

My friend dislikes the updated itunes 11.0.1 and wants the previous version put back in. On a Macbook 2,1 with OSX 10. 6.8 how can this be done?

You need a Time Machine backup to restore an old version. If you don't have one, you'll lose your library because it can only be used with iTunes 11

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The latest version of iTunes does not allow me to open a playlist in a separate window. I need this feature. Is there another way? You used to be able to double click a playlist and have it appear in a new window.

Others have commented on this too. It seems to be one of the 'improvements' of the newer version you are supposed to embrace with joy as an exciting new development. You can send feedback to Apple but realize you may be perceived as standing in the path of progress.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

All navigational subheadings near top of screen in previous version of ff disappeared when installed ff4. they included Wikipidia, news(with sub-options LA times, NY times,BBC etc), YouTube, mail & others. how do i recover previous version?

all navigational subheadings near top of screen in previous version of ff disappeared when installed ff4. they included wikipedia, news(with sub-options LA times, NY times, BBC etc),YouTube, mail & others. how do i recover previous version?

You are welcome. I'm glad you got it back up.
(1) You say you did the symbolic link. I will assume this is set correctly; it's very important that it is.
(2) I don't know what you mean by "Been feeding the [email protected] for several weeks now, 700 emails each day at least." After the initial training period, SpamAssassin doesn't learn from mail it has already processed correctly. At this point, you only need to teach SpamAssassin when it is wrong. [email protected] should only be getting spam that is being passed as clean. Likewise, [email protected] should only be getting legitimate mail that is being flagged as junk. You are redirecting mail to both [email protected] and [email protected] ... right? SpamAssassin needs both.
(3) Next, as I said before, you need to implement those "Frontline spam defense for Mac OS X Server." Once you have that done and issue "postfix reload" you can look at your SMTP log in Server Admin and watch as Postfix blocks one piece of junk mail after another. It's kind of cool.
(4) Add some SARE rules:
Visit http://www.rulesemporium.com/rules.htm and download the following rules:
70sareadult.cf
70saregenlsubj0.cf
70sareheader0.cf
70sarehtml0.cf
70sareobfu0.cf
70sareoem.cf
70sarespoof.cf
70sarestocks.cf
70sareunsub.cf
72sare_redirectpost
Visit http://www.rulesemporium.com/other-rules.htm and download the following rules:
backhair.cf
bogus-virus-warnings.cf
chickenpox.cf
weeds.cf
Copy these rules to /etc/mail/spamassassin/
Then stop and restart mail services.
There are other things you can do, and you'll find differing opinions about such things. In general, I think implementing the "Frontline spam defense for Mac OS X Server" and adding the SARE rules will help a lot. Good luck!

Is there a way to configure Firefox so that certain cookies are kept even when the Tools/Options/Privacy is confirgured to removed all cookies when Firefox is closed? In other words, an "exception" list so that certain specified cookies would not be remo

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You can't use [[Clear Recent History]] if you want to keep specific cookies by setting an exception.
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I have java. It does not work w/firefox. Need to enable BUT it does not show up in firefox under tools-option-content. I need to "enable" but can't when does not appear. How get java to play with firefox?

Firefox version 3.6.12
Java - I believe 6 update 22 something like that - have verified have most up-to-date available.
I am running on windows xp with upgrade 2. (I can not upgrade to 3 without crashing my system. Not even with hp's "fix" unless they've licked that calf over again.)
Restarting computer has not solved either.

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"

I cant turn on the coockies when i go to the tools --- options--- privacy and choose use custom sitting for history and click OK. Then o go back nothing changed

i cant turn on the coockies when i go to the tools --->options--->privacy and choose use custom sitting for history and click OK. Then o go back nothing changed

Note that the "Use custom settings for history" selection allows to see the current history and cookie settings, but selecting this doesn't make any changes to history and cookie settings. 
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If all History settings are default then the custom settings are hidden and you see "Firefox will: (Never) Remember History" (Never remember history means that Private Browsing mode is active).
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Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]] 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
If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

I'm using Firefox 5. Previous versions had a 'Remember visited pages for at least x days' under Tools--Options--Privacy--History. Where is this feature, or its equivalent, in Firefox 5?

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