Comments on: OS X: Install and Run Firefox 3 and Firefox 4 on the Same Computer http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/ Computer and technology tutorials and guides Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jeff http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/comment-page-1/#comment-48315 jeff Fri, 06 May 2011 07:39:00 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-48315 It's amazing that these instructions aren't easier to find given how many people must need to do this. Sadly the instructions out there are pretty skimpy in detail these are the best I've found but are still missing many critical stepsfor example firefox must be closed to get into the profiles area in the mac terminal window and david you are still qujite confusing in your presentation this link will give you some more complete info so that you can do this without guessing what you are doing. http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20profiles Oddly the above link seemed to only open properly in chrome not safari. "very wierd" In Safari it showed up as some kind of PC gibberish. It opend in a firefox browser as well but you need to keep firefox closed to get into profile manager so you need to use another browser if you want to follow along. Between Dave's instructions and the mozilla profile link above you should be able to pull this off with no hitches It’s amazing that these instructions aren’t easier to find given how many people must need to do this. Sadly the instructions out there are pretty skimpy in detail these are the best I’ve found but are still missing many critical stepsfor example firefox must be closed to get into the profiles area in the mac terminal window and david you are still qujite confusing in your presentation
this link will give you some more complete info so that you can do this without guessing what you are doing.
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20profiles

Oddly the above link seemed to only open properly in chrome not safari. “very wierd” In Safari it showed up as some kind of PC gibberish. It opend in a firefox browser as well but you need to keep firefox closed to get into profile manager so you need to use another browser if you want to follow along. Between Dave’s instructions and the mozilla profile link above you should be able to pull this off with no hitches

]]> By: Liberalmark http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/comment-page-1/#comment-40762 Liberalmark Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:40:00 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-40762 Great solution—thanks! However, you note "run firefox 4" in step 6. Then, a couple paragraphs later, you mention something that needs to be done before you run v4. I think that's a pretty important note you miss up top. Great solution—thanks! However, you note “run firefox 4″ in step 6. Then, a couple paragraphs later, you mention something that needs to be done before you run v4. I think that’s a pretty important note you miss up top.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/comment-page-1/#comment-40507 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:08:00 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-40507 Official beta now released: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0b1/releasenotes/ Official beta now released:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0b1/releasenotes/

]]> By: David Kirk - Founder/Editor http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/comment-page-1/#comment-40253 David Kirk - Founder/Editor Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:02:00 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-40253 Previously this tutorial described running firefox 2 and firefox 3 concurrently; however, since the directions are basically the same, I just updated this post with the latest versions. Previously this tutorial described running firefox 2 and firefox 3 concurrently; however, since the directions are basically the same, I just updated this post with the latest versions.

]]> By: David Kirk - Founder/Editor http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2828/os_x_install_firefox_2_firefox_3_same_computer/comment-page-1/#comment-40252 David Kirk - Founder/Editor Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:59:00 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-40252 You can find the appropriate nightly build of firefox 4.0 here for now... http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b1-candidates/build1/ You can find the appropriate nightly build of firefox 4.0 here for now…

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b1-candidates/build1/

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