How to download Firefox
It's pretty cool
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by KinniStyle | Discussion: Internet
1. You google "firefox"
2. Go to the Official site
3. Click "download"
4. A little Window will Pop-up
5. Verify "download"
6. It'll appear on your main screen
7. Drag it to your dock
8. You're all set 
Bebi Bulma
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:45 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 7:45 PM
Uh....I don't get it. It doesn't take a genius to figure out how to download something. 
And what good will adding an installer to the dock do?
And what good will adding an installer to the dock do?
KinniStyle
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:14 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:14 PM
Bichur
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:46 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:46 PM
1. You google "firefox" - done
2. Go to the Official site - did that
3. Click "download" - okey dokey
4. A little Window will Pop-up - glad you told me else it might have scared me
5. Verify "download" - yep, download
6. It'll appear on your main screen - I see it
7. Drag it to your dock - what dock? I don't have a dock? the title mentioned no dock. is that vista thing?
8. You're all set - no I'm not. I have a download sitting on my main screen with no dock to drag it to. What good is it. How can I install it, if I don't have a dock? I'm confused.
2. Go to the Official site - did that
3. Click "download" - okey dokey
4. A little Window will Pop-up - glad you told me else it might have scared me
5. Verify "download" - yep, download
6. It'll appear on your main screen - I see it
7. Drag it to your dock - what dock? I don't have a dock? the title mentioned no dock. is that vista thing?
8. You're all set - no I'm not. I have a download sitting on my main screen with no dock to drag it to. What good is it. How can I install it, if I don't have a dock? I'm confused.
KinniStyle
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 7:40 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 7:40 AM
Alright,
If you do have a dock do that if you don't and you just have a Dell just drag it to the main screen. I regret any confusion.
If you do have a dock do that if you don't and you just have a Dell just drag it to the main screen. I regret any confusion.
KinniStyle
Reply #10 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 10:10 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 10:10 AM
I forgot a step.
You drag it to the screen then double click. That should do it for dells.
You drag it to the screen then double click. That should do it for dells.
Cavan1
Reply #13 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 8:39 PM
boss was being sarcastic, not really saying thanks.
Bichur was just have a little fun at your expense, he already has Firefox installed and does use ObjectDock so does have a dock.
Bebi meant she does not get why you posted this.
Reply #13 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 8:39 PM
Thanks 
.
.Anytime
boss was being sarcastic, not really saying thanks.
I regret any confusion.
Bichur was just have a little fun at your expense, he already has Firefox installed and does use ObjectDock so does have a dock.
Uh....I don't get it.
Sorry. Really.
Bebi meant she does not get why you posted this.
Cavan1
Reply #14 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 8:43 PM
Reply #14 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 8:43 PM
Now for the thread, the way I would and I think most would when go to download (in IE7, IE6 as no FF yet) is to select run on the download dialog so it downloads and installs without having to do anything else.
Bichur
Reply #15 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 10:45 PM
Alright,
If you do have a dock do that if you don't and you just have a Dell just drag it to the main screen. I regret any confusion.
#6 already said it shows on the main screen = I'm guessing you mean desktop
Anyway, dragging from the 'download' area to the desktop does no good even on a Dell as you noted:
Why just Dells? Why not Compaqs? HPs? Alienwares? any of the many others?
On the other hand:
Once you save the download to your desktop you will have an installer waiting to be installed. How will dragging this to a dock install anything? If I drag an installer to my dock, all I do is create a shortcut to the installer on my desktop but it doesn't install it.
If I double click and install firefox, once it's installed I can't drag firefox to the dock because firefox is not on my desktop unless I told it to install there. Firefox is in a Mozilla folder in C:\Program Files. What I will have on the desktop after installing is an installer and maybe a desktop shortcut icon. Which were you suggesting to drag to the dock? I suggest the desktop shortcut.
no way.
Actually more than one. Once you click download, every browser I have used gives 2 choices: download and run (or install) OR download and save. Your steps don't mention the choices.
Any instructional guide, even if only slightly technical, should include all steps and options within the steps.
agreed. the trouble comes from 'most' doing that but not really being aware of from where they download. a better habit is to choose 'save' as the first option then scan the download for nasties before double clicking or unzipping or whatever.
Reply #15 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 10:45 PM
Alright,
If you do have a dock do that if you don't and you just have a Dell just drag it to the main screen. I regret any confusion.
#6 already said it shows on the main screen = I'm guessing you mean desktop
Anyway, dragging from the 'download' area to the desktop does no good even on a Dell as you noted:
I forgot a step.
You drag it to the screen then double click. That should do it for dells.
You drag it to the screen then double click. That should do it for dells.
Why just Dells? Why not Compaqs? HPs? Alienwares? any of the many others?
On the other hand:
Alright,
If you do have a dock do that
If you do have a dock do that
Once you save the download to your desktop you will have an installer waiting to be installed. How will dragging this to a dock install anything? If I drag an installer to my dock, all I do is create a shortcut to the installer on my desktop but it doesn't install it.
If I double click and install firefox, once it's installed I can't drag firefox to the dock because firefox is not on my desktop unless I told it to install there. Firefox is in a Mozilla folder in C:\Program Files. What I will have on the desktop after installing is an installer and maybe a desktop shortcut icon. Which were you suggesting to drag to the dock? I suggest the desktop shortcut.
boss was being sarcastic,
no way.
Bichur was just have a little fun at your expense, he already has Firefox installed and does use ObjectDock so does have a dock.
I forgot a step.
Actually more than one. Once you click download, every browser I have used gives 2 choices: download and run (or install) OR download and save. Your steps don't mention the choices.
Any instructional guide, even if only slightly technical, should include all steps and options within the steps.
the way I would and I think most would when go to download (in IE7, IE6 as no FF yet) is to select run on the download dialog so it downloads and installs without having to do anything else.
agreed. the trouble comes from 'most' doing that but not really being aware of from where they download. a better habit is to choose 'save' as the first option then scan the download for nasties before double clicking or unzipping or whatever.
Cavan1
Reply #16 Thursday, August 2, 2007 7:43 PM
Hey Sir B., yep that is best for most, but since it is just you, Bebi, boss and I responding, I meant most as in us that know what we are doing, I would never choose run from an unknown source/site.
Reply #16 Thursday, August 2, 2007 7:43 PM
the trouble comes from 'most' doing that but not really being aware of from where they download. a better habit is to choose 'save' as the first option then scan the download for nasties before double clicking or unzipping or whatever.
Hey Sir B., yep that is best for most, but since it is just you, Bebi, boss and I responding, I meant most as in us that know what we are doing, I would never choose run from an unknown source/site.
Cavan1
Reply #17 Thursday, August 2, 2007 7:46 PM
So Dells are different than any other computers that run Windows.
Dell is a brand name, has nothing to do with how Windows runs on it, runs the same as on, pick any brand Bichur listed.
You should really start posting these threads in the forums as they are not Articles.
Reply #17 Thursday, August 2, 2007 7:46 PM
That should do it for dells.
So Dells are different than any other computers that run Windows.
Dell is a brand name, has nothing to do with how Windows runs on it, runs the same as on, pick any brand Bichur listed.
You should really start posting these threads in the forums as they are not Articles.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #18 Thursday, August 2, 2007 8:06 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, August 2, 2007 8:06 PM
I was fuzzy before I got to this thread, now I'm even more fuzzy
Fuzzy says the whole world should go fuzzy, thinking hasn't got a lot going for it...
boss0190
Reply #19 Friday, August 3, 2007 2:16 PM
Reply #19 Friday, August 3, 2007 2:16 PM
Going fuzzy is what gets me in trouble most of the time....
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