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Jul 21, 2011

How to Get Mozilla Firefox Out of Safe Mode

If your computer locks up or your browser freezes, Mozilla Firefox may have to be started again in Safe Mode. Then you'll want to get it out of Safe Mode. Follow these tips to get Mozilla Firefox out of Safe Mode and utilize all of Firefox's features in surfing the Internet.


Exit your Firefox browser if it's open. Close all windows. If Firefox is stuck, visit your Task Manager, click on Firefox and select "End Task."
       
Locate the Firefox shortcut on your computer's desktop. Right-click on the shortcut and select "Properties."
        
Click on the "Shortcut" tab. Find the "Target" field. Look at the target path and find the phrase "-safe-mode" at the end of it. (If the Firefox path doesn't have the "-safe-mode" extension at the end of it, you are currently running Firefox out of safe mode.)
       

Position your cursor so that it is to the right of the "e" in "mode." Delete all of the characters in the "-safe-mode" part of the path so that the path ends with "exe."
        
Select "Apply" and "OK."
         
Restart Firefox and enjoy it out of safe mode.

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Jun 23, 2011

Mozilla retires Firefox 4 from security support

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Upgrade to Firefox 5 to get patches, says company, but add-on compatibility issues may make some users hesitate Firefox 5 was Mozilla's decision to retire Firefox 4, the browser it shipped just three months ago. As part of Tuesday's Firefox 5 release, Mozilla spelled out vulnerabilities it had patched in that edition and in 2010's Firefox 3.6, but it made no mention of any bugs fixed in Firefox 4.

That's because Firefox 4 has reached what Mozilla calls EOL, for "end of life," for vulnerability patches. Although the move may have caught users by surprise, the decision to stop supporting Firefox 4 with security updates has been discussed by Mozilla's developers and managers for weeks.

A mozilla.dev.planning mailing list thread that started May 17 evolved into a back-and-forth about the rapid-release schedule and its impact on Firefox 4. Christian Legnitto, the Firefox release manager, put it most succinctly in a May 25 message. "Firefox 5 will be the security update for Firefox 4," Legnitto said. As Mozilla had said earlier, that means Firefox 4.0.1 -- shipped in late April to fix eight flaws -- was the one and only security update for Firefox 4.

Mozilla is essentially taking another page from Google Chrome's playbook. Google only outlines the patches it has applied to the current "stable" build, the most polished form of Chrome that is analogous to Mozilla's final releases. Google does not patch the flaws in earlier editions, primarily because it automatically updates the browser in the background, ensuing that virtually all users are running the most secure version.

Mozilla doesn't yet conduct automatic updates, but it has changed how upgrades to a new version are offered to Firefox users. "[For earlier major upgrades] we popped up a window asking people to opt in (major update offer)," said Legnitto in another message on the same thread. "For 4.0.1, users will need to opt out (minor update offer, like point/security releases)." Mozilla expects the opt-out approach will get more users onto the newest edition faster.

On Tuesday, Firefox 4 users started seeing the upgrade offer for Firefox 5 when a pop-up appeared reading: "A security and stability update for Firefox is available. It is strongly suggested that you apply this update for Firefox as soon as possible."In the offer, the default action was "Update Firefox." Only by clicking the "Ask Later" button or by closing the pop-up can users decline the upgrade. But some Firefox 4 users may want to opt out of the upgrade, even though that leaves them at risk to exploits of already patched bugs. One traditional area of concern is add-on compatibility, a pain point known to longtime Firefox users when they've moved from one version number to the next.

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Mozilla has retired Firefox 4 from security support, and is prompting users to upgrade to the new Firefox 5.

Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217837/Mozilla_retires_Firefox_4_from_security_support

Aug 7, 2009

New Firefox patches authentication security holes

Mozilla on Monday appear two new versions of Firefox, 3.5.2 and 3.0.13, to application two serious security holes. You can download the Windows and Mac versions of 3.5.2 from CNET Download.com, or go to Mozilla for the Linux body and Firefox 3.0.13.

"We strongly acclaim that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release," Mozilla said in a blog announcement about the security issue.

The first vulnerability could let an attacker run approximate cipher on a person's computer by sending distinctively crafted authentication advice alleged certificate.

The additional vulnerability, appear last week, involves a flaw in certificate authentication technology that could potentially let an attacker gain access to encrypted advice or affair a artificial update to Firefox.

