Firefox x64 installed alonside x32, but shows as x32 in "About" when run.
I've downloaded and installed 64 bit Firefox in a separate directory than my 32 bit version. When I run the 64 bit executable and check the "about" section, it shows as x32. In the troubleshooting section, it also shows as 32 bit.
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Make sure there is no Firefox instance running still when you start Firefox. Perhaps you had 32-bit Firefox still running when you tried to start 64-bit (Win64) version.
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Did you install the 64 bit version in the correct location?
- (64 bit Windows;64 bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
- (64 bit Windows;32 bit Firefox) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
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Make sure there is no Firefox instance running still when you start Firefox. Perhaps you had 32-bit Firefox still running when you tried to start 64-bit (Win64) version.
Sorry for the delay in replying.
Yes to both your questions, cor-el. To James, I might have had the x32 running at the time, I can't recall.
The problem is resolved as of this morning, however. The only thing I did was restart the laptop(instead of just waking it from sleep) and run only the x64 version, and now Firefox shows correctly as x64.
I think James may be right, in that I can't run the two versions at the same time. They will show as whichever version I opened first?
Thanks for your help, and cheers.
Note that you should use separate profiles for each Firefox version to avoid issues with corrupting the profile. See:
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_windows
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile
You can add -no-remote to the command line to open another Firefox instance with its own profile and run multiple Firefox instances simultaneously.
I Will check those out, Cor-el.
Thanks.
Note do not use the -no-remote switch with the default Firefox Profile.
The issue was you cannot run two or more instances of Firefox on same Profile.