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Firefox 2.0 uninstalled

I uninstalled Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and switch back to Firefox 1.5 because the version 2.0 of the browser often stopped responding requiring me to force quit it.

I tried to clean install the browser by removing it with Appzapper, because I thought the problem could be caused by incompatible extensions. However, Firefox 2.0 kept on freezing even after the reinstallation.

So, I’m back to using Firefox 1.5 now

Reasons why I do not need Firefox 2.0:

  1. New theme and user interface — Firefox 2.0 new default theme do look nicer but I prefer a browser that does not crash. The changes between the default theme of version 1 and 2 is not that much and I can always download and install a theme from Firefox add-ons.
  2. Phising protection — I’m pretty good when it comes to identifying phising emails. I also have Google Toolbar for Firefox installed with Safe browsing option enabled. The built-in phising protection included in Firefox 2.0 is using Google anti-phising service. I also use OpenDNS as my DNS resolution service. OpenDNS offer phising protection that works with all browsers and operating systems.
  3. Resuming browser session — I can use SessionSaver extension or Google Browser sync to restore my browsing sessions.
  4. Better tabs — I find it annoying that Firefox open new window links as new tabs. If I want to open a link as new tab, I would right click and choose the option. Btw, I also find new window links annoying, find out why. I rarely use the tab close button because I use a faster way by pressing the close window keyboard shortcut. You can also install an extension called Tab X to add close button to each browser tab.

Things I’m missing out from Firefox 2.0

  1. Inline spellchecking — useful when I’m sending emails or posting blog entries/comments
  2. Client-side session and persistent storage
  3. JavaScript 1.7
  4. SVG-Text support

8 comments so far

1. ak 14 Nov 2006

I haven’t upgraded to Firefox 2.0 yet (in fact I’m using Flock at home).

Anyway do you feel that using OpenDNS is good? I use it at home but I’m disappointed that it sometimes failed to open some pages (showing the OpenDNS search result instead). The funny thing is that most of the time the site I’m trying to open is on top of the OpenDNS search result. Clicking it won’t get me there though, it’s back at OpenDNS search result again.

2. William Pramana 14 Nov 2006

Ak: I’ve been using OpenDNS since it was first launched and I have no problem resolving domain names.

3. John Roberts 14 Nov 2006

Glad to hear that OpenDNS is part of your Internet experience.

To ak, please give us examples of where this might be happening. Our contact info is at the bottom of every web page…. or just email contact at opendns dot com

John Roberts OpenDNS

4. Rizky 15 Nov 2006

funny. I haven’t experienced any problems with the new Firefox. it’s probably coz I dont use many add-ons like you.

5. William Pramana 15 Nov 2006

Rizky: I did reinstall and run Firefox 2.0 without any extension and it still stopped responding.

6. Ronsen 15 Nov 2006

FF 2.0 works fine on my computer. Never crash at all. Funny, huh?

7. Daniel 18 Nov 2006

I like firefox and it works great to me. The interface is much better in 2.0 than 1.07.

8. Catman 1 Dec 2006

FF 2.0 was terrible for me until I removed Google toolbar. Prior to removal I had freeze issues and startup failure. Often I had to end the process from the task manager.