Aug 6, 2009

Mozilla Starts Preparing Developers for Firefox 3.6

Brace yourself for the vanishing menu bar because Mozilla has appeared an official feature list for Firefox 3.6 in the anatomy of adviser for programmers who charge to apperceive about the changes. The Firefox 3.6 developer guide mentions a capability to automatically hide the menu bar, a change that dovetails with sparer Firefox user interface designs that Mozilla has begun exploring for Firefox versions 3.7 and 4.0. That's important for constituent developers and others who use the card bar to ascendancy their add-ons. For those developing Web applications, there is a feature for adding sounds that can play in acknowledgment to specific events. That sounds advantageous for advice people of new e-mail, burning messages, or any amount of contest in Web applications that today accept agitation accepting your absorption as calmly as software active natively on the operating system. Mozilla also focusing to make another change that is the online Internet browser supply not just latitude and longitude coordinates but also user-friendly address terms such as street, city, and postal code. The addition of relocation features that is applicable for authenticated sites means it enable authorized Web sites, do that kind things like show your location and nearby shops on a map, is one of the important features in Firefox 3.5. Mozilla supposed to release Firefox 3.5 in June.

Aug 5, 2009

Mozilla Tops 1 Billion, Still Looks Up at Internet Explorer

Five years afterwards getting introduced to the Internet, Mozilla's accepted open-source Web browser Firefox has accomplished 1 billion downloads. But even admitting Firefox has added another digit to its tally, the open-source browser is still adverse a battle action against Microsoft's stalwart Internet Explorer. While tallying downloads is ability for Mozilla's Firefox, the question of market allotment still remains. The open-source product has been aggressive against Microsoft's Internet Explorer aback its birth and continues to play David to Internet Explorer's Goliath. According to market share numbers from Stat Counter, Mozilla is communicable up with Internet Explorer but still faces a continued alley before it surpasses Microsoft's browser. Stat Counter shows that from July 1, 2008, to Aug. 1, 2009, Internet Explorer remained on top of the Internet Browser market share abundance with 63.5 percent. Mozilla's Firefox is the closest to arduous Redmond's crown with 28.29 percent of the market. Rounding out the top 5 Web browsers are Opera at 2.93 percent, Safari at 2.75 percent and Chrome at 1.89 percent. The allure with Firefox's download amount was kicked into top accessory in June 2008, if Mozilla embarked on its Download Day business blitz. The ambition was to set a Guinness Apple Almanac for a lot of agenda downloads of a section of software in 24 hours. On Download Day, June 17, Firefox's plan was batty by server crashes acquired by the cutting amount of download requests. Mozilla was able to adjustment the problems and get its servers aback on track. And by June 26, Mozilla, through Spread Firefox.com, appear that its Internet Browser had been downloaded 20 million times. You can also have Internet Browser Support. Guinness on July 2 accepted that Mozilla had acquired the world record for better amount of software downloads in 24 hours, with the open-source Web Browser getting downloaded added than 8 million times on June 17.

Aug 4, 2009

Mozilla Plans Firefox 3.7 Interface Changes

It looks like the Mozilla Foundation wants to accomplish some cogent changes to the Firefox user interface in the 3.7 version. The Mozilla website has some antecedent mockups to alpha the altercation off a part of Firefox developers. Right now, they are assuming alone Windows changes, for both XP and Vista/Win7.

Simplification seems to be the adjustment of the day. There is fewer buttons on the left of the address bar, and buttons accept an abstracted and distinct look to them. The accomplished File/Edit/View/etc. bar is gone, replaced by a View drop-down box to the appropriate of the seek bar, with a button to accomplish the bookmarks bar appear. Far added of the window is "glass", which makes it accommodate bigger with Vista/Win7's OS elements like charlatan windows and such.

The changes to the XP adaptation are similar, admitting of advance after the bottle stuff. The capital aberration appears to be the Tools and Bookmark Bar buttons to the appropriate of the seek bar, which accept an altered architecture but apparently agnate functionality to that in the Vista/Win7 design.

The changes are looking acceptable to us. Removing the File/Edit/etc. bar, or at least hiding it away, makes sense. It increases the bulk of your Firefox window that is acclimated by the page itself, rather than the interface, which is one of the things I adulation about Chrome. It seems like use of the Home button has collapsed out of favor, so it makes faculty to get rid of that, too. Of course, this is a mockup of proposed changes to an adaptation 3.7, if 3.6 are not even out yet. So it may attend absolutely altered by the time this adaptation ships. What do you anticipate of the changes? Leave us your comments.

