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Is it possible to have Firefox 4 speed but retain the far superior menu and tab bar of Firefox 3?

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I would very much like increased speed of operation but for my use the new orientation of the tab bar, favorite tabs and search window would be counterproductive.

I would very much like increased speed of operation but for my use the new orientation of the tab bar, favorite tabs and search window would be counterproductive.

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It is very easy to do this. By default on Windows XP it will have the old style menu bar and the tab bar is not on top.

If you have Firefox 4 set up with the new UI, you can revert to the older appearance by right-clicking on a toolbar, then clicking on the "Menu Bar" entry to select it. To change the position of the tab bar, right-click on a toolbar and click on the "Tabs on Top" entry.

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It is very easy to do this. By default on Windows XP it will have the old style menu bar and the tab bar is not on top.

If you have Firefox 4 set up with the new UI, you can revert to the older appearance by right-clicking on a toolbar, then clicking on the "Menu Bar" entry to select it. To change the position of the tab bar, right-click on a toolbar and click on the "Tabs on Top" entry.

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Thank you very much.