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Firefox 3
Posted by Gina Trapani at 6:52 AM on February 14, 2008
If you're itching to give the new Firefox 3 Beta 3 a test-drive but don't want to muss up your Firefox 2 configuration, give the self-contained Firefox 3 Beta 3 Portable Edition a try (Windows only). Of course, running your current setup through MozBackup first couldn't hurt.
Tags: beta beat | downloads | firefox | firefox 3 | in brief | portable apps | windows
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holyspidoo
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
Or install SandBoxie and run the setup in a sandbox. The second you close firefox 3, t'is as it never existed on your computer. You can use this to test all installs beforehand.
holyspidoo
nunchuks
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
or make a copy of the "mozilla" folder that's located on your "application data" folder and copy them back if something goes wrong.
nunchuks
fluxam
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
Oh, is there one for Mac? I've always had probs finding the ProfileManager there, which is needed to create a differently working Firefox.
fluxam
mhenry
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
you guys are so on the ball, i was just thinking about installing a beta 3 portable version if i could find one. ended up just installing the full version to a different folder and using a new profile to keep my firefox 2 intact. then i see this . . .
mhenry
tubby
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
uh oh - i installed it assuming they'd run separate. didn't really cause a problem yet...
tubby
okalex
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
Mac users can follow the instructions at the link below to run Firefox 3 alongside their FF2 installation. The instructions are for Beta 2, but they work for Beta 3, as well.
[ejohn.org]
okalex
DrNate
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
Shameless plug, but you can just run Firefox 2 and 3 side by side with little work: [www.teamhackaday.com]
DrNate
Git Em SteveDave
Posted 4:29 PM 16/2/08
Doh!
Git Em SteveDave