Mozilla today released Firefox 7.0 for Windows, Apple OS X and Linux . In a surprise unveiling today — the upgrade arrives just a month after Mozilla’s Firefox 6.0 major release — Firefox 7 via Mozilla is out. Mozilla promises a range of security, performance, readability and stability enhancements. We’ll bring you continuing coverage — expect our groovyReview team’s Firefox 7.0  first look, an in-depth analysis, plus tips, how to galleries and more advice and commentary in days and hours to come. Mozilla has posted a full list of updates and fixes covering performance, stability, security and readability. This so far looks like a beefy upgrade. According to the install guide, here are some of the highlights to expect.

Snappier Canvas performance in WindowsQuicker Firefox Syncing with bookmark and password changesUI change  hides the http:// prefix in URLs by default (groovyReview team Note: https still displays)Dramatically improved memory handlingBetter MathML supportNew opt-in system — called Telemetry — allowing users to report performance data direct to Mozilla engineeringOverall stability and security improvements.

Thanks to JustJonjon1 for the following quick video tour of Firefox 7.0. Groovy. In one of those one person does not have any of the addons I have, yet has the EXACT same problem. I am a massive fan of firefox, always have been. I will tell people to use that one all the time. Yet with this new one, I wonder how many people have the same problem? No guarantees, but I do hope these two solutions work for you as they did for me. Solution 1:

  1. Completely uninstall F/F 6/7 2. Reinstall F/F (in this case version 7) 3. With the new version now installed, create a New Firefox profile. Go to the link http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows
  2. Now when starting F/F use the new profile (which you have named) and do not use the Default profile. Solution 2: Firefox has a portable version – give that a go. You don’t have to save it onto a usb stick. Just install it into a newly created folder, which you could call Firefox Portable. Good luck… I think you saved my sanity Comment Name * Email *

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