Comments on: Dont Install Firefox 3 Over Firefox 2 Or You Will Lose Some Add-on Funtionality

By: Patty Robertson

Patty Robertson — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:43:54 +0000

I really had problems installing V3 over V2, wish i read your article before! I ended up not being able to use firefox at all and installing/desinstalling didn’t solve the problem. I had to go back to IE, so, i formated and i’m never installing over an older version again! Great food for though to read the article, can’t wait to see what’s next for dinner from firefox!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:01:45 +0000

Mike, I didn’t spot your post ’til I had posted.

For anyone who *has* overwritten their firefox 2 installation, it is possible to reverse these instructions to add a new firefox 2 install (change *it’s* directory) which uses your old profile.

By: Mike Boyd

Mike Boyd — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:35:11 +0000

Yes Alex, that’s what I posted on 22nd June. I think Ken’s stopped looking at this page. Hasn’t been updated for quite a while.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:40:15 +0000

Thanks for the guide, but you totally miss out an important detail.

You probably think this is obvious, but you tell us to select custom install, without telling us to change the install directory.

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By: Raj

Raj — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:17 +0000

Nothing of this sort happened to me, the only thing that I had to re add was the dictionary

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By: mollym

mollym — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:26:28 +0000

sorry i worked out how open choose a profile window but why custom install (step 4) ? do i have to install firefox 3 into a different folder ?

By: mollym

mollym — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:45:15 +0000

what do i have to do to get the choose a profile window open (step 2)

By: Mike Boyd

Mike Boyd — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:26:03 +0000

You didn’t say install FF3 into a different folder from FF2:

4. Start the install for firefox3. When asked which set up type you would like, choose the Custom option.
5. Upon completion of the installation…