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What are the system requirements for Firefox 4.0.1? Other users are being dumped back to v.2.0 when installation fails.

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I'm using WIN2Kpro w/sp4 and Firefox 3.6.17. I suspect a compatibility problem because clicking the "technology" link on the website crashed the whole system.

I'm using WIN2Kpro w/sp4 and Firefox 3.6.17. I suspect a compatibility problem because clicking the "technology" link on the website crashed the whole system.

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According to Mozilla Firefox 4 System Requirements, it should be compatible with Windows 2000. But there might not be many beta testers still using 2000, so you might notice more issues than XP/Vista/7 users.

Firefox 4 may exercise functions of your graphics card or DirectX that Microsoft has not updated for some time. If you have the energy to track down updated device drivers, that might help. If not, you could turn off hardware acceleration under

Tools > Options > Advanced > General sub-tab

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Thanks very much! I'll try it out and post the results. . .