Firefox 1.0 Sucks
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
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Since downloading and installing the latest version of Firefox a couple weeks ago, it now crashes on me constantly. Usually when I’ve got a whole lot of windows open and it would be the most aggravating time for it to happen. I’ve reinstalled a clean copy and there’s been no improvement.
If you haven’t “upgraded” to the latest version, I’d advise against it.
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Did you uninstall all previous versions before you put 1.0 on? There are some conflicts between the previous versions.
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Odd, I never run into any or your problem. Of course, I’m also on the near-nightly upgrade schedule…
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The only problem I have with 1.0PR is that it won’t download and install extensions from within the program. I have to download them outside the program, and I’ve told Windows to open that file type with Firefox. That way works.
I’ve actually found 1.0PR more stable than previous versions.
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I would look for some other application causing problems OR a low-grade plug-in for Firefox. I keep Firefox running 24/7 for days at a time.
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No, I have had the same problem.
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I had some problems at first with some extensions that I had previously installed but didn’t show up when I clicked the Extensions menu item. Many of them were supposed to work with 1.0 but didn’t. I copied by my bookmarks and cookie files and did a complete uninstall of firefox and deleted the profile folder. I then re-installed 1.0, copied the files back to my newly created profile folder. I had to start over picking out my extensions but it works.
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I just installed 1.0PR last night, and haven’t had any problems. I did do a clean install of all the extensions and removed the previous version. Firefox 1 experiences do seem to be falling into distinct love it/hate it camps. I wonder if it has anything to do with the latest Microsoft XP upgrades. I’m running without the XP SP2 upgrades (can’t get them to download).
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I’ve had the same problem. In fact, I clicked the “comment” link to report this, and guess what?
Firefox crashed.
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I’ve installed it on 2xPC’s and 4xMac’s, and have not had any similar problems. I did *not* uninstall any prior versions (on the PC; the Macs overwrite the previous version).
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Hmm, I’m not having any problem with it on my work laptop, but I didn’t have a previous version on there. My Laptop is also W2K instead of XP because of other software I need.
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I’ll concur that it sounds like a conflict with some other software, either a different program or a Firefox extension.
I’ve gotten where I prefer Firefox over IE, but some sites just don’t show up correctly in Firefox. But I’ve been running 1.0PR with virtually no problems for a month.
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Where do you live in Bellevue?
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Yeah, it has worked on my Mac, but I am starting to like Camino more anyway.
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