Firefox Portable

I'm wondering why the Portable Apps dialog box doesn't come up when the downloads window is open because it's annoying me that it takes focus from the address bar in the same way that the google default web page does but in an even more annoying fashion will I say.

I download podcasts from the BBC website by going to the RSS feed and clicking "Save Link As...". After I recently upgraded from Portable Firefox 2.0.0.3 to 2.0.0.4, I noticed that I was no longer able to do this as the entries no longer showed up as links in the RSS feed. I downloaded fresh copies of Portable Firefox 2.0.0.3 and 2.0.0.4 and installed them on a spare USB drive, and the links worked fine in 2.0.0.3 but not in 2.0.0.4.

Yet another cache problem/enquiry.

It may not be specific to PORTABLE Firefox, but I've got my cache set to 1000MB. Many pages that I visit regularly don't seem to be taking advantage of the cache. Some sites are fine, but others constantly reload the same images etc.

With my cache set to 1GB, it's clear that I don't care how much it caches (I prefer the faster cached browsing). I've checked the cache folder several times and it's normally less than 30MB of cached data.

Has anyone been able to get Gears to work? By default, the executable will only install for standard Firefox, but this seems like a perfect addon for the portable version.

For those unfamiliar, Gears allows quick download of Google services (gmail, reader etc.) for offline reading. A natural fit, I'd say.

Spice

I cannot stop a firefox portable from running in my flashdrive. It blocks me from calling up firefox portable and using it.

Thanks.

Steve

Firefox 3 is focused on improved memory handling, performance, and stability, improved XUL, and new core components such as application data stored in SQLite. Firefox 3 could break a few existing extensions and applications built on top of Firefox, and it will definitely include new optimizations if you like to build on the popular browser. Firefox 3 should have additional JavaScript and SVG features if you're into that sort of thing.
As All PreRelease of FireFox 3.0 Alpha its Code Name is also MineField. Its Based on Gecko 1.9 Alpha 5

http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3

When FF boots up, I would like to

1. Make the Splash Screen stay up for a shorter time, and

2. Have it load a local file so that it would look like a(n) Excel spread sheet. But more than load an Excel screen shot. I would want the FF top bar, tool bars, and other Windows XP attributes to be similarly disguised so that the effect would be more convincing.

Could you please offer ideas and suggestions?

Thanks!

When I try to install or update any extesion, I bomb out of the installation routine, and am directed to the following msg in the Error Console:

Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIFile.copyTo]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: file:///E:/FirefoxPortable/App/firefox/components/nsExtensionManager.js :: anonymous :: line 1281" data: no]
Source File: file:///E:/FirefoxPortable/App/firefox/components/nsExtensionManager.js
Line: 1281

Any ideas?

Hi to everyone,
I started using Firefox portable with version 2.0.0.1. During all the updates that I did (till current version 2.0.0.4) the partial updates didn't work while the subsequent full updates worked without any problem.
By reading previous messages in forum it seems that the partial updates should work correctly.
Could anyone explain me if there is anything wrong in my installations preventing partial update to run well?
Thank you in advance.

Just thought I'd mention this - I'm not sure whether it's Firefox itself of the portable version.
In the FAQ is says -

Privacy: Does Firefox Portable leave behind any personal data?

A. No.

I have a master password set etc and all should be fine, but my friend just informed me he knows my password (I'd been using Firefox portable on his laptop.) He has a HP laptop, and it has a recovery partition of some sort to backup the data, he said he was rummaging through it and found a text document with the passwords I'd used.