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firefox not working with gmail

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i tried to load gmail, but the standard view does not load, only the basic html version. whereas it loads perfectly internet explorer 9 or firefox v4. tried reinstalling, clearing cookies etc.. nothing changed. even tried "network.http.spdy.enabled" to false as given on http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/928888#answer-339203 but nothing happened. got error:

with gmail-

Some important features may not work in this version of your browser, so you have been redirected to the Basic HTML version. Upgrade to a modern browser, such as Google Chrome. with blogger- Your browser is no longer supported by Blogger. Some parts of Blogger will not work and you may experience problems. If you are having problems, try Google Chrome. | Dismiss


has gmail stopped supporting firefox new versions? i dont want to switch to chrome? wat can i do? am using windows xp sp3

i tried to load gmail, but the standard view does not load, only the basic html version. whereas it loads perfectly internet explorer 9 or firefox v4. tried reinstalling, clearing cookies etc.. nothing changed. even tried "network.http.spdy.enabled" to false as given on http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/928888#answer-339203 but nothing happened. got error: with gmail- Some important features may not work in this version of your browser, so you have been redirected to the Basic HTML version. Upgrade to a modern browser, such as Google Chrome. with blogger- Your browser is no longer supported by Blogger. Some parts of Blogger will not work and you may experience problems. If you are having problems, try Google Chrome. | Dismiss has gmail stopped supporting firefox new versions? i dont want to switch to chrome? wat can i do? am using windows xp sp3

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You have a general.useragent.override pref set that identifies you as Firefox 3.5.5 via the user agent.

  • Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
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You have a general.useragent.override pref set that identifies you as Firefox 3.5.5 via the user agent.

  • Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
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well it worked when i installed the user agent switcher addon and changed mine agent to internet explorer 8 it solved it thanks...

Modified by frankhardy

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There should be no need to make changes to the user agent, so it is best to leave that to the default and make sure to reset all general.useragent.* prefs on the about:config page that show as bold (user set).

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This is silly (and stupid). Why should I have to go to IE anything? Firefox worked fine with gmail until I went to this new version (16), I went to the beta version and gmail still did not work. I thought you guys were supposed to be unbiased? I should be able to use one program for my mail and my internet and not lose any of my cookies or services. I went to you guys because I was able to use all the services without any problems, now need two services so I can use my mail (no, I am not changing mail services...I like gmail and have a very set and established email address. It would cause a lot of problems trying to get my friends to memorize a new one...we like the one I have now). It should not be THAT DIFFICULT to allow access to gmail. Work with each other, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish. Thank you, NukeGeek

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