Mozilla improved even further the mobility aspect of their browser and included the Firefox Sync option that allows the user to save and re-use his own settings, passwords, bookmarks, history, open tabs, across other PC's or mobile devices. You just have to create an account on the Firefox Sync official server, choose the settings you want to be synchronized and add the device you want. Another important addition is the Web Console very similar to what Firebug was for version 2 and 3 , from where you can peek into the code of dynamic web pages.
The browsing speed in Firefox 4 is significantly increased, and this can be seen while scrolling complex web pages. Similar to IE 9, with Firefox 4 you can now experience uninterrupted browsing. In case plugins such as Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight will crash on a web page, this will no longer affect the entire browser activity.
You can further browse web pages, while you have others opened and completely crashed. If you want to re-establish the connection on a crashed web-page just refresh the page. In case you want to browse on another person's computer and you don't want to leave traces of your web activity, you can start a Private Browsing session.
In this way, Firefox will not record the history of your present activity. In this way any attackers have no access to any important data that might leak while browsing insecure. Firefox 4 relies heavy on memory resources as previous versions and in time it might become overwhelming for weaker PC systems.
Also sometimes it stutters while loading for the first time a web-page with no reason. But I guess this is the price Firefox 4 has to pay being at the moment the most comprehensive browser on the market. All OSes. All licences. Software Free Download Soft You can skip this in seconds Click here to continue.
Mozilla Firefox 4. In most cases, installing a previous version will not help. Instead, see:. Ensure all security and security-related software is fully updated. Some security software will need to be upgraded to a new version so that it is compatible with each Firefox version update.
Optional software bundled with security software also may need updating. Such software may not be essential for your security but, if outdated, may interfere with the use of Firefox or cause Firefox to crash.
In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences.
Click the menu button and select Settings. Instead of downgrading to an older, insecure version of Firefox and changing your update settings, you should consider these alternatives:. Install Firefox Extended Support Release. Firefox Extended Support Release ESR is an official version of Firefox developed for large organizations, such as universities and businesses, but it can also be used for personal computers. Might be best to do a bit of searching here for phrases like update, automatic update, autoupdate, disable auto-update etc..
If you cant' find an answer, I'd post a new question on it. However I have to think it's a common question so a search is likely to turn something up. The downside of disabling updates that is that you will not being getting security updates and that can make you vulnerable to security exploits.
FF, good as it is, has fallen before in hacker challenges like PWN2OWN where a fully patched and current system is owned just by going to a website with an exploit on it. Firefox 7 is a problem for me. Some web pages load half of images others i cant close as cursor freezes when i click on close button.
All my plugins are up to date and working. Add on all working okay. Some times 7 takes ages to load. Reinstalled version 3. Any advice why version 7 is doing this. I previously used version 6 and this one worked like a bomb. Now i cant find it. Search Support Search. Learn More. I need to install older versions of FF in order to do compatibility testing against a web app.
Chosen solution With the new rapid release model, each new major version is considered a direct update to the previous, with no support for old versions. Dave G. Chuckvdl Question owner. I had expected the 'releases. Chosen Solution With the new rapid release model, each new major version is considered a direct update to the previous, with no support for old versions. My issue is similar and yet different but I found no discussion that applies Ripley My advice is to install Firefox Portable Edition 3.
Wasn't publicized enough or for long enough before it was implemented, and too many web developers and other software developers were caught by surprise, as they were used to the 12 to 14 months between major version releases of Firefox as the usual interval. Too damn many developers don't use modern testing to verify compatibility of their software with the various web browsers. The don't really "test", they want to "dick-around" for 6 months, stumble across problems and then fix their crap.
Last but not least, I don't think Mozilla thought this fast release scheme through thoroughly enough. They forgot about "enterprise support", as in long term support for mass installations, like at major corporations - which I feel is somewhat related to the software used at many online portals for schools.
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