The latest FIREFOX update is garbage

jorgez · Dec 9, 2009

Having just updated Firefox it now closes unexpectedly and to add insult to injury my RH mouse no longer functions.

Am I alone?

dtrader98 · Dec 9, 2009

what update ver?
3.015 here no problems.

Do the problems exist if you pull up explorer?

Scataphagos · Dec 9, 2009

Quote from dtrader98:

what update ver?
3.015 here no problems.

Do the problems exist if you pull up explorer?

They still support 3.0.x? Current version is 3.5.5... no trouble here.

dtrader98 · Dec 9, 2009

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They still support 3.0.x? Current version is 3.5.5... no trouble here.

Call me old school, but I avoid updates like the plague. For one I usually end up losing bookmarks, which can be a pain.
Either way, I don't see any need to update.
I thought they were pretty much forced, as it usually says firefox will update next start. But that's the version I see on the about header.

zdreg · Dec 9, 2009

Quote from jorgez:

Having just updated Firefox it now closes unexpectedly and to add insult to injury my RH mouse no longer functions.

Am I alone?

the same.
how do u check which version u are on?
how do u go back to the old version?

tia

Scataphagos · Dec 9, 2009

Quote from dtrader98:

Call me old school, but I avoid updates like the plague. For one I usually end up losing bookmarks, which can be a pain.
Either way, I don't see any need to update.
I thought they were pretty much forced, as it usually says firefox will update next start. But that's the version I see on the about header.

Well, you can make backup copies of bookmarks to a flash drive with just a few clicks... I do it all the time.

FF has become quite reliable about how it handles bookmarks and other personal settings...

dtrader98 · Dec 9, 2009

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Well, you can make backup copies of bookmarks to a flash drive with just a few clicks... I do it all the time.

FF has become quite reliable about how it handles bookmarks and other personal settings...

Yep, I keep a backup of the bookmark files. Learned that the hard way.

Either way, I don't see any pressing need to update if not neccessary. Seems like most of the time software needs updating, it's not a beneficial thing (except for maybe security updates). I ended up completely changing AVG to Avira, for example, as the changes started approaching Norton level bloating garbage.

Billiejoe · Dec 9, 2009

no problem with 3.5.5

for working with bookmarks i use Xmarks plugin for FF

Scataphagos · Dec 9, 2009

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Seems like every time software needs updating, it's not a beneficial thing.

Seems like a lot of updates are to address security issues. (?)

I always do them, rarely have had problems.

Scataphagos · Dec 9, 2009

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how do u check which version u are on?

Help/About Firefox...

What is "RH mouse"? Is that "right hand"? If so, are nearly all of them that way?