How can I download an old version - e.g. FF3.5-6 - as FF4 is too buggy
I have spent too many hours trying to get FF4 to work but .pdf files still won't open, Flash files won't play, option to save all tabs on close cannot be found: hanging and restarting in safe mode has become a common part of my work day and I can't afford the time. I would like to reinstall the old version but cannot find any links... OS: Windows 7
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Latest Firefox 3.6.x can be found here:
It would be best to remove some files in the Firefox Profile Folder to prevent problems with downgrading now or upgrading in the future.
Remove at least all the extensions.* files (extensions.rdf, extensions.cache, extensions.ini, extensions.sqlite) and the files pref.js and localstore.rdf and compatibility.ini.
You may have to show hidden files and folders to see the .ini and .js file extension.
This will reset all preferences (options) and the toolbar customization, so you will have to redo those settings.
If you do not need to preserve the history then you can delete places.sqlite as well to rebuild the bookmarks.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
Some hints about Firefox 4:
You can set the warn prefs on the about:config page to true via the right-click context menu or toggle with a double left-click.
- browser.showQuitWarning, see http://blog.zpao.com/post/3174360617/about-that-quit-dialog
- browser.tabs.warnOnClose, see http://kb.mozillazine.org/About%3Aconfig_entries
- browser.warnOnQuit , see http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.warnOnQuit
- browser.warnOnRestart , see http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.warnOnRestart
You can use Firefox > History > Restore Previous Session to get back the previous session.
There is also a "Restore Previous Session" button on the default about:home Home page.
Another possibility is to use:
- Tools > Options > General > Startup: "When Firefox Starts": "Show my windows and tabs from last time"
Modified by cor-el