Jedi Writer
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| How to rollback FireFox
At least with IE 7 if you don't like it and you want to rollback to IE 6 for whatever reason you easily can do so.
But what about FireFox. I am having problems with version 2.0 that I don't like and can't fix.
So how can I roll back to or install the last version of 1.5x? |
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Cudni
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Someshire
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| Did you try Add/Remove progs? If no luck
delete the folder you installed it to and in either case the profile folder
»www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/···e#locate
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BlitzenZeus
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Uninstall 2.0, reinstall 1.5.......
In some cases the profile information changed so you would want to move your old information, and copy back things like your bookmarks/etc.... |
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Jedi Writer
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| reply to Cudni
Perhaps I am misunderstanding your reply, (thanks for posting by the way.)
I want to rollback to Firefox version 1.5x. But with Firefox the add/remove program simply deletes your existing Firefox version--it does not roll back to the previous version as does IE.
It seems at this point you take the latest version or none at all--but maybe I just need educating. Wouldn't be the first time. |
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Cudni
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Someshire | No, i misunderstood your question 
You can't roll-back FF like you can IE
Cudni |
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photobum
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said by Jedi Writer  : I am having problems with version 2.0 that I don't like and can't fix. If you're having "problems", save your old profile, and just start over.
»kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
»kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folde···upted.3F
»kb.mozillazine.org/Migrating_set···_profile |
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Jedi Writer
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| Let me rephrase:
I want firefox 2.0 gone and out of my computer. I want FireFox 1.5x back in its place along with all my bookmarks saved.
I don't want to "fix" 2.0 as it either can't be fixed due to technical limitations or because of my lack of knowledge, understanding, and maybe even patience. |
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thewolfman
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| What is the issue?
Photobum provided everything you need to do that, uninstall FF 2.0 and reinstall FF 1.5. Everything to do that is included in the links that photobum provided for you. Do you want someone to come over and physically do it for you?
Maybe I'm not understanding the question, seems to be going around..........
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Jedi Writer
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| said by thewolfman :What is the issue? ...Do you want someone to come over and physically do it for you? Maybe I'm not understanding the question, seems to be going around.......... There was a lot of information in the three links that provided by photobum. A whole lot! Pages and pages and thousand of words and hundreds of directions that include many terms and instructions that I do not understand and I am sure includes much information that has nothing to do with what I ask—I am just unable to decipher the linked info to understand that linked which is relevant to my question to rollback 2.0 to 1.5 with my bookmarks intact.
Now let me be very clear. I GENUINELY APPRECIATE his taking the time to respond to my inquiry. I also appreciate the obvious tone of goodwill in his response. And I recognize my technical and intellectual shortcomings plus some visual including those that are relevant to the issue I raise. Also I am not helped by some neurological visual limitations I have that make the linked information even more difficult to decipher. But that is my problem. I am not just complaining. Just informing!
Now Wolfman, since you are clearly by the tone of your post such a nice guy and by your post’s content clearly all knowing with nothing to do with you time, yeah, why don’t you come over and do it for me. If the situation were reversed I would do it for you. And with a smile!
And once again—photobum thanks for trying to help me! I wish was more capable of taking advantage of your kind assistance. Maybe I will with more study still figure t out though. So all is not lost. It is the helpful attitude and knowledge of people like yours that make me really appreciate this site. So once again, thanks for your response. I really appreciated it. |
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AB
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| I think you're trying to make it tougher than it needs to be. 
Download the 1.5.0.7 installer (or whatever version you want).
Go to Bookmarks - Organize Bookmarks of v. 2.0 and file - export them to a location of your choice. Copy your profile folder, which is in Documents and Settings/(you)/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles, to a location of your choice.
Now uninstall 2.0 thru A/R Programs. Then install the version of your choice. Then copy your backed-up profile folder over to Documents and Settings/(you)/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles. Then open the browser, go to Bookmarks - Manage Bookmarks - file - import
and navigate to your backed up bookmarks, if they are not already there.
Bingo, bango, bongo-- you're done. |
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Jedi Writer
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| Thanks AB.
However, when I look for "Firefox 1.5.0.7 installer" I am taken to a Mozilla/Firefox website that clearly identifies itself as version 1.5.0.7. It has lots of info about that version. But when I click on download it doesn't download 1.5.0.7 but jumps me to Mozilla's FireFox 2.0 download site and link.
It's just too complicated for me. I am strictly a go to add/remove programs and click on remove things like IE 7. Bingo it is gone. And in its place is IE 6 and with all the settings and bookmarks I had on IE 6.
I think I will just at the serious level leave it alone and play with it overtime. I can live with the issues in 2.0--flashplayer not working properly with the main page videos. If I really want to see the videos I can use IE 7.
All this talks of profiles documents and settings/me/application/data/mozilla/firefox/profiles and so on is currently just too much for me! LOL!
Heck I am the only person who uses on this machine. Why do they have to make it so complicated or more accurately involving so many steps and directions and a certain prior knowledge and competency level with software and commands, profiles etc? What profile. It is just me.
But hey man thanks for the friendly info. |
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photobum
join:2005-11-04
Fairborn, OH
1 edit | Oracle, I'm guessing here, you never said what OS...so
»releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla···2/en-US/ |
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thewolfman
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So there is too much information for you?? I do not know everything, I was only trying to understand what you wanted. If Firefox is just too difficult for you, maybe IE7 is more up your alley. I would gladly do it for you, all you have to do is ask for help.
This is a public forum and people are only trying to help. Maybe you shouldn't be so defense?
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Sandman5
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| said by thewolfman :So there is too much information for you?? I do not know everything, I was only trying to understand what you wanted. If Firefox is just too difficult for you, maybe IE7 is more up your alley. I would gladly do it for you, all you have to do is ask for help. This is a public forum and people are only trying to help. Maybe you shouldn't be so defense? Lighten up; the OP did not get defensive until you gave him/her a reason to do so.
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AB
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said by Jedi Writer :. . Why do they have to make it so complicated or more accurately involving so many steps and directions and a certain prior knowledge and competency level with software and commands, profiles etc? What profile. It is just me. It's no more difficult or complicated than anything else you do on the computer. But suit yourself.
If you're interested, here is where you can download any version of Firefox that pleases you:
»www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=firefox |
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thewolfman
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| said by AB :said by Jedi Writer :. . Why do they have to make it so complicated or more accurately involving so many steps and directions and a certain prior knowledge and competency level with software and commands, profiles etc? What profile. It is just me. It's no more difficult or complicated than anything else you do on the computer. But suit yourself. If you're interested, here is where you can download any version of Firefox that pleases you: » www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=firefox There you go.........
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photobum
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| reply to AB
Nice link... but everybody doesn't run Windows OS. |
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AB
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| said by photobum :... but everybody doesn't run Windows OS. After much thought and consideration, I have decided to be in agreement with that statement.
I've got a buck that says Jedi Writer does, though. |
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photobum
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Jedi Writer
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| reply to thewolfman
said by AB :
It's no more difficult or complicated than anything else you do on the computer. But suit yourself. If you're interested, here is where you can download any version of Firefox that pleases you: » www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=firefox
By the way that is good multipurpose link for the future. |
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I agree.