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    Mozilla to Force FF Update


    Posted: 16 May 2011
    Computerworld - Mozilla plans to push 12 million users of the aged Firefox 3.5 to a newer version next month by taking the unprecedented step of automatically upgrading their browser.

    Firefox 3.5, which debuted in mid-2009, is already on life-support: Mozilla gave users their last version 3.5 security patches three weeks ago.
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    And pushing me even more to Chrome.

    One of my biggest peeves is auto-update software.
    Posted By: Win7User512
    16 May 2011



  2. fimble
    Posts : 927
    windows 7 ultimate
       New #1

    I'm with you. Although it mentions 3.5, the day they force me up from my 3.6.6 to 4 so I can no longer use "themes" is the day I dump it.
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  4. Win7User512
    Posts : 1,487
    Windows 7 x64 / Same
    Thread Starter
       New #2

    fimble said:
    I'm with you. Although it mentions 3.5, the day they force me up from my 3.6.6 to 4 so I can no longer use "themes" is the day I dump it.
    I don't think that day is far off. They are at 4 now and plan to release 5 soon. It's free, so they have little interest in supporting anything old.

    I think they should just leave the 3.5 users alone, let them continue using it, and just drop support.
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  5. Boris
    Posts : 124
    W7 64b - Leopard 10.6.2 - Ubuntu 10.10 (MBP Snow Leopard 10.6.3)
       New #3

    No problem for me. See no reason in maintaining less secure 3.5. Its a bit like using last years virus definitions.
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  7. kado897
    Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       New #4

    And the only way you can stop auto-update of chrome is to use a portable version.
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  8. mickey megabyte
    Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       New #5

    ...another reason why i use chromeplus

    Mozilla to Force FF Update-autoupdate.png

    and when you do update, it keeps an old_chrome.exe available for use too.

    (...although at the moment, there are a couple of minor bugs in taskbar previews in latest version...)
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  9. Win7User512
    Posts : 1,487
    Windows 7 x64 / Same
    Thread Starter
       New #6

    kado897 said:
    And the only way you can stop auto-update of chrome is to use a portable version.
    My Chrome doesn't auto-update. Go into MSConfig.exe and uncheck the google/chrome autoupdate under the startup tab.
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  11. kado897
    Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       New #7

    Win7User512 said:
    kado897 said:
    And the only way you can stop auto-update of chrome is to use a portable version.
    My Chrome doesn't auto-update. Go into MSConfig.exe and uncheck the google/chrome autoupdate under the startup tab.
    Ah yes! Didn't think of that, but then I don't mind the auto update as I run the beta anyway.
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  12. Buddahfan
    Posts : 357
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       New #8

    fimble said:
    I'm with you. Although it mentions 3.5, the day they force me up from my 3.6.6 to 4 so I can no longer use "themes" is the day I dump it.
    I know that some, though maybe not all Firefox "themes" are available in 4.x as Extensions/Addons.
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  13. kado897
    Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       New #9

    Personas works with FF4 now and that has lots of themes.
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