Topic: Firefox 3 Update

[Delgado]

Has anyone noticed that since the recent update of Firefox 3, the browser is not as stable as before?

When I first installed Firefox 3 it was perfect, not a problem anywhere, but since updating, it now sometimes dosent load a page properly or the page just stays blank. After refreshing the page appears. This is beginning to annoy me!

 

[Simon]

Can't say I use it enough to notice, as I primarily use SeaMonkey, but I have had the occasional blank page with that too.

[Delgado]

I also installed Service Pack 3-wondering if this could affect things?

   

[davy51]

I had nothing but problems with it

Pages wouldnt load it would freeze up
It was so slow to load
I finally gave up and went back to 2.0

[chorleydave]

Yes, I've noticed this too.  Facebook and UKCampsite struggle to load at times and it has only been since the update.  I usually have ALL automatic updating disabled on my computer, but I must have overlooked Firefox when I installed 3.0.  Teach me to be more careful in future.

[Simon]

You can go back to an older version, Dave, click here. 

[Delgado]

Glad Im not the only one with problems then.

Simon-Dont know much about Sea Monkey,does it contain Firefox, as well as a Mail Client then?

[Simon]

Basically, it's the Firefox engine, with a different body, DG.  The latest version seems to be spot on, and runs significantly faster than the last one.  One thing some might find useful is that it doesn't auto-update, but checks periodically, and then asks if you want to update if one is available.  Also, many (but not all) Firefox add-ons work on SeaMonkey.  One thing I would say is, the default theme is horrid, but Modern is also pre-installed, is much nicer, and is available simply by clicking View > Apply Theme.  It's also much quicker at starting up than any version of Firefox I have used.

http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

[Baz]

good idea those sites with old versions on

have you tried this  and this

[Simon]

Brilliant, Baz.  I use OldVersion.com quite often. 

[Clive]

http://www.avantbrowser.com/   

[sam]

LEFT IN THE PAST

[Simon]

[chorleydave]

Thanks, Simon.  I can live with it for the moment as It's only those two sites I'm having problems with, but if I find it becomes annoying I might well roll back.   

[Reno]

If anyone has any addons they can't install because they haven't been updated yet, ask me and I'll edit the version stamp to be installable on FF3.

One thing I would say is, the default theme is horrid, but Modern is also pre-installed, is much nicer, and is available simply by clicking View > Apply Theme.  It's also much quicker at starting up than any version of Firefox I have used.

Yeah, I had no problems with the FF2 skin, but when i moved up to FF3 the first addon to be installled was a new theme. Afterwards, I disabled the "awesome" bar.