| What
is Mozilla Firefox ?
Mozilla Firefox is a free, open source,
cross platform, graphical web browser developed by the Mozilla Corporation and
hundreds of volunteers. Beginning as a fork of the Navigator component of the
Mozilla Application Suite, Mozilla Firefox has since become the foundation's main
development focus (along with the Thunderbird mail and news client), replacing
the Mozilla Suite as the foundation's official main software release.
Before the 1.0 release, Mozilla Fire fox had already gained acclaim from numerous
media outlets, including Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. With over 25 million
downloads in the 99 days after the initial 1.0 release, Mozilla Firefox became
one of the most downloaded free and open source applications, especially among
home users. On October 19, 2005, Mozilla Firefox had its 100 millionth download,
less than 1 year (just 344 days) after the release of version 1.0. Mozilla Firefox
1.5 was released on November 29, 2005, with more than 2 million downloads within
the first 36 hours. Now Fire Fox version 2.0 is relaeased.
Download Firefox,
which includes an integrated pop up blocker, tabbed browsing, live bookmarks,
support for open standards, and an extension mechanism for adding functionality.
Although other browsers have some of these features, Fire fox became the first
such browser to include them all and achieve wide adoption.
Mozilla Firefox
has attracted attention as an alternative to other browsers such as Microsoft
Internet Explorer and Apple Safari, which are included as standard browsers with
versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X respectively. This is the main stumbling
block for competing browsers as many novice users are still unaware of alternatives.
The development of Mozilla Firefox 2.0 is now complete. All Mozilla Firefox
branding, including icons, was removed to discourage end-users from downloading
it. The release timeframe for Firefox 3.0 is first quarter 2007. Top
New Features
Password Manager
Remember site passwords without
ever seeing a pop-up
One-Click Bookmarking
Bookmark, search
and organize Web sites quickly and easily.
Improved Performance Smart
Location BarView Web pages faster, using less of your computer’s memory.
Instant
Web Site IDFind the sites you love in seconds—enter a term for instant
matches that make sense.
Full ZoomAvoid online scams, unsafe
transactions and forgeries with simple site identity.
See any part of
a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds.
Platform-Native Look
& Feel
Browse with a Firefox that’s integrated into your computer’s
operating system. |
Downloading and Installing..
System Requirements
Before installing, make sure your computer meets the
system requirements. Starting with Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Mac OS X PowerPC users
must have Mac OS X 10.2 or greater.
Downloading Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla.com provides Firefox for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of
languages. To get Mozilla Firefox download it here. Installing
Mozilla Firefox
Once you have downloaded Firefox, Double click the Download
Firefox Setup installer to start
the install.
Uninstalling Mozilla Firefox.. To
uninstall Mozilla Firefox, Firstly from the Start menu, choose Control Panel.
When the Control Panel appears, double click Add/Remove Programs. Find "Download
Firefox" in the list and
click Remove to uninstall.
These instructions leave your profile in place
in case you install Firefox again in the future. If you wish to remove your profile
folder, remove the location described below in the "Profile Folder"
section. Note that by doing this you are destroying all of your Bookmarks, saved
passwords, settings and other information and should you decide to use Fire fox
again you will be starting with a clean profile. |