Jul 17, 2009

First discovered vulnerability in Firefox 3.5

Mozilla has a leak in its latest Firefox browser confirmed. Version 3.5 contains a bug that allow third parties to take over the computer. The hacker who discovered the exploit did so through the tracking system of the server program Bugzilla. The error is in the Trace Monkey JavaScript component that was introduced in Firefox 3.5, Mozilla reported. According to the company code can be activated once the browser to an infected page is surfing, a so-called "drive-by download". Mozilla says that the hacker who leak to the outside brought not the first time. According to the company were the developers of Firefox bug last Thursday when they discovered themselves faced with incorrect code. The Danish security company Secunia called the leak "critical". Exploitable in its ranking system on-a-second-highest label given. The company adds to the description of Mozilla now that it is a leak in the handling of fonts in HTML by Trace Monkey in 'font tags. "The Mozilla developers are working on a solution. Once a fix is, there will be as soon as possible a Firefox update is released, notify Mozilla. Until then, users of Firefox 3.5 operating around the "just-in-time (JIT) component of Trace Monkey off. This is done by "about: config", type in the address bar of the browser, then "javascript options, JIT content" double-clicks and the value of the key to "false" to continue. Even the popular NoScript add-on for Firefox prevents operating the computer can be turned. The patch for the vulnerability is now on the nomination to be included in Firefox 3.5.1. This update was planned for the last weeks of July, but by the publication of Bugzilla forward. Even Internet Explorer has leak Earlier this week, the biggest competitor to Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, again affected by a leak in the Active X component system. Even Microsoft has not released a patch for its security problem exists, which some security experts forces for an alternative browser to select reports The Register. If researchers choose the Security Institute SANS Internet Storm now for Opera, Safari or Google Chrome.

Jul 10, 2009

Why is Mozilla Firefox a good web browser?

Mozilla Firefox is a free web browser, which provides a safer, faster, better way to surf the Internet and display web pages the way they intend to, because there is no follow-up to the official website of the Firefox standard. Firefox also gives you more room for web browser, so you can view more pages do not scroll. Show more clearly the text in Firefox. Firefox can import your existing settings from Internet Explorer. Import Wizard will be one when you install Firefox (and renewable), it can import (copy it to Firefox) on your collection, preferences, history, cookies, stored passwords and other data. How do I install Mozilla Firefox? Mozilla Firefox browser software can be installed to run Edskes silent install Mozilla Firefox browser first. From the silent Edskes software installed Mozilla Firefox browser is very easy: 1. Click Edskes software silent install for Mozilla Firefox. 2. Click to run (usually twice). 3. Choose your preferred language and click OK. 4. Close your web browser (such as always). 5. From now on, everything will automatically (this may take a few minutes). 6. You will be asked to import (copy it to Firefox) settings. 7. Firefox will start, you'll see the way the site should be.

Jul 7, 2009

Mozilla wants to XSS vulnerabilities-block

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks have been a scourge on the Web, including well-known and popular websites. Mozilla has the last year on a technology for these attacks to stop: Content Security Policy Cross-site scripting attacks are possible because all browsers JavaScript code and other content on a webpage in the same security context execution. The Content Security Policy (CSP) Mozilla provides a mechanism for sites to tell the browser what content is legitimate. Any script that is not accepted by the website, is blocked by the browser. Mozilla's proposal requires that all JavaScript on a web page to external files to be moved, CSP can not be distinguished from legitimate scripts injected or modified JavaScript code in the page. Inline scripts, Javascript urls and HTML attributes that will handle events CSP therefore ignored. Only JavaScript code via a tag referring to a url on a host that has been approved by the site will be carried out. A protected website can also display a warning if a CSP XSS attack is blocked. A detailed description of the possibilities can be found in the CSP specification. While websites should therefore be adapted to support CSP, it may happen in stages. The Mozilla Security Team has many sites and proved to be no site met that could not be adjusted. There will be documentation of best practices for a site to migrate to CSP. A reassurance that the policy is also fully backwards compatible: it has no effect on websites or web browsers that do not support the specification.

Jul 2, 2009

Firefox 3.5 is available

This is the day for the Mozilla Foundation. After a few weeks late and online three Release Candidate, Firefox 3.5 final version is already available for all people or all languages. Evolution of the major red panda, this new version is expected to meet the offensive of Microsoft with its Internet Explorer 8 or 4 Safari and Opera 10. HTML5 The innovations announced are many (even if they concern primarily the engine of the browser and not necessarily the user functions): Firefox 3.5 is expected to be faster with TraceMonkey JavaScript engine to boost including navigation and viewing of web 2.0 applications. The application will also propose a new HTML rendering engine (Gecko 1.9.1), again allowing more speed. JSON and Web Workers will be supported natively. Furthermore, this new version will include audio and video tags from the HTML5. From the user side, no significant changes noted on aesthetics but the integration of a navigation mode that will allow private surfing without leaving a trace (a function already present in IE8). Firefox 3.5 also offers "floating tabs" that allow you to switch easily from one window to another and managing favorite rewritten.

