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[Shinobi]

Important Security Update for Firefox

Firefox 0.8 and Firefox 0.9.x suffer from a flaw in downloading which could lead to lost data.

Please visit the Firefox homepage to download the latest version of the Firefox Preview Release (Firefox 0.10.1)

For more information, see the October 1, 2004 Press Release.

This is what I got on the main page when I opened up the browser just now. The 0.10 is an error...they obviously mean 1.0. Anyway, here's a quick link to the upgrade.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/0.10.1/Firefox Setup 1.0PR.exe

 

[Joe]

 

[Kon Tiki]

The 0.10 is an error...they obviously mean 1.0. Anyway, here's a quick link to the upgrade.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/0.10.1/Firefox Setup 1.0PR.exe

Actually is it 0.10. Not 1.0 Check their FTP.

:lol

 

[Shinobi]

No kidding? Well, whatever...never really been up on Firefox anyway (been an Opera guy since the beginning), though it's a nice backup.

 

[Kuroyume]

Did they change the colors of the toolbar icons in the ne version of Firefox or is it just me?

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Bah, I use Mozilla 1.8a3.

 

[Spiritreaver]

Still using Gecko, smooth sailing for me!

But I guess that about wraps it up for Firefox! :lol -_-

 

[iapetus]

Should be upgrading to the 1.0 PR anyway - or failing that a decent nightly from http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/

 

[KarishBHR]

Still using Gecko, smooth sailing for me!

But I guess that about wraps it up for Firefox! :lol -_-

where can I find gecko?

 

[EdLuva]

I had some of these issues with lost data in downloads. Oh, well, I'll still be using firefox after the update.

 

[xsarien]

The difference is that if this were a Microsoft issue, you'd still be waiting for a fix. This one's been covered for awhile - 1.0PR has been out for a few weeks now.

 

[Nerevar]

the issue is dealing with a bug in the program that allows someone to delete files in your "downloads" directory.


That's it.


This isn't an IE-type error, people.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

That's like hearing some advisory that it's not cleanly to sit your food right on the table, and suggesting putting it on the floor instead.

 

[brooklyngooner]

Anyone else besides me find it amusing the guy with the Yankee avatar throws up the Microsoft IE icon?

 

[Razoric]

Haha you anti-firefox people do realize that there has been a new version out for awhile now?

MS is on version 6 of IE and cant get it right. Firefox is barely 1.0 and is near perfect.

 

[Meier]

If I download this, how do I make sure it keeps all my favorites, etc. from Firefox .93...? Or will it automatically?

 

[Razoric]

If I download this, how do I make sure it keeps all my favorites, etc. from Firefox .93...? Or will it automatically?

I think it's automatic... why havent you updated to the newest one anyway??

meir owned.

 

[Meier]

Because I didnt wanna lose my shit and this one seemed to be working fine.

 

[calder]

It'll save it all automatically. All your profile info like bookmarks, cache, passwords etc is actually saved in an seperate folder (in WinXP it'd be Docs and Settings / Application Data, I think) from the folder you installed Firefox too. To upgrade, the easiest thing to do is just completely delete the old FF installation folder in program files or wherever it is and then simply install the latest FF fresh to wherever you want it. If you're not comfy deleting the old folder rename/move it. Just don't copy the new version overtop the old version!

When you start the new FF, it'll remember you bookmarks and settings. One good thing about 1.0PR is that it will automatically disable all your extensions/themes that no longer work with the new version, but it never hurts to manually deactivate all extensions in your old FF before installing the new one. If you haven't upgraded in a while most extensions will be broken anyway until you reinstall them, but again 1.0PR is much better at handling that stuff for you and will actually search for and install extension updates itself if you want.

If you want to be extra careful export your bookmarks to a backup html file on your desktop before you start.

 

[DarienA]

Because I didnt wanna lose my shit and this one seemed to be working fine.

That doesn't happen anymore. At least I haven't had that problem in the last two upgrades.