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optionspreferences

At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the ToolsFirefoxEdit menu, and select Options...Preferences....

closeOptionsPreferences

Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences windowClose the Preferences window

safemode

  1. Close down Firefox completely: At the top of the Firefox window, click the File menu, and select the Exit menu item.Close down Firefox completely: On the menu bar, click the Firefox menu, and select the Quit Firefox menu item.Close down Firefox completely: At the top of the Firefox window, click the File menu, and select the Quit menu item.
  2. In Windows, click Start, open the All Programs list, and navigate to the Mozilla Firefox folder. In the Mozilla Firefox folder, select Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode).Hold down the Option key, as you start Firefox.Go to your Terminal and run: 
    firefox -safe-mode
    You may need to specify the Firefox installation path (e.g. /usr/lib/firefox-3.5).
  3. Firefox should start up with a Firefox Safe Mode dialog.
    Note: You can also start Firefox in Safe Mode by clicking Start, selecting Run (or use the Start Search box in Windows 7 and Vista) and then entering the following in the text field:
    "%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode

closeFirefox

From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.

aboutconfig

In the Location bar, type about:config and press EnterReturn.

    • The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.

unsupported

The suggestions offered on this page do not describe a supported function of Firefox. These suggestions have not been thoroughly tested and may cause problems in current or future versions of Firefox. These suggestions are provided solely for the convenience of Firefox users.

Fx2EOL

Mozilla is not planning any further security and stability updates for Firefox 2, and recommends that you upgrade to Firefox 3 as soon as possible. It's free, and your settings and bookmarks will be preserved.

Also, the Phishing Protection service will no longer be available for Firefox 2 users. Firefox 3 offers a free Phishing and Malware Protection service, which will continue to protect you from online scams and attacks.

contextmenu

Right-clickHold down the Ctrl key while you click

amo

In addition, there may be third-party Firefox extensions that can help you. Go to addons.mozilla.org to search for and install extensions for Firefox.

For more information about add-ons, read Customizing Firefox with add-ons.

crashsig

Crash signatures ( what's this? ):

clearCookiesCache

3.5/3.6:
  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click Tools, then select Clear Recent History....
  2. In the Time Range to clear: drop-down, select Everything.
  3. Click the arrow next to Details to display the list of items that can be cleared.
  4. Select both Cookies and Cache.
  5. Click Clear Now.

3.0:
  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click Tools, then select Clear Private Data....
  2. Select both Cookies and Cache.
  3. Click Clear Private Data Now.

plugincheck

To check if any of your installed plugins are out of date, visit the Mozilla Plugin Check page.