Upgrade to Firefox 22.0 is horrible

[randr]

Pop ups on every page, slow loads, too many extras that need to be removed.
Is there another browser these days that performs as it was meant to?
Is there a way to reload an older version of Firefox without all the bullshit?

[PoliticAverse]

1. Yes.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-older-version-of-firefox
The problem is you lose any fixes for security issues that were addressed by the latest version.

[ohheckyeah]

2. I'm not having that experience with Firefox 22.0.

It sounds like you need to change some of your options and addons.

[BlueStreak]

3. I've run it about a week with no issues

Here is the complete list of add-ons I use:

Adblock Plus 2.2.4
Advanced Cookie Manager 5.2
avast! Online Security 8.0.1489
Capture & Print 0.1.8.2
FireGestures 1.7.6
Remove Cookies for Site 0.62

[Go Vols]

5. +1

[TreasonousBastard]

4. I've been using Opera for at least 10 years...

when stuff like mouse gestures, popup blocking, password management and tabbed browsing weren't even dreamed of. In fact, most of the good stuff Mozilla and Firefox had, they ripped off from earlier versions of Opera. Why Firefox took off and Opera languished, I'll never know.

Anyway, there are now two versions.

The latest one at:
http://www.opera.com/computer/windows
doesn't have all the features of the older one, but it does render oddball pages more accurately and is faster. It's a complete rewrite of the browser. Many of us older fans are complaining bitterly about some missing features, but if you're new to Opera you wouldn't notice.

The older one, at:
http://www.opera.com/computer/thanks?partner=www&par=id%3D35879%26amp;location%3D360&gaprod=opera
Is the one all of us Opera fans have been using for years and doesn't need any extensions to manage the things you want managed most-- it's all built in. It will be around for a while yet.

The latest versions of IE aren't bad at all and can be used safely. Chrome is the #2 alternative browser now, but I trust Google as far as I do the NSA. Google is all about selling stuff and all your personal info and browsing history are merely commodities.

There are others, like K-Meleon and Safari, but none of them have much to recommend them. Browsers are becoming difficult to program now, and the field is narrowing.

[love_katz]

12. Can I easily migrate my bookmarks from Firefox to Opera?

Or will I have to reestablish them all manually?

I've never used Opera before.

[TreasonousBastard]

13. They say you can...

http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/importexport.html#importff

although I haven't done it.

[love_katz]

15. I've given up on Firefox and have downloaded Opera.

I can't seem to migrate my bookmarks.

In spite of follow all the directions from Opera's help information, my Bookmark importer link is not working. (It is greened out, instead of grayed out, but doesn't work either way).

Do you have any suggestions?

Any hints will be much appreciated.

[Make7]

16. Since you exported your FireFox bookmarks as an HTML page...

... you could open that page in Opera and then right-click each "bookmark" link to bookmark them in Opera. This might be time consuming if you have a lot of bookmarks though.

[love_katz]

17. How do I open the FireFox bookmarks as an HTML page in Opera?

That is what I can't seem to figure out how to do. Argh!

I do have a lot of bookmarks, but I can be satisfied with just beginning with the main ones that I am interested in.

Right now, I have been Google searching for my favorite web pages, and saving them to the Speed dial page, then organizing them into folders by type.

Being able to migrate my bookmarks would probably be much easier, even if it is time consumiing.

Thank you very much for your reply. Again, any advice or hints will be much appreciated.

From what I can see of Opera, I already like it very much, and wish I had made the switch long ago. Pictures seem much clearer on Opera. I like that, and it is working much faster, which I also like.

[Make7]

18. I still have Opera 12.16 (Presto) so if you have the newer WebKit version this may be different.

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Although it should work as a lot of keyboard hotkeys are common between applications.

If you know where you saved your exported FireFox bookmarks.html file, proceed to opening that file in Opera in the next paragraph. Otherwise you should probably just export your FireFox bookmarks again so you know where to find it. In FireFox, hit Ctrl+Shift+B to open the Bookmarks window. Along the top there should be an Import and Backup button, click that and choose Export bookmarks to HTML.... Save the file where it's easy to remember where it is (e.g. the Desktop).