Jun 26, 2009

Thunderbird fix seven security flaws

The Mozilla developers have a new release of the Thunderbird e-mail delivered. It is a security update that resolves seven holes, most of them in the recent update of Firefox 3.0.11 are solved. Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 solves first an error on which the developers a large impact. When a user multipart / alternative e-mail sites with a text / enhanced component may Thunderbird crash, possibly operating as a result. Furthermore, there are four errors resolved with an average impact. There were two errors that JavaScript code on a page with higher privileges running. By default, Thunderbird is not vulnerable unless the user is an add-on installed and JavaScript enabled in e-mails has. Two other errors also abuse of JavaScript and the e-mail program to crash, potentially exploitable to. The last two errors have a low impact, according to Mozilla. Users who have configured a proxy and JavaScript enabled, so the victim of malicious code when an SSL connection. Finally, an Adobe Flash file via the view-source schema is loaded circumvent restrictions. But that only works if the user has plugins enabled in e-mails. The Mozilla developers advise users of Thunderbird strongly to upgrade to version 2.0.0.22. The release notes show a list of changes. In Thunderbird 1.5.0 is no longer supported and contains known security flaws version. A general council that the developers give is never JavaScript in Thunderbird on.

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Nov 19, 2008

Mozilla Stops Firefox 2 Support

The Mozilla Foundation has announced that it will cease support for the Firefox 2 browser next month, in spite of problems with Firefox 3.

Wave goodbye to support for that Firefox 2 browser. As of the middle of December the Mozilla Foundation will end support for it to let its developers focus on the more recent Firefox 3. On its site, Mozilla wrote: "Firefox 2.0.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until mid-December, 2008. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3." Firefox 2 received its most recent update just last week, at the same time Firefox 3.0.4 was released, which addresses several security flaws. There will only be one more Firefox 2 update. For all the hoopla surrounding its record-breaking release earlier this year, Firefox 3 has it critics, who claim the browser crashes too often and uses too much memory. When support for Firefox 2 ends, so will support for its underlying Gecko 1.8 layout engine, which also underpins the Thunderbird e-mail client, as well as several Gecko-based browsers. According to ZDNet, Mozilla will continue support for Thunderbird, but the browsers will likely have to rely on third party developers.

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What with experimental extensions, themes, about:config tweaks, and user scripts and styles, we're always encouraging you to do strange and unholy things to your Firefox installation—things that you should only do after you back up your current profile for easy restoration. We’ve already mentioned MozBackup a few times in passing, our favorite program for backing up your Firefox profile. But our Firefox tweak-crazy intern Asian Angel offers a detailed tutorial on using MozBackup—what bits of your browsing data it backs up (and doesn't), what Mozilla programs it works with beyond vanilla Firefox, and how it works. Hit the link to get the full rundown.

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Nov 3, 2008

Mozilla experiments with open security

It seems like in just about every department, Mozilla does things right. As a case in point, I was gratified to read CNET's interview with Mozilla's security maven, Window Snyder. Window's first name notwithstanding, she makes it clear that Mozilla groks security:

At a lot of companies, there's fear around security: you don't want to talk about what you're doing around security because one might deem it not enough--or might want to criticize it...We benefit from being open; it's the model for us and it's been successful for us.

It's an interesting article, one I encourage you to read. It's just one more reason to choose Mozilla and its open-source products like Firefox.

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Oct 29, 2008

Symantec and Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions

I recently attended the Symantec ManageFusion 2008 event in Orlando, Fla., and while at the show I was able to learn a lot more about Symantec's Endpoint Virtualization and use their SVS application virtualization product.

One of the cool things during the show was how Symantec showed off SVS in such a subtle way. In the event lounge, there were a number of HP workstations lined up for show attendees to use. These machines had a virtualized Firefox session on them, courtesy of Symantec and HP. This was great, because after each Internet session, it would securely clean things up before the next person jumped on, thanks to Symantec SVS containment.

