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Last edited by mrjimphelps; 18 Nov 2017 at 20:09.
Introducing the New Firefox: Firefox Quantum
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make another the default, like I did with the ESR .
Tools>Options>General>Startup then check that one, then 57 should have them unchecked then.
next step, if you want it, go into your folder for 57
Other>Source find the ini sample file, copy it into the root of the program folder
delete the comment section {do not mess with the original, only work on a copy}
Change the one parameter AllowMultipleInstances= from false to true
If needed place a copy of that copy into the Data>Settings subfolders or if you find one already there,
usually three lines, change the AllowMultipleInstances=true if two lines, add the AMI=true line in alphabetical order, usually AMI ends up in the middle. then you can run both after launching ESR First.
If not, just go to any other browser make it the default, there should be a selection box within prefs/options my Chrome, that I only use for YT, always complains about not being the default and Opera has a regular settings dialogue but wants you import bookmarks first. I just find it better to work with 2 or more versions of Firefox to make it simple to work with.
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Posts : 5,605 Originally Win 7 Hm Prem x64 Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601-SP1 | Upgraded to Windows 10 December 14, 2019New #24
Thanks for the info BlueGuy, I already had a test profile and that one got buggered to and since then I've found that a fresh profile has seemed to unlock the default browser option.
I also had problems on the options tab where the general page wouldn't show and the new profile fixed that to. Once I move a few bookmarks and I have no problems I'll get rid of those two.
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Installed Firefox 57 / Quantum no probs. Then experienced sluggishness today just as I was reading da Sunday newspapers.I'm setting up a new system with Windows 7 Ultimate, so I thought I'd just as well install the newest Firefox. I downloaded and installed the new Firefox Quantum, 57.0 and so far so good.
It's not so different from my previous version as to throw me any curves.
It does seem to run well though. I'm expecting NO problems.
Cheers Mates!
TechnoMage
When I investigated the matter, Task Manager showed an errant firefox.exe process grabbing 4,5 GB of installed 6 GB physical RAM.
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Have you tried a boot of firefox without any add-ons? - It could be that one of your old add-ons is having a problem with the new design but not enough to completely fail. just to go into a loop that causes a memory leak
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With 4 tabs open, I'm nearing 1GB memory usage. I've noticed the new firefox actually is faster now compared to my daily browser driver (my laptop) which didn't give any difference.
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If anyone is mourning for their lost extensions in v. 57, I'd like to refer you to
forums.mozillazine.org,
where you can get advice on WebExtensions similar to the ones you lost, or css code to add back some of the functionality of your legacy extensions.
Alternatively, you can switch to FF 52ESR and keep your old extensions till next summer, when many of the extensions will have been ported to the new FF.
Last edited by RoWin7; 01 Dec 2017 at 02:10.
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