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19 Dec 2008
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Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista
Manufacturer: Mozilla Corporation
Size: 5.8MB
Number of Downloads: 59024
Price: Free
Mozilla Firefox, the popular web browser, caused a stir with the original release, but apart from minor changes, visual improvements and security fixes, there haven’t been a wide range of new features since the original 1.x release. This is all about to change, with the release of Firefox 2.0. Windows version available to download from this page.
Current new 2.0 features include anti-phishing support, useful for acknowledging the difference between a legitimate website and a fake site set up for the purposes of obtaining your personal information.
Other new features include enhanced tabbed browsing, the ability to open tabs closed accidentally, spell checking within web forms, a search plugin manager, combined and enhanced Add-Ons manager and much more, including support for new web standards.
You can download other language editions of the Windows Firefox 2.0, as well as Linux and Mac OS X versions from the Mozilla website.
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Bookmarks
If your having issues with bookmarks try this 1. Open browser 2. In the url type the following and then press enter about:config 3. In the second address bar type the following browser.places 4. Right click and select 'Reset' for all 6 listed options 5. Restart Firefox This should resolve alot of issues with the bookmarks, It basically resets the compiled information keep and defrags the storage fies. regards Craig
Posted by: Placehold 13 May 2009
Lost Bookmarks???
I've lost my Firefox bookmarks on more than one occasion,and was about to "blow a mental fuse" when I diccovered a smart little app.,almost by accident called "Moz backup" designed,I believe,by a gentleman,probably "slaving away" in a back room somewhere in an Iron curtain republic,anyhow I downloaded and installed it,now I make weekly backups of Firefox,and have had several instances when I have been forced to instigate backups to my browser.Try it,you'll like it.
Posted by: Jeff Jomes 04 Mar 2009
bookmarks
Bookmarks disaster ! lost my bookmarks that i use daily ! do not install unless you are prepared to lose some of your saved stuff
Posted by: ray 05 Jan 2009
Has to be the yardstick...
Firefox 2.0x is simply the most competent, safest and adaptable (and generally compliant) browser out there. Some of the recent Trident browsers (I'm thinking of Maxthon 2.0) are pretty darn good, but unlike Firefox, don't pass all 7 Scanit Browser Security Tests. Now if they'd just do something about the cold-start speed ;-)
Posted by: Mike F 26 Oct 2007
Firefox Myths
And the same Myths remain... www.FirefoxMyths.com
Posted by: Andrew 25 Oct 2006
Bugs
I installed Mozilla Firefox 2.0 today and there were some bugs I found in the system. All of my bookmarks were deleted and when I try to add a new bookmark it will not allow me to click ok. The X or close button on the individual tabs is missing. When I drag links up to the URL window it doesnt replace the existing URL it pastes the new address right in between the existing address. This is all within 5 minutes of using the software so I'm sure there are more bugs, so I would wait till they work these bugs out to download this one.
Posted by: Shwoo 25 Oct 2006
don't upgrade unless
You only want to upgrade to 2.0 version if you want a slower download and you don't use tabbed browser. My recommendation is to keep an installable 1.5 firefox around if you are curious about the new UI.
Posted by: back to firefox 1.5 25 Oct 2006