Helen asks…
How to downgrade to the old firefox?
I just followed a few things that popped up on my computer screen and accidentally upgraded to the new mozila firefox. But I dont like it at all, and would rather have the old one back again. How do I do this?
Also, my computer is running really really slow lately and I think its because of spyware and crap like that. What free programs are out there that could get rid of this?
Michelle answers:
Easy!
Follow my steps:
1) Uninstall Mozilla Firefox
2) Go to this site: http://www.oldapps.com/firefox.htm
3) Choose the older version of Firefox you want.
4) Download, install & Enjoy!
Michael asks…
How can I make the Firefox browser behave and be recognized as Internet Explorer?
There is a website or two that are asking for me to absolutely use Internet Explorer and will not recognize my Firefox browser. Is there an add-on, program or addition to Firefox that will let the website recognize it as Internet Explorer? I am using Windows.
Michelle answers:
Yeah,, need to use a different rendering engine, check this out, IE tab for FF.. Https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
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David asks…
How do you block access to sites on Firefox?
Firefox is my browser. Trying to find out from “Tools” how to block access to specific sites – doesn’t seem to have that option?
Michelle answers:
Firefox doesn’t have an intrinsic ‘blocking’ of certain sites
However you can use certain extensions…according to me the ‘blocksite’ or ‘procon’ extension comes close to what you are asking about.Go for blocksite.
Click Tools-> Add ons -> make sure you’re in the extension tab -> click get extensions at the bottom. In the page which opens up, type in blocksite in the search field.Click on its link when the page opens up.Finally click Install now to install that extension OR click here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145 and click install now to install the blocksite extension. Eventually it’ll ask you to restart Firefox. After firefox has been restarted, access blocksite’s preferences from Tools > Add-ons > Extensions (tab). Here select blocksite and click Options. In options click on Add to add the sites which you want to block and click OK to close the box. Also tick ‘enable authentication’ and put in a password so that only you can access blocksite’s preferences with the password and remove the site from the blacklist if you wish so. Finally click OK to close the preferences dialog box.
Alternatively, you can edit the hosts file. The hosts file will be located in C: windows system32 drivers etc (provided your windows is installed in C:windows)
Open the hosts file with notepad or any text editor of your choice.
At the bottom in a separate line in the file enter:
127.0.0.1 www.google.com
The example line above blocks access to google.com. If a particular site doesn’t get blocked, then also enter the site without www and check.For example:
127.0.0.1 google.com
127.0.0.1 www.google.com
For each site which you want to block do this, that is place an entry on a separate line like i showed you.
However, this won’t block access to all the URLs..some nasty ones will slip through…so you’ll have to see which ones get blocked..
Anyway, once you alter the hosts file, save it, and restart firefox..and you’ll see that the entries which you placed in the hosts file, those sites would not open …but they would also not open in any other browser which you have, not only in firefox.
Yet another way is by using third party tools for ‘parental control’
Mandy asks…
How can I remove Mozilla Firefox from my mac?
Ever since I downloaded FireFox, my computer has been wicked slow. I googled for how to remove it, but it only tells how to remove it from Windows. Please don’t tell me not to remove it because it’s the best browser ever.
Thanks!
Michelle answers:
Go add or remove programs and find mozilla firefox and remove it
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