How to Run both Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 Together

1. Download Firefox3 beta 2 at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
2. Now enter firefox -profilemanager -no-remote in the run command box to open the firefox profile mnanager. The –no-remote allows profile manager to open while browser is running.
3. Create a new profile and name it firefox3 or any other name. Unchek the “Don’t ask at startup”and close the profile manager. This step has created the new profile that you will use to run Firefox3.

这里建议 分别为firefox2, 3创建对应的profile.分别命名为firefox2, firefox3

跑到C:Documents and Settingsyye5xApplication DataMozillaFirefoxProfiles去看看,发现新创建了两文件夹。而且里面有一些文件。可以可以把山他们删掉。

把原来的default文件夹的内容拷贝到这两个新文件夹中。然后把default文件夹重新命名成任意的文件夹名。 我们这么做是为了让 firefox2, firefox3使用不同的插件。。

4. Now go to the desktop shortcut of Firefox 2 and right click and choose properties. In the target box add a space after .exe then add –p default(根据上面的建议这里应该改成-p firefox2).

This step tells that shortcut to launch firefox 2 in the default profile.         

5. Install Firefox3 beta 2 and at the choose custom. This allows you to select the place you want to install. Select a new directory with a name like Firfox 3. (It gives default as Mozilla Firefox 3 beta 2 but better to use name that can be genericaly used because we need to upgrade to higher versions.

6. At the end uncheck the launch now option, if it launches now it may use our default profile and we don’t need that.

7. Now go to the new Firefox 3 icon in your desktop and right click, select properties and add “–no-remote-p firefox3” (这里应该改成-p firefox3) in the target box. This tells this short cut to launch using new profile firefox3.

 

That’s it now you can launch both Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 using therer respective shortcuts and both will co-exist peacefully. So what are you waiting for try this out and let me know of what you think of Firefox 3