[pchelpers] Re: Firefox Broke
- From: "Ekhart GEORGI (last name last)" <ekhart.georgi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:38:17 +0300
> As for the extensions, yes, I do, but why uninstall them?
see www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/#install
Here's a less geeky explanation:
Since they're not really an integral part of the browser, Firefox
extensions sometimes create problems when you reinstall the browser
without disabling them first. Remember, anyone can write an extension,
so there can easily be problems in them.
Firefox itself is *very* stable. There is a good chance your problems
were caused by an error in an extension, not in FF itself. You might
consider installing only one extension at a time and always first making
sure Firefox doesn't crash or break again. I could do that detective
work for you if you don't feel like it. How many extensions do you have? (-:
Officially, it seems you only need to disable extensions in versions
prior to 0.8, but it doesn't hurt and doesn't take long.
> And how do I keep
> my Bookmarks, move them from the folder?
It doesn't hurt to back up your profile folder
(http://texturizer.net/firefox/edit.html#profile) or at least the
bookmarks.html file, but normally the uninstall should only touch the
program's own files (yes, in Program Files (-: ), not your own profile's
files.
Ek
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ekhart GEORGI (last name last)" <ekhart.georgi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> : I'd be very interested in seeing any site that can "break" Firefox. In
> : fact, i seriously doubt that is possible until i see it. I'm so sure i'm
> : ready to try it right away. Could you send me the address?
> : The community developing it would also be very happy to get feedback.
> : They make it a point to fix any serious problems very quickly, not the
> : waiting most people have become used to with Microsoft products.
> : It only takes a few minutes to uninstall and reinstall Firefox, so that
> : would be the easiest solution to your problem. What version do you have?
> : Do you know about the many cool extensions? If you have any of them
> : installed, disable them first before uninstalling Firefox.
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