A Question About The Newer Versions Of Firefox

Honestly??? I would stick with the older version and hope they get it together with the NEXT up grade, I have the latest upgrade and it's OK but quite buggy. Problems: If I have multiple tabs open.......which I ALWAYS have multiple tabs open, one will, without rhyme or reason, suddenly disconnect from the rest of the tabs and open in an entirely new window........very frustrating. Sometimes runs fine......other times very sluggish. At least a couple times a day I get various pop-ups about a script on the page has stopped or other script error messages. Has crashed more than once. I keep waiting for them to come out with a newer-newer version and hope these issues are resolved. I've actually been tempted to switch back to an older version but then I would have to downgrade all my add-ons, roboform, etc..........so I'll just be patient for a while longer. Their are several complaints on the Mozilla forum http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Support+Website+Forums and people accusing FireFox of starting to turn out to be just like Internet Explorer which is the reason most people switched to FireFox......they blame FireFox popularity in making the developers complacent and not caring as much as they used to when they weren't so popular. Anyhoo.......you might want to just stick with your older STABLE version until the next "big" thing from FireFox comes around. ABSOLUTELY......especially if they're warm from the oven. I try to eat through the cookie without disrupting the creamy center.

As a long time Firefox user, pyewacket, I would be misrepresenting the facts if I told you that the newer versions of Firefox don't always play well with others. On the plus side the newer versions are somewhat faster loading and they have made a few other handy tweaks. On the negative side I cannot access my favorite game site using the new version. It crashes every time. I have wished many times that I'd stayed with an older version. I also think they are upgrading much more often than should be necessary. Firefox also causes problems if you use Yahoo Mail. Sometimes the old ways are the best. I don't know why I continue to accept the upgrades when they come out.

I'm using Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8. on a Windows XP SP2 operating system and I'm not experiencing any problems. I think it's good to upgrade, but not right after the newer version appears. When new edition appear, they might still have bugs. I prefer waiting for a time, so that some of those bugs get sorted out, and install the newer version then. The newer versions have newer add-ons which I find to be very useful. I don't really like milk so the first one doesn't apply. I used to lick the creamy part when I was a kid. Not any more

I JUST got done downloading/installing the new Firefox cause I'm sick of IE8 giving me craploads of problems. I'll let ya know later if I'm having any problems with it.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" as Ann Landers often said. I'm running FF3 on my Mac, and I'm constantly having to force quit and restart it (new session--if I "restore" it still just hangs there).

i have a friend that actually swears by a browser called "thunderbird" instead of firefox.says it has way less problems. chips and milk..mmmmmmmmm especially fresh chip cookies. oreo-nope,because if the black furry beggar sees the oreo,he'll want some. no sugar for you,kitty.

I had problems when they 1st released this latest version maybe a month or two ago. Now the problems have stopped. I think they released fairly stable products, but you never know how it will react on your machine.

Well I have had mine for ages now and I have the 3.5 Version I have no Problems with it at all I know some have had Problems but mine is running fine and I keep up with the Upgrade

I just upgraded this past week and I haven't had any problems at all. It does seem a lot faster and the security is awesome. I hate IE it has always been a mess but some PCs can't handle the newer version of Firefox and it will cause some problems on others I have noticed. I am happy with the upgrade. If you don't like the newer Firefox you can always go back to the older one. Just make sure you keep the older on on your PC and don't just upgrade, download the newer one, try it and then you can delete or go back to the one you like best.

[i]Hello pyewacket, I don't have a problem with the new version of firefox. It's just that some of the addons I have installed are not compatible with the new version and I have to uninstall them. So far that's the only hiccup I encountered with the new version. Unfortunately, also I did not notice any improvement in using it. Maybe it was just upgraded because there is nothing permanent in this world except change. Regards,[/i]

I am such a "cyber" world neophyte...that I really on my son's techno knowledge for any upgrades, and what he thinks I need. (He bought this computer for me as a Xmas present 3 years ago!) But "BCMike's" last, or near last discussion was about "Firefox"...so there might be some input, there! Cheers!

I have never had any problems with firefox since I started using it. In fact, the only time I have had trouble with my computer was when I was using IE. I have upgraded firefox every time a new update comes out and so far I have not had any adverse issues to report. It always checks to see if my addons are compatible. So far they must have all been because I've never had to change any of them. Chocolate chip cookies are fine. I eat my oreos whole. And I'm waiting and waiting and waiting...

Hi pyewacket you know what, i still am holding on to the 2.0 versions, i like them and i don't need to upgrade, at first when the 3.0 version came out they seemed to have a lot of problem loading images and were very slow and so i didn't want to use them, well but now i don't know if they rectified this problem but i guess i will hold on to my dear 2.0 and i have all the add ons and plugs i need so i would upgrade to 3.0 anytime . . . . just like the way it is .... have a nice day pyewacket!

As far as my knowledge is concerned, firefox is the fastest browser I have ever used. It is of the first kind to have been made available with tabs with which we can browse many things without confusion. Safety wise, I have got some doubts because it easily allows adwares into our system and allowed it to disturb us. The latest version is really very cool. You can stream online videos without requiring any additional plugins.

if you are well ok with your old version of firefox then i would suggest that you stick with it for a little bit longer until the new version has been completely corrected.Unless, there are applications you need from the new version. Yes, there a few out takes of the new version on my side of the world but so far, so good. I am happy with it. Mind you, this also happened during the first few months of the old version. Keep on ranting!

I have this habit of upgrading my Firefox to see what's new thing it has to offer but lately that reason was replaced by my need to overcome its short comings/bugs like the dreaded "Firefox need to restart" thing. In fairness to Firefox, if you notice the frequency of mini updates, the 3.5.x's, I believe they are working on it in full force. I currently have their latest 3.5.3 but hardly use it as I am trying out their beta 3.6 alpha 1 Namoroka(my oreo cookies:) which is I believe works much better. My windows is still XP, my office is still 2003, my photoshop is still version 7 because these versions works best for my needs. I've tried their latest but after weighing it out I find I could work with my current version much effectively. So if your Firefox 2.0 works for you well then fine, until you ever find the need.

hi pyewacket my son just downloaded the newest version of firefox on my computer.I really love it as it has that 'feature that microsoft word has,it warns me when I have misspelled a word or have not put a space between words. also it lets me use more than one window. I do think I am going to really like it as well as the old one explorer. I haven't had my computer crash yet, nor any other real problem. three cheers for pye, we love her and will not scold her for getting behind'at all. i am still behind on those discussions I made when I'thought we were moving to Antioch. now that name makes me 'feel ill, that and the name Claire. now if she had known she could not afford to help us, and let us know at the very first'we might have been able to avoid all the crap that happened to us but no,she had to wait til the last split second and then reneged leaving us homeless and broke. well now we are just waiting until my son does get a job and accumulates some money. so we are staying happyl

Firefox 3.5 seems to be buggy compared to the previous versions. I have worked with all version of firefox under windows XP, vista and Linux (Ubuntu). What I felt after so much use is that the newer version 3.5 messes up when you work with it in Windows based operating systems. The interesting thing is that it shows superior and appealing performance in Linux based systems such as Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu etc. Switching to linux is the best solution for those who really want to unleash the performance of Firefox.

hi pye, if i'm not wrong the newest version of firefox browser is 3.5.3 and i have been downloaded this software about 2 weeks ago. my experience using this browser is okay and i feel they made some good upgrade in faster browsing and fixing minor bugs. i like the addons features that only available in firefox browser too.. and i see firefox is better than safari, ie or opera, however its users still place them as number one browser but as they can not satisfied every users, i believe the programmer always try to make firefox better in the future.