Firefox new for an XP laptop
I need to install Firefox NEW on an XP laptop. I need the (newest) old version that will install on the XP downloaded to THIS (Windows 10) computer and "Sneaker-netted" to the XP. Then I presume I will be able to download the NEWEST version that will run under XP and do the upgrade. What I received was indistinguishable from the most current version, when I tried to get 43.0.1. Help?
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If you download from http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/ (just pick your language locale like en-US or such) it will be 32-bit Firefox 52.9.0 esr as in Firefox Setup 52.9.0esr.exe
ex for US English and British English. http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/en-US/ http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/en-GB/
If you are trying to download from say www.mozilla.org or www.mozilla.org/firefox/all on a system with a WinXP useragent then you will likely be served Firefox 43.0.1 and then you can do internal update to 52.9.0esr that way.
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/52.9.0/system-requirements/ (ESR)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/52.0/system-requirements/ (Release, requires Win 7 and later)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/53.0/system-requirements/ (requires Win 7 and later)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/77.0.1/system-requirements/ (requires Win 7 and later)
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Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (32-bit versions) was the last to still support the old EOL Windows XP and Vista. Firefox as of 52.0 later Releases have required Windows 7 and later to run. You will not be able to update and run a more current version by way of Firefox update.
http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/
To use current Firefox versions, besides installing a newer Windows you could try dual booting with a lightweight Linux distro with lighter desktop environment as heavier ones like Gnome 3 and KDE should be avoided. There are still some distros that support 32-bit CPU's if your WinXP system does not have a 64-bit CPU.
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Every download has the same file name ... no version information is part of the installation file. Without (attempting to) install it, there is no way to know what version I have.
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If you download from http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/ (just pick your language locale like en-US or such) it will be 32-bit Firefox 52.9.0 esr as in Firefox Setup 52.9.0esr.exe
ex for US English and British English. http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/en-US/ http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/win32/en-GB/
If you are trying to download from say www.mozilla.org or www.mozilla.org/firefox/all on a system with a WinXP useragent then you will likely be served Firefox 43.0.1 and then you can do internal update to 52.9.0esr that way.
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/52.9.0/system-requirements/ (ESR)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/52.0/system-requirements/ (Release, requires Win 7 and later)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/53.0/system-requirements/ (requires Win 7 and later)
- https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/77.0.1/system-requirements/ (requires Win 7 and later)
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