astral Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I seem to be getting all kinds of random problems since I upgraded to Firefox 3.5.3. Today it was displaying a page, without an address at the top of the page, and no forward or back buttons. A few days ago I list the Status Bar at the bottom of the page. Unfortunately I just let FF upgrade, without keeping an old image of the install file. A BIG MISTAKE The last version where I have an install file is 2.0.14 which is last year..... Any ideas Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 To answer my own question, older versions are available here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html I will be back on 3.0.14 soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimite Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 My advice would be to back up your bookmarks, extensions and maybe saved passwords, using the FEBE extension, delete and do a clean re-instal of whatever version you wish. I am using 3.5.2 with no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I did what you want to do and reverted back from 3.5. to 2.xx only to realize I was upgraded again to 3.xx in the background even I had disabled updates! So I am not sure if that applies to FF3 and 3.5 too. Better watch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Same here, 3.5.3 seems to be very buggy. Takes ages to load, and the main problem I have is that sometimes tabs disappear or change into new windows. Also looking to revert back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Where did you find the 3.5.2 version. I already use FEBE, but when I uninstalled and then installed the older version all my book marks were still there, without invoking FEBE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyFarthing123 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I seem to be having all of the above listed problems too. Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. I have looked in all the obvious (to me) places, but can't seem to find the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 This problem is not unique to version 3.5.3. Every version I have used develops glitches over time. Yesterday I uninstalled Firefox and all my settings. I reinstalled 3.5.3 and everything is working great again. It doesn't take that long and as far as I am concerned, Firefox is worth the effort. NOTE - If you don't do a total uninstall including your settings, it won't do any good. As a side note, the new Chrome crashes often and the latest Safari has problems loading script. IE 8 actually works the best if you can handle the slow speed. I am using Windows 7 but the Firefox problems existed with XP Pro too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Older versions of Firefox are likely security risks so I would not go back. Believe that window without forward/bank is when you click a tab and move it a bit - comes up as a new window. Have only had it happen a few times and believe it was in previous versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Seems I'm the only person here using Firefox 3.5.3 without any problems... Updated from 3.5.2 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 To answer my own question, older versions are available herehttp://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html ftp://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENTHEREDONETHAT Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I seem to be having all of the above listed problems too. Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. I have looked in all the obvious (to me) places, but can't seem to find the information. Apparently nobody knows the answer to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I seem to be having all of the above listed problems too. Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. I have looked in all the obvious (to me) places, but can't seem to find the information. Apparently nobody knows the answer to your question. I wouldn't place the blame entirely on Firefox itself... Check your add-ons + extensions! Poorly written extensions account for most of the problems in Firefox. Check your Firefox version number by clicking Help >> About Mozilla Firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Same here, 3.5.3 seems to be very buggy.Takes ages to load, and the main problem I have is that sometimes tabs disappear or change into new windows. Also looking to revert back... No problems with 3.5.3 here either. The "tabs into windows" thing is supposed to be a feature, but is apparently annoying enough people that a plugin has been made to disable it: "bug489729" (yes that's the plugin's name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I had some issues with 3.5.2 before. As mentioned before I agree most of the problems are caused by add-ons but plug-ins too. Play with them. A fellow member recommended this fine tool Fire Tune which indeed has done something good for my setup (speed-wise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzdocxx Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Here is the problem I am having. When I go to "organize bookmarks", only 3 out of about 100 of "unsorted bookmarks" come up. Which makes it difficult to organize those unsorted ones and put them into folders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybilly Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) I seem to be having all of the above listed problems too. Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. I have looked in all the obvious (to me) places, but can't seem to find the information. Don't know whether your question has been answered already but, if not, go to top of page and click 'Help' and at bottom of list 'About Mozilla Firefox'--should show which version you are using. Oh shit--I'm ever alert--sorry, just seen Supernova has already give the info. Edited October 4, 2009 by haybilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I have been using 3.5.3 ever since it upgraded itself, not even one one problem and I am on it most of the day and well into the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I'm also having a problem with 3.5.3. Can't download or view attached files, whether on web pages or in emails. I can only view as web pages. Anyone know a fix for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Edited October 4, 2009 by basjke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I'm another having problems with 3.5.3 keeps crashing wanting to reboot, a pain in the arse when trying to book plane seats etc. Only have 3 addons which I've disabled, didn't help. Will try a fresh install first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klikster Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. Click on "Help"/"About Mozilla Firefox". You should see the version you have running. Edit: Sorry, hadn't read the entire thread before answering. Edited October 26, 2009 by klikster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klikster Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Here is the problem I am having.When I go to "organize bookmarks", only 3 out of about 100 of "unsorted bookmarks" come up. Which makes it difficult to organize those unsorted ones and put them into folders. In the "Organize Bookmarks" window, look in the left pane. Open "All Bookmarks" then click on "Bookmarks Menu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 no probs here using 3.5.3 several add-on, and tons of (media-related) plug-ins, all running and working fine. the only (relatively minor) problem I have is that Roboform is not yet compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shriah Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Firefox uses relatively more memory than IE6 . If you have trouble with firefox can you specify how old your computer is ? Your RAM and Processor Speed ? I came across the greying out of the address bar and the tabs when my computer ran out of RAM and the computer is running at 100 % , the computer is very underpowered with a celeron and 1GB ram . If you have a old computer try running a latest browser which uses less resources like Midori or Arora all of them are based on Webkit and uses very low memory . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJo Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Had lot of issues with 3.5.3. Same as others, took long time to start and getting stuck or crashing all the time... But now it seems Mozilla is on top of it already. Just downloaded "security and stability update" which seems to be new version 3.5.4 and everything is ok for now. Starts really fast and pages seem to load much faster as well ! Release from about menu shows: "rv:1.9.1.4 Gecko/20091016 Firefox/3.5.4" Worth of trying before downgrading to previous versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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