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How can I have Firefox 4.0 and a 64 bit version of Minefield installed and make them use separate profile folders?-thanks

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Stefan1971HH
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I have been using Minefield, the beta version of Firefox 4 , in a 64 bit version. Since the final Firefox 4.0 doesn't seem to have a 64 bit version, I want to keep Minefield, but still would like to try Firefox 4.0. FF4 uses after installation automatically the Minefield profile folder, which leads to problems , mainly because both browsers are not compatible with the same versions of Add-ons. How can I keep them both but make each use its own profile folder?

I have been using Minefield, the beta version of Firefox 4 , in a 64 bit version. Since the final Firefox 4.0 doesn't seem to have a 64 bit version, I want to keep Minefield, but still would like to try Firefox 4.0. FF4 uses after installation automatically the Minefield profile folder, which leads to problems , mainly because both browsers are not compatible with the same versions of Add-ons. How can I keep them both but make each use its own profile folder?

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TonyE
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You can set up the shortcuts to open the correct profile, for details of how to do that see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile

Stefan1971HH
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Thanks. I tried this and it actually works for the desktops shortcuts but when I pin the modified shortcut to the task bar and try to start either of the two firefox versions from there, the profile manager shows up and asks which profile I wanna use. Is there a way to fix this?

TonyE
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Right-click on the pinned shortcut to bring up the jump list, then right-click on the Firefox entry and select Properties. You can then change the target of the shortcut to include details of the profile to be launched.