http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html Comments for "Running Multiple Versions of Firefox on Windows" en Hiveminds Magazine Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:15:10 -0700 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:49:24 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-999 Well only a web developer would need TWO versions of the same crappy browser (just kidding Bill Gates I love you give me a job), but all you have to do is download the IE6 standalone package from a location such as http://browsers.evolt.org/download.php?/ie/32bit/standalone/ie6eolas_nt.zip And if you use Dreamweaver just point it to the .exe in your browser list and *blam* [a] Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:25:33 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-999 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-970 Thanks so much, the "complicated" method works brilliantly. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:28:51 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-970 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-969 The standalone versions are not actually full versions, and neither were they released by Microsoft. What they are is a collection of DLLs that simulates a particular version of IE by over-riding the functionality of whatever version of IE you happen to have installed. If you have IE 7 installed, a 5.5 standalone package would work like 5.5 but would say IE 7 in the about info. My experience with the standalone packages has been generally good, however they crash for me when using certain javascript methods... especially AJAX related stuff. I've found the best solution is to install IE 7 and them grab Microsoft Virtual PC (free) and install IE 6 on that. Actually Microsoft provides a image with XP and IE 6 installed details. I love Firefox, but the fact remains that it has on average 20% market penetration. Not designing for IE compatibility as well is a mistake, regardless of your target audience. The good news is that IE 7 is much more standards compliant, as long as you don't use "quirks mode" HTML. It's still far from perfect, but better CSS and PNG 32 support is a godsend. Other browsers have had this for ages, but with IE's huge market share it didn't really matter if they did or not. We can only hope IE 7 takes over from IE 6 as soon as possible. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:31:35 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-969 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-913 There is a huge drawback to the NO REMOTE switch. You will no longer be able to click on links in external applications (such as your email client) if Firefox is already running! Instead you will receive the error message "Firefox is already running but is not responding". Sun, 11 May 2008 11:21:45 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-913 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-861 One problem - this method, in Fx 2.0.0.12 and Fx 3b4 on Vista Ultimate, cause Fx to not respond to 3rd party URL clicks (such as in Thunderbird) - in deed, Thunderbird then tries to open a new instance of Fx that sits there lost, because it is already running. When I run Fx normally (using shortcut and manually selecting profile) without the environment variable it accepts URLs from 3rd party apps. This problem may manifest only on Vista, I don't have any XP boxes to test with anymore. Fx 2.0.0.12 / Fx 3b4 on Vista Ultimate Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:37:39 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-861 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-798 Oliver, great tip, but you need to append your beta profile to the end of the line, such as: -p "Beta2" Without that, it's just going to use the default profile. Perhaps you left it off accidentally when copying and pasting here. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:28:05 -0800 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-798 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-671 I'm using the following command line in a shortcut instead of a separate batch file: %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /C set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 & start "Firefox" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" In the "Shortcut" tab of the shortcut properties I also set the window to start "Reduced", so the Cmd.exe window is hidden. Olivier Mengué. Wed, 16 May 2007 08:07:22 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-671 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-669 I installed this, but Help/About in 5.5 reveals IE 7.xxx sometime later, so wondering exactly how 'standalone' these versions really are, seems windows updates got its hooks into it somehow. Tue, 15 May 2007 03:03:01 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-669 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-537 There is an even easier way. Microsoft released a standalone version of IE 7 that easily runs in paralell with IE 6. http://tredosoft.com/files/IE7s/IE7S-setup.exe Also, if you're interested in earlier versions of IE (I still have to code for IE 5.0 in some cases), you can install this suite, which allows you to run versions 3.0 - 6.0 independently. http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:55:30 -0700 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-537 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-440 The fact remains that IE is the dominant web browser the world over so ensuring that sites look correct in IE (whether it's 6 or 7) would greatly benefit any website owner/developer. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:00:21 -0800 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-440 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-432 I have just done this and it works fine! ie6 and ie7 together Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:27:59 -0800 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-432 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3114#comment-431 >>like how would I run both IE6 and IE7 on my development PC? I would have to use some type of switcher. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:38:10 -0800 http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html#comment-431 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/content/running-multiple-versions-of-firefox-on-windows.html Forgotten about in all the IE7 hype is the next Firefox release. Well to make it publically known I am not at all interested in IE7. It is way too soon to be concerned with it. I am however interested and concerned with the way websites look in Firefox2 Beta. Installing Firefox2 Beta would mean replacing a stable Firefox 1.5. When what I need is to be able to switch back and forth between them. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:53:17 -0700 Firefox Tips and Tricks Web technology