During the show, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Scott Jones, technical product manager with Symantec Endpoint Virtualization. One of the great things about ManageFusion is the open access to team members like Scott. We had a great conversation about the show, but more importantly I wanted to find out more about what HP and Symantec were collaborating on.

Q: I see two stories here –- one is that HP is shipping Firefox pre-installed. That's news in itself. But for my audience, the more interesting part is that it's a virtualized client application. How did this come about?

A: HP is the hardware industry leader in virtualization and energy conservation in the datacenter. They are now extending that leadership to client computing via their Virtual Client Solutions and other initiatives. Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions is a major step in that evolution. And having the Symantec virtualization agent pre-installed positions HP to do a lot of other interesting things down the road, not just the virtual browser.

Q: I assume there was some sort of competitive process to determine which virtualization product HP would use?

A: Absolutely. We were up against the other major vendors in the application virtualization category. Symantec won for a few reasons. Some were technical, like SVS' reset capability while preserving user settings and the competitive advantages we normally pitch. But I think Symantec's very strong existing alliance with HP had a lot to do with it as well. Altiris has a long history of going to market with HP successfully, and our catalog gives HP resellers a lot of up-sell options from the SVS Runtime that comes free with the PCs.

Q: What is the difference between SVS Runtime and the regular SVS product from Symantec?

A: The regular Symantec SVS product allows customers to repackage any software into the Symantec Virtual Software Archive (.VSA) format. VSA files may then be centrally managed and delivered via any standard management framework (such as Altiris, Microsoft System Center, etc.) or with the Symantec Streaming system that is available in the SVS Professional version of the product.

SVS Runtime is the core SVS application virtualization technology, with no Graphical User Interface (GUI) or server components. SVS Runtime enables customers to use software that is packaged by application vendors in the Symantec Virtual Runtime Archive (or .VRA) format. Application developers use Wise Installation Studio (also from Symantec) to build a .VRA for their product. Software vendors may also freely redistribute the SVS Runtime to their customers. Since HP business desktops now have SVS Runtime pre-installed, HP customers can easily consume any such virtualized software. Q: So can I use the SVS Runtime to virtualize other applications?

A: No. With SVS Runtime, you can only use applications that have been pre-packed in the .VRA format by the application vendor. If you want to be able to virtualize any software yourself, purchase the regular SVS product from HP or Symantec. Q: How does a virtual Web browser relate to Symantec's virtualization strategy?

A: Symantec believes that the convergence of security and management is a natural step toward "confidence in a connected world." To support that strategy, Symantec acquired Altiris in April of 2007. Altiris is the world's leading brand of endpoint management solutions and the company demonstrated leadership in that space by being the first client configuration management vendor to add application virtualization to its catalog, when SVS shipped back in March 2006. Symantec believes that virtualization is key to the next generation of client management and that application virtualization will best serve customers when it is ubiquitous. Having Symantec SVS pre-installed on all business desktops from the world's largest hardware manufacturer is a key step toward that ubiquity. The Web browser was just a compelling first use case.

Q: Devil's advocate question for you -- Why virtualize a Web browser, especially Firefox, which is already more secure, right?

A: Well, like we say on the Welcome Page, "Firefox already does a lot to ensure that you stay safe on the Web. But sometimes the unexpected happens. Been surfing the Web with undesired results? Machine getting slow lately? Things showing up that you know shouldn't be there? With Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions, changes made to your machine from within Firefox are saved into the virtual layer and can be easily undone, like you'd never been on the Net! Quickly put things back to their original state by clicking the Reset shortcut on your Start Menu." So it's not just a security thing –- though virtualization is indeed an extra layer that complements the security tools shipped by HP. It's also a stability thing –- stability of the browser and stability of the machine, keeping things working smoothly. In fact, our tag line for the project is "Smart Stability." Q: How does Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions compare with Google Chrome?

A: For one thing, Chrome is currently an unsupported beta. Mozilla Firefox for HP Virtual Solutions is a released product supported directly by HP. Q: Can anyone just download this?

A: There will be a Softpaq (if not already posted) for HP customers to download and install on eligible desktop models -– basically every business desktop shipped from Sept. '08 onward. So if you want the complete package we built for HP, with the localization and some other bells and whistles, you need to buy an HP business desktop. However, Symantec has been providing a basic Firefox installation in a virtual layer as a sample application since SVS first came out in beta. Anyone can get that package from our Juice Web community site. You'll need to have SVS, of course. Download and purchase options are on that same Web site. Q: Altiris used to give SVS away free for personal use. Is Symantec still doing that?

