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How do I get back to Firefox 3?

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promisejg
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My job requires Firefox 3 and someone updated my Firefox to 5. How can I get it back down to 3 in order to do my job??

My job requires Firefox 3 and someone updated my Firefox to 5. How can I get it back down to 3 in order to do my job??

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Here's the process to roll back:

First, I recommend backing up your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See Backing up your information. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)

Next, download and save Firefox 3.6 to your desktop for future installation. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older

Close Firefox 5.

You could install Firefox 3.6 over it (many have reported success installing over Firefox 4) or you could uninstall Firefox first. If you uninstall, do not remove your personal data and settings, just the program.

Unless you have installed an incompatible add-on, Firefox 3.6 should pick up where you left off. If there are serious issues, please post back with details.

Note: I haven't actually tried this myself!

promisejg
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Yep, that worked great! Thank you so much! By the way, it installed over 5 just fine.