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« on: Tuesday 16 August 11 20:18 BST (UK) »
I have just been offered this update while browsing Rootschat. If it works, then I shall be back soon, if not, I will try to gain access to seek assistance. They strongly recommended it, so that sounds ominous.
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 16 August 11 20:22 BST (UK) »
I'm still using Firefox 3.6 and got an update pop-up as well, although that is to 3.6.2 or something.
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 16 August 11 20:35 BST (UK) »
Well I'm back. It tells me that AVG Safe Search is incompatible but when it becomes compatible it will be re enabled.
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 16 August 11 21:57 BST (UK) »
I have just downloaded FF6 and initially found one or two hiccups and considered reverting back to FF5.1
However, on reflection I shut down, re-started and touch wood, everything is proceeding as normal.  I don't know whether it is me, but this latest version seems faster.

FF6 was promised for September so Mozilla are a couple of weeks early!

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 00:24 BST (UK) »
I am watching with interest.....  Official release of  Version 6 ...
To download ...or Not to download .... that is the question .  ??? ??? :-\
Think I might wait till version 8 comes out at the end of the year .... supposed to be 20% faster than Version 5 ...

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 05:51 BST (UK) »
Downloaded yesterday to find a number of add ons fail to work?
Certainly faster than ver 5.
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 07:00 BST (UK) »
Firefox 6 has disabled a number of add-ons for me; including McAfee Site Adviser and the Ancestry Viewer  :o
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 13:00 BST (UK) »
Maybe these disablements are the reason it's faster? I wonder if it will still be as fast when the disabled add ons are made compatable again?
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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 13:51 BST (UK) »
If you look at the FileHippo site at yesterday's, 16 August, downloads, and open the Firefox 6 download and go to 'comments', you will find some interesting observations.  There do not appear to be many reports of problems with add-ons.

Also view Firefox,s own site.
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