A: Yes. You can get a free, agent-only download under a restricted license that lets you put SVS on your personal machine. It's available from several sources. They're listed on the Juice site as well. Q: On those "other interesting things" you mentioned –- now that SVS is on their boxes, I have to believe HP will be using it for more than just Firefox. Can you share any specific plans?

A: No specifics yet. Stay tuned. But there are so many things that come to mind that could benefit HP, its resellers, the customers' IT staffs, and the end users.

HP and their resellers sell a lot of software. Their customers buy and use a lot of software. Virtualized software requires less testing and less support. It "just works." And when it's streamed as well, license compliance is guaranteed.

I look at it this way. Both the software vendors and the end customers have an inherent interest in assuring the following for a given application:

1. That the software is readily available to authorized end users when they need it. 2. That the latest version of the software is being used. 3. That it functions correctly. 4. That license compliance is maintained.

I want to again thank Scott Jones of Symantec for taking the time to speak with me during the show and for helping me gain a better understanding about what Symantec is doing with SVS and HP.

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Aug 13, 2008

How to Configure Mozilla

This How-To will explain how to configure Mozilla's appearance options. This ranges from how font will be displayed, which themes and even which language Mozilla uses. The How-To consists of 6 easy steps. Appearance 1. Click on "Edit" and then on "Preferences" to open the preferences menu. 2. You will see a Window, when you click on the category heading "appearance". You can select the following: When Mozilla starts up, open:This lets you select which Mozilla component opens when you start Mozilla. The default setting is Navigator (the browser component). You can also chose Composer (an HTML editor) or Mozilla mail. Show toolbars as:This option allows you to chose between having your toolbars use- Pictures and text- Pictures only- Text onlyNote that the "pictures and text" may not be available for all themes. If you e.g. chose "Text only" Mozilla will not display buttons for "Back", "Forward" and similar funktions but text labels only. Show Tooltips:Whne enabled, Mozilla will show tooltips when you move your mouse over buttons or links, explaining what they do. Show Web Site Icons:When enabled, a site icon (aka favicon) will be shown next to a site's URL in the address bar. Please note that while most major sites do have a favicon, many smaller sites do not. Resize large images to fit in the browser window:When enabled, this option will automatically resize (large) images to fit in your browser window without the need to scroll. It is in my opinion a very useful feature. 3. The next screen lets you optimize the font settings. Unless you have special requirements (e.g. larger font size for the visually impaired), I would recommend leaving the defaults.Leave the box next to "Allow documents to use other fonts" checked - this will allow Mozilla to diplay custom font settings many sites use (like e.g. this one).The option "display resolution" lets you customize Mozilla's resolution to better match your display. Click on this field and select "Other...". A popup window will appear. Use a ruler or tape measure to measure the length of the line that appears and enter its length as it appears on your display (in centimeters or inches) - this will let Mozilla know, how text is actually displayed on your screen and allow it to adjust the text's size accordingly. In my case (average 17 in. screen), the resolution was changed from 96 dpi to 85 dpi. 4. The next screen lets you optimize the color settings. As in the previous screen, I would recommend leaving the defaults as they are. Always use the colors and background specified by the page:When enabled, Mozilla will override your local settings (as specified in this menu) if a web page specifies different colors (like this page does). Use my chosen colors...:When enabled, Mozilla will ignore the web page's color settings, using you local settings instead.Please note that you can only chose between either of the two options. 5. This next screen lets you chose the theme Mozilla uses. An easier way to do this is to click on "View" - "Apply Theme" in Mozilla's menu bar.The main advantage of selecting themes in this menu is the preview function. Select a theme and you will be able to see what Mozilla will look like using this theme.You can get new themes by clicking on "Get New Themes". Doing so will open a new browser window and take you to Mozilla's themes page which contains links to websites with Mozilla themes.If you wish to uninstall a theme, simply select the theme you wish to remove and click on the uninstall button.Note: This option is not available for themes that came preinstalled with Mozilla! 6. In the final appearance-related step, you can localize Mozilla. The default language and content pack is English (US), but many more are available (e.g. German, French...).Installing and selecting a new language pack will change the language used for Mozilla's menues and buttons.Installing and selecting a new content pack will change things like sidebars and bookmarks.Note: You will not lose your personal bookmarks when installing a new content pack. Computer Support and Technical Support will always be provided by Microsoft certified technicians 24x7 ..Live More on Mozilla >> Keyboard Shortcuts in Mozilla Extentions In Mozilla Using Junk Mail Controls Mozilla’s spam filter Importing and Exporting Bookmarks