-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Firefox Revisited
- From: ~OoO~ <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:28:14 -0500
Ok... the toolbars you might just have to re-customize. Because, if I =
understand you correctly, that's what you mean, right? Just the =
customization of the toolbar above? It may be tedious in that you have =
to do it again, but there's nothing really to lose that you can't =
regain. Unless someone else can tell you how to save the settings.
What you could try is this. Go to the installation folder. By default, =
it should be c:\program files\mozilla firefox.
Save that entire folder. But, save it in a way that when you remove it =
you're not going to accidentally delete the copy. If you can zip it, zip =
up the whole folder. Now... make sure you just backup the main =
installation folder that I'm mentioning here. Do not backup the =
additional Mozilla or Firefox folders created in your c:\documents and =
settings\*user*\ directory.
After you have that saved and tucked away, go ahead and uninstall =
Firefox. Then, after its uninstalled, do a separate search, one for =
FIREFOX and one for MOZILLA. Delete every instance of it (making sure =
you do not delete that backup). By the way, on the Windows search =
screen, make sure the options are set to search hidden files.
After everything is removed, go ahead and take that backup and place it =
right back in the program files directory. It'll basically be the =
Firefox installation folder, but without the installation process. Now, =
go and install Firefox the normal way, making sure that when asked the =
installation folder is the same c:\program files\mozilla firefox. In =
essence, you are reinstalling Firefox over itself.
This MIGHT work on saving the settings and toolbars, but its not =
guaranteed. Just a warning.
Regarding the bookmarks... even if you can't get into the program to =
EXPORT the bookmarks, you can actually go into the Windows explorer =
window and dig up the bookmark folder that you normally would have been =
creating. If Firefox is installed to the default locations, it should be =
located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\C. Ippolito\Application =
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and somewhere in there keep following the =
folder and eventually you will find a bookmarks.html file. THIS is the =
backup of your bookmarks. Save this one. And, you can verify that these =
are your bookmarks by just double-clicking the file. It'll open up in =
your default browser. If the default browser is Firefox, then that's =
obviously a problem. Instead, right-click the bookmarks.html file and =
select OPEN WITH... Internet Explorer. You should now see your bookmarks =
to verify this is the file you want.
Regarding converting bookmarks from Firefox to Opera... I've never tried =
this, but check out this thread on another forum. People with the same =
issues discussing a few apps that can do this:
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=3D44938
Hope this helps!
---Troth
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of betty
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:43 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Firefox Revisited
I think I should giggle. Lol.
But I can't do anything at all in Firefox....it's completely dead!
I guess by "other settings", I meant my toolbars with all my goodie
sites.
So by what you said, does that mean when I uninstall every shred of
Mozilla/Firefox, I will lose it all?
BTW, I found my old Opera, which is working much better for me than
IE, which I really hate! I looked to find a way to import my Firefox
bookmarks, but couldn't. It has an option to import from Netscape, which
I did try, but was unable to.
~OoO~ wrote:
>Yes... I would definitely consider uninstalling it and removing every =
=3D
>single mention of Firefox and Mozilla!
>
>The bookmarks are extremely easy to back up. In Firefox, you go to =3D
>BOOKMARKS > MANAGE BOOKMARKS and then in the management screen you go =
to =3D
>FILE > EXPORT... and save the bookmarks.html file to your drive (save =
to =3D
>the desktop so its easy to find). Then, after you reinstall the whole =
=3D
>thing, you do the same thing except selecting IMPORT instead of EXPORT.
>
>But settings... what sort of settings are you trying to save?
>
>---Troth
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D
>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of betty
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:57 AM
>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: -=3D3DPCTechTalk=3D3D- Re: Firefox Revisited
>
>Nope...didn't work. I've tried opening it from various places, and it
>just won't open. No, wait, I have to qualify: I get a window with just
>the bare basics. But none of the icons or work, I can't put an address
>into the bar.....can't do one thing.
>Do you think I should uninstall all the Mozillas and Firefoxes that are
>floating all over the place? And if so, will I lose all my bookmarks, =
=3D
>and
>settings, etc?
>
>And if so, I would really nead detailed instructions. I'm thick. LOL
>
> =20
>
> =20
>
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