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This article provides a visual guide to installing Firefox | This article provides a visual guide to installing Firefox on Windows, including Standard and Custom setup options. For general instructions that apply to all operating systems and for solutions to some common Windows installation problems, read [[Installing Firefox]]. | ||
==Downloading the installer== | ==Downloading the installer== | ||
Make sure your computer meets the [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/system-requirements system requirements], then go to [http://www.mozilla.com Mozilla.com] using any browser and download the Firefox installer or "setup file". The file that you download will be named for the Firefox version number, for example, "Firefox Setup 2.0.0. | Make sure your computer meets the [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/system-requirements system requirements], then go to [http://www.mozilla.com Mozilla.com] using any browser and download the Firefox installer or "setup file". The file that you download will be named for the Firefox version number, for example, "Firefox Setup 2.0.0.14.exe" is the setup file for Firefox 2.0.0.14. You can save the setup file to the desktop or any other location on your hard drive. When the download is finished, close the browser and any other running programs. | ||
==Starting the installation== | ==Starting the installation== | ||
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==Custom installation== | ==Custom installation== | ||
Select "Custom" in the '''Setup Type''' dialog (shown above) if you | Select "Custom" in the '''Setup Type''' dialog (shown above) if you want to chooose where to install Firefox and what shortcuts to create. In Firefox 2 and below, you will also have the choice to select some optional components. | ||
===Choose Optional Components=== | ===Choose Optional Components === | ||
''Applies to Firefox 2 and below'' | |||
The Firefox 2 ou will have the choice to select the [[DOM Inspector]], which is not installed when you choose the Standard setup. You can also choose whether or not to install the [[Quality Feedback Agent]], which is installed by default in the Standard setup.<br> | |||
[[Image:Fx2SetupOpComp4.png]] | [[Image:Fx2SetupOpComp4.png]] | ||
Note: The DOM Inspector is available for Firefox 3 users as a Firefox extension. The Quality Feedback Agent is replaced by the Mozilla Crash Reporter, a.k.a [[Breakpad]] in Firefox 3; there is no option to install Firefox 3 without this component. | |||
===Choose Install Location=== | ===Choose Install Location=== | ||
This option allows you to choose the "Destination Folder", where Firefox is installed. The default is <tt>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\</tt>. <br> | This option allows you to choose the "Destination Folder", where Firefox is installed. The default is <tt>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\</tt>. <br> |
Revision as of 17:04, 9 June 2008
This article provides a visual guide to installing Firefox on Windows, including Standard and Custom setup options. For general instructions that apply to all operating systems and for solutions to some common Windows installation problems, read Installing Firefox.
Downloading the installer
Make sure your computer meets the system requirements, then go to Mozilla.com using any browser and download the Firefox installer or "setup file". The file that you download will be named for the Firefox version number, for example, "Firefox Setup 2.0.0.14.exe" is the setup file for Firefox 2.0.0.14. You can save the setup file to the desktop or any other location on your hard drive. When the download is finished, close the browser and any other running programs.
Starting the installation
Double-click the Firefox Setup file. The Mozilla Firefox Setup Wizard will open.
Review and accept the License Agreement, then click the Next button.
You will see the Setup Type dialog, where you can choose between a Standard or Custom install.
Standard installation
The "Standard" option is selected by default. Click the Next button to install Firefox with the recommended components and options. The Completing the Mozilla Firefox Setup Wizard dialog will then appear. Click the Finish button. If you leave the "Launch Mozilla Firefox now" box checked, Firefox will then start (see below).
Custom installation
Select "Custom" in the Setup Type dialog (shown above) if you want to chooose where to install Firefox and what shortcuts to create. In Firefox 2 and below, you will also have the choice to select some optional components.
Choose Optional Components
Applies to Firefox 2 and below
The Firefox 2 ou will have the choice to select the DOM Inspector, which is not installed when you choose the Standard setup. You can also choose whether or not to install the Quality Feedback Agent, which is installed by default in the Standard setup.
Note: The DOM Inspector is available for Firefox 3 users as a Firefox extension. The Quality Feedback Agent is replaced by the Mozilla Crash Reporter, a.k.a Breakpad in Firefox 3; there is no option to install Firefox 3 without this component.
Choose Install Location
This option allows you to choose the "Destination Folder", where Firefox is installed. The default is C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\.
Set Up Shortcuts
You can choose create a Firefox shortcut icon on the Desktop, Firefox shortcut icons (for both a normal and a Safe Mode startup) in the Windows Start Menu Programs folder, and a Firefox shortcut in the Windows Quick Launch bar. These shortcuts are created by default in the Standard setup.
Warning: If you choose not to create Firefox shortcut icons in the Windows Start Menu Programs folder, then the Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode) shortcut will not be created. See the Safe Mode article for more information.
Choose Start Menu Folder
The default Start Menu Programs folder for Firefox shortcuts is "Mozilla Firefox".
Click the Install button to complete the installation.
Completing the installation
After Firefox is installed, the Completing the Mozilla Firefox Setup Wizard dialog will appear.
Click the Finish button.
If you leave the "Launch Mozilla Firefox now" box checked, Firefox will then start.
Note: When Firefox opens, you may receive a prompt asking if you would like to set Firefox as your default browser, if another browser is currently the default. "Default browser" means the browser that opens when you click a link in your mail application or when you open an Internet shortcut or HTML document.