In Opera, hit Ctrl+O to bring up the open dialog, navigate to your FireFox bookmarks.html file and click the Open button. You should now see a list of your FireFox bookmarks as text links. You should be able to right-click each link and select Bookmark Link.... You may have to highlight the text, Ctrl+C to copy, left click off the text, then right-click the link to bookmark and Ctrl+V to paste in the Name for the bookmark.

Before spending the time to right-click all of those - I'd try importing them again in Opera. I'd try creating a new folder to put your FireFox bookmarks.html file in so it is the only thing in there and then hit Ctrl+Shift+B to open the Bookmarks window in Opera and see if you can Import Firefox Bookmarks... under the File button there (if that's what it's called in the new version).

If that's not how it looks or works in the newer version of Opera, you could try this Bookmarks Manager extension...

https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/bookmarks-manager/

... and point it to your FireFox bookmarks.html file.

[love_katz]

22. Thank you for the link to the bookmarks-manager extension.

It did the trick.

I had over 3700 bookmarks to migrate.

Migrating them over would've been a huge time consumer without the extension.

Thanks again, very much.

[Make7]

20. I just installed Opera 16 and the Bookmarks Manager extension.

I successfully exported my FireFox bookmarks as HTML and then imported them with the Bookmarks Manager extension. It seemed to work fine - I randomly clicked on some bookmarks and they all went where they were supposed to and they retained their given bookmark names.

Why the Opera developers decided to completely remove the old bookmark feature in favor of the expanded speed-dial is apparently a mystery to a lot of people if you read their forums. I'm not opposed to the expanded speed-dial, but they should have retained the bookmarking function for people transitioning from Opera 12. Then they could open up sites from their bookmarks and save them in the new and improved speed-dial - or just keep them as normal bookmarks.

Anyway, it looks like the easiest way to migrate your bookmarks is to install the Bookmarks Manager extension, export your FireFox bookmarks as HTML, and then point the Opera Bookmarks Manager to that file and import them. I just wanted to reply to let you know that I actually verified that my last bit of advice in my previous post was a workable solution - and much faster than opening the HTML file in Opera to save each bookmark one by one.

[love_katz]

21. Bookmarks manager extension?

Is that an add-on, or something like that, from the Opera web site?

[TreasonousBastard]

19. Sorry, I've never had to do that...

so I don't know why it doesn't work.

Have you tried finding some of the Opera discussion groups or faqs to see if there's an answer there?

[StanGr]

6. I'm on 22.0 and it works fine on Vista and Win7. You can get older versions, but I wouldn't advise.

[Richard D]

7. I was having a lot of trouble with it.

Then I reset it.
Had to reload my bookmarks and add-ons. But it works fantastically well now.

[love_katz]

11. How did you reset it?

I have been having problems with my FireFox for a while now.

I'm not sure if Comcast is running slow ( kids haven't gone back to school, yet, and when the weather gets hot out here, many people stay home and spend time on their computers, etc.), or if it is due to either a FireFox upgrade, or anti-virus upgrade?

Any info anyone can provide will be much appreciated.

I am also having all kinds of survey pages popping up on me.

Anyone care to comment?

[Richard D]

14. It's not difficult

Go to the Help tab. Click on restart without add-ons. Then when the restart window happens, there's a button that says "reset Firefox". You will lose all your preferences, bookmarks, and add-ons, so you might want to make a list of them so you can re-install.

[randr]

8. Thanx to all for advice

I ran malware and adaware removal programs and removed MANY irritating bugs that somehow crept in with my upgrade to FF23. All is well.

[marions ghost]

9. This makes me LOL...

Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit

As you browse the web, Firefox remembers lots of information for you: sites you've visited, files you've downloaded, and more. There may be times, however, when you don't want other users on your computer to see this information, such as when shopping for a birthday present.

Private Browsing allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information about which sites and pages you’ve visited. This article explains what information is not saved when in Private Browsing and gives you step-by-step instructions for using it.

Warning: Private Browsing doesn't make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer, or the sites themselves can still track what pages you visit. Private Browsing also doesn't protect you from keyloggers or spyware that may be installed on your computer.

[elifino]

10. I recently had problems also, including unwanted task bars in both IE and Firefox

I used Viprerescue to fix the problem. It removed the popups and the unwanted task bars.