Firefox 3 Questions!

[Cavey]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

I'm always amazed how well a computer will run after a clean install . . . . maybe that's what ya need, Cavey?

Yes, I need that badly and have been getting ready for it by moving a lot of stuff to another hard drive. I have WAY too much crap on this hard drive. I reinstalled firefox and it says it is already running but not responding. ctl-alt-del reveals it is NOT running and I can't stand IE... my computer is hanging bad... guess I am gonna have to find the time to re-format and re-install... I think.

[Elviswind]

Originally Posted by Purplepony

I tell myself I'm gonna do that every time around but somehow it never gets done.

I do too. Spent so much time on my last install getting everything just so to maximize the ability of this old hunk of junk to perform. I really should've figured out how to make an image or install file of it before I started getting it all funkified again.

Originally Posted by Cavey

I reinstalled firefox and it says it is already running but not responding. ctl-alt-del reveals it is NOT running and I can't stand IE... my computer is hanging bad... guess I am gonna have to find the time to re-format and re-install... I think.

That doesn't sound right to me . . . . .

[Cavey]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

That doesn't sound right to me . . . . .

It doesn't to me either!
As soon as the drivers for my MB finish downloading, I am doing a clean sweep, complete format and start fresh ... hopefully that will fix any lingering problems!

[Purplepony]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

I do too. Spent so much time on my last install getting everything just so to maximize the ability of this old hunk of junk to perform.

Last time around I installed a stripped down version of XP. It's really pretty gutted (around 200mb total) but fits my basic needs well. It really zips along for an older comp!!

[Elviswind]

Originally Posted by Purplepony

Last time around I installed a stripped down version of XP. It's really pretty gutted (around 200mb total) but fits my basic needs well. It really zips along for an older comp!!

Do you have an ISO or something of the install you can share with group?

This computer is really a hunk of junk . . . I've been upgrading it over the years, so it barely gets by. 1.6 GHz P4 with 1GB of memory. I've upgraded the memory, video card, added a cheapo SB audio card cause the chipset on the MB was sucking and had lots of interference, USB 2.0 card, replaced the HDD with two new PATA IDE's, new optical disc drive . . . .

[Purplepony]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

Do you have an ISO or something of the install you can share with group?

But that would be illegal!

[Elviswind]

Originally Posted by Purplepony

But that would be illegal!

Oh, I would supply my own codes . . . .

[JoeyB]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

Do you have an ISO or something of the install you can share with group?

This computer is really a hunk of junk . . . I've been upgrading it over the years, so it barely gets by. 1.6 GHz P4 with 1GB of memory. I've upgraded the memory, video card, added a cheapo SB audio card cause the chipset on the MB was sucking and had lots of interference, USB 2.0 card, replaced the HDD with two new PATA IDE's, new optical disc drive . . . .

You think 1 gig of memory makes it a hunk of junk? I have a mere 256mb. I'd like to double that though, cause well...

Anyway, back to my original suggestion, try Opera...

[Elviswind]

I suppose it's all relative, huh?

[Purplepony]

Originally Posted by Elviswind

I suppose it's all relative, huh?

Yep. I'm running about the same as you 2.0 ghz 1 gig ram and its fine for my needs as long as I'm not doing alot of video encoding.

[loser]

256 megs doesnt even cover what ff3 did to me O.O

[JoeyB]

Originally Posted by loser

256 megs doesnt even cover what ff3 did to me O.O

See, firefox designers have been claiming for years that the 'next version' will fix the memory issues. I know this because I was a very early adopter, long before they ever released version 1.0 back in 2004 or whatever it was (actually, the 0.x days were kinda cool, cause you knew you had an emerging technology and each pre 1.0 edition added a substantial number of new features, and often incorporated the best loved extensions right into the core features). In fact, I was very convinced by all the endless designer propaganda that 1.0 would fix it, because they kept making all these claims about how the 'memory issue' was their number 1 concern. Anyway, after 1.5 hit and the issues just got incrementally worse, I finally bailed on it.

Firefox will never fix the memory issues. Ever. They've been claiming they will for half a decade now and if anything, things have only gotten worse.

And when you have 256mb of memory, this is a concern.

And to be honest, I switched to firefox for the supposed security advantages over IE, unaware that Opera always had a superior record to ANY other browser (and it still does). Also, Opera had tabs first I believe, and IE has long since added them, so firefox has lost it's purpose as far as I am concerned.

[mefrite]

Originally Posted by Cavey

For some reason, I cannot clear private data ... I clear it the way I always have only to find everything I typed in, still there.

I think this may help you. If it's showing some combination of history/bookmarks:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...Location%20Bar

that was my only issue with FF3, otherwise its pretty dandy!

[TheLancinator]

Originally Posted by loser

256 megs doesnt even cover what ff3 did to me O.O

I just barely fired up FF3 about 10 minutes ago and I only have 4 tabs open and it's already at 116,144K

[loser]

ff2 gives me no problems what so ever.

ff3 is just a plague upon the internet.