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multiple istance firefox isolated

Submitted by alvaro99 on March 16, 2011 - 5:04am

Seeking a way to run firefox but each one with a lot of its session to a website.

example:
if connect to site XXXX and insert login: prova and password: prova
I enter the site xxx with prova account
if open new firefox and connect to site xxxx the website
i am already being linked to account as if he saw evidence cookies

I want to keep open many firefox each one that connects to the website xxxx with different accounts xxx simultaneously.

thanks

Java plugin no longer active in Firefox 4 RC 1 Portable

Submitted by mrgou on March 15, 2011 - 6:42am

I just installed Firefox 4 RC 1 Portable, but Java is no longer available. It's installed locally on my machine, and java applets run fine in Google Chrome Portable and Firefox portable 3.6.15. On the about:plugins page, the Java plugin is no longer listed, while it shows this for 3.6.15:

Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U19

File: npjp2.dll
Version: 6.0.190.4
Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_19 for Mozilla browsers

Any idea?

Unable to add new bookmarks

Submitted by nirvana28 on March 10, 2011 - 3:30am

Portable Firebox version: 3.6.15

Hi,

Since using firefox on my USB card, I have not been able to add/modify any of my bookmarks, since importing them from my workstation version of FF.
Tried the "bookmark this page", dragging the page upto the bookmark section or Bookmark toolbar.

It will let me create a folder in the toolbar, and also if I drag a page to the HOME icon I can change the starting page to that.

But just unable to add new bookmarks [it will let me remove the ones I already have AND let me re add the same link, but not anything new]

Firefox 4 combines icons on taskbar

Submitted by GlennAllen on March 8, 2011 - 3:00pm

I just started using Firefox 4 Portable for testing, and I notice that the icons for it combine on the taskbar, which doesn't happen with the Fx3 icons. Why? what change in PAF/Fx causes this? any "fix"? (It's going to be a real pain to have to open the preview every time to select the instance I want instead of just clicking on it in the taskbar.)

Thanks.

Automatic updater

Submitted by tvme on March 8, 2011 - 8:20am

Hi,

I just read a post asking about updating and saw there is and automatic updater included with the latest release. Before I get the new version, is there an option to turn this off, just not down load, or uninstall?

I don't want ANYTHING updating or calling home without permission. My normal internet connection is limited. I only update applications at libraries.

Thanks,
Bob

tip: make sure firefox cache is set to >0 MB

Submitted by bpmackow on March 7, 2011 - 7:15pm

I discovered today that the default setting in Firefox Portable is to have the cache be set to 0 MB. This results in Firefox running very slowly. So by simply increasing the cache size, to say 75 MB, it will run significantly faster.

So if any of you are noticing Firefox Portable running slowly, try increasing the cache size.

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