Firefox for OS 10.3.9

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Firefox for OS 10.3.9

Hi,

I'm taking an online course which recommends Explorer or Firefox as the browser. I understand Explorer is no longer supported for Mac. Which version of Firefox should I download for best results with 10.3.9?

Thanks, Gordon

iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.8)

Posted on Mar 10, 2007 6:00 PM

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Answer 1

Dave Stowe

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Mar 10, 2007 6:07 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Hi Alex G.
I am on an iMac G5 with 10.3.9 and am currently using Firefox 2.0.0.2 'latest version' without a hitch

dave

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Alex Gordon Author

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Mar 10, 2007 6:18 PM in response to Dave Stowe

Thanks Dave,

I just downloaded Firefox and will try it out.

Gordon

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Alex Gordon Author

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Mar 10, 2007 6:30 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Ok,

I downloaded Firefox 2, and went to the Safari Preferences>General and chose Firefox as the default browser, but I cannot get it to open as an application or appear in the dock. What am I missing here?

Thanks, Gordon

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Dave Stowe

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Mar 10, 2007 6:32 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Gordon, did you install Firefox correctly? by dragging the icon for F.F. to your Applications folder...I believe that's how it installs. After that you should be able to drag it to the Dock

dave

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Alex Gordon Author

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Mar 10, 2007 6:41 PM in response to Dave Stowe

Hi Dave,

Yes, that's exactly what I did but no go. It is in the App. folder as well as the .dmg icon, and it appears in the Safari preferences under default browser, but it won't drag to the dock or open. Any more ideas? I also restarted the Mac after doing this, but still no Firefox.

Thanks,

Gordon

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Dave Stowe

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Mar 10, 2007 6:57 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Hmmm...You might try going to your Disk Utility and under the FirstAid tab try 'repair permissions'.

There is an older version available also..Firefox 1.5.0.10

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19029

After that I don't know what to tell you....someone else here may have additional ideas

dave

iMac G5 17/1.8/FirstGen/1GB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Seagate200GB/WD160GB/iSight/Shuffle/SecGen Nano2GB

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Eme

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Mar 10, 2007 9:23 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Hello Gordon, & Dave : )

After you double click on the dmg on the desktop, and the window opens,
showing the Applications & the FF icon,
open a finder window, & drag the Fire Fox icon to the Applications in the Finder"s side bar.
Hope that helps some, let us know

Eme'~[)

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Alex Gordon Author

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Mar 11, 2007 5:51 PM in response to Eme

Hi Eme,

Thanks for the help. I'd done this already I think, but it only worked for me once I Double-clicked the FF icon which is prominent in your example. Thus two double clicks were required while I had stopped at one double click on the desktop dmg. Nice graphics! - How?

Gordon

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Eme

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Mar 11, 2007 10:25 PM in response to Alex Gordon

Hi Gordon,

You are welcome, the Firefox icon seen in my Applications folder is the version I replaced, I needed to update it, I figured this was a good
time to do so: )
So you do have FF installed & does it opens for you?if yes great!

To install I did this:
- Double click on the dmg.file desktop folder,
- Firefox window opened [right side of screen-shot]
- Opened a finder window,
- Dragged the large FF Icon to the Applications folder.

The screen shot was done using the Grab application, found in the Applications/ Utilities folder.
I used Graphic converter to save as a Jpeg, then hosted on http://photobucket.com/.

Eme'~[ )

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Alex Gordon Author

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Mar 12, 2007 7:11 AM in response to Eme

Hi Eme,

Yes FF installed and opened for me. I connected to my online course network using it. I later tried connecting with Safari which seems to work just as well, so I may not use FF for the present, unless I discover limitations with Safari.

The course is centered around the Adobe Creative Suite and I'm expecting to learn a lot more about my Mac through this instruction. Since obtaining my Mac two years ago, I have learned very little of its capabilities. Partly due to recurring hardware troubles, hopefully resolved last week (not holding my breath) by AppleCare.

Thanks for explaining your use of the Grab application. You make a good teacher. Though Macs are cool and attractive, there are many aspects of operation which are not intuitive to people like myself.

Gordon

iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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