Solved: Firefox 2 starts as Firefox 3b5

Whenever I click on the shortcut for FF2 (NOT FF3) FF3 beta 5 starts anyways, even though i clicked on FF2. I installed FF3 in a completely different folder, and I checked the folder path for the shortcut links. FF2 is C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox while FF3 is C:\Program Files\Mozilla Forefox 3 Beta 5. I don't think Windows should get that mixed up.

 

I have them both installed and I have no problem starting either one.

Create a new shortcut to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox firefox.exe.

 

the shortcut IS to that location. yet ff3 still starts instead.

 

You can't run Firefox 2 AND Firefox 3 at the same time. Were you trying to run Firefox 2 while Firefox 3 was already running to compare the two? I would reboot the machine just to make sure there are NO instances of Firefox running (or hung) and then see if Firefox 2 starts when you click the Firefox 2 icon.

Peace...

 

Oh maybe that was the problem. I was the two. It has been a couple of restarts since the problem started. Still the problem persists. Why can't I run 2 instances at once?

 

Looks like you can, with some effort.

Keep in mind, doing that is probably not supported by the Mozilla Developers so do that at your own risk.

Peace...

 

I'm running 2.0.0.13pre and a 3.0beta5 build with seperate profiles and can run them at the same time with no problems.

See->Installing 3.0 Minefield/GP while keeping Firefox 2.0.0.x

 

ok guys i fixed the problem. i had to go through a painful process of multiple uninstalls and reboots XD.

 

In the screenshot for step #4, the "-no-remote" option looks like it does the same thing as the setting of the environment variable in the instructions in the link I posted above.

Looks like disabling the "remote" functionality does the trick.

Peace...