I have just installed Firefox on the laptop but it is refusing to check for updates or Themes. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?.

umm...

Tools >> Theme's...

opens a box, click the "Get More Themes" link and it takes you to where you download themes?

whats there not to work about that? obviously there arent any updates if you've just downloaded the latest version :P

Originally posted by xafier
umm...

Tools >> Theme's...

opens a box, click the "Get More Themes" link and it takes you to where you download themes?

whats there not to work about that? obviously there arent any updates if you've just downloaded the latest version :P
To/Jump/Conclusions. Rearrange those three words!.
Thats what i'm trying to say!!!. When i click on "Get More Themes", It starts searching for them and does nothing?. Now don't try telling me that there is only the one theme for Firefox.

Can you reach:
http://update.mozilla.org
in your browser. Thats were it sends you to download new ones.
Works fine here.

I've just tried it kilauea and all i get is: Waiting for update.Mozilla.org... (or something like that)

AND NOW MY BLOODY AVATAR HAS F****D OFF?!!
If this does'nt sort it's s**t out soon i'm goin back to IE!

Originally posted by vidster
I've just tried it kilauea and all i get is: Waiting for update.Mozilla.org... (or something like that)

AND NOW MY BLOODY AVATAR HAS F****D OFF?!!
If this does'nt sort it's s**t out soon i'm goin back to IE!

No!!!!!! Don't go back to IE!

Alex

Small note... Version 1.0 of Firefox (full stable release) is due out tomorrow (9th Nov) and because of the open source nature of the project, it will require some time for the theme and plugin contributors to get their acts together and fix any compatability issues that have come about with bug, functionality and general code fixes made to the main Firefox code...

Expecting a development version of anything to work perfectly is very unrealistic though and if you do think that way then you need a slap upside the head...

Bearing in mind that Internet Explorer has so many issues with it's full releases you can't possibly expect perfection...


Patience grasshopper... getting worked up is pointless...

I suppose your right MS. I tried installing it a few months ago and had the same problem then. I wonder if it's something to do with the wireless router?, although the built-in firewall is not switched on.

Originally posted by vidster
I suppose your right MS. I tried installing it a few months ago and had the same problem then. I wonder if it's something to do with the wireless router?, although the built-in firewall is not switched on.
Well... if you're having network issues it's best to stick with something that is 100% reliable or at least "Known" (and thus has significant support documentation, eg: IE) and go back to basics.. ie: Ping, tracert... and other diagnostics that take as much as possible out of the equation...

Using a browser that's still in pre-release adds an issue...

Frustrating sure... but invariably he who gets mad has missed something... Lord knows I've learned and re-learned that rule a few billion times :P

I also had the same problem with Opera?. Although i could manually download Themes etc..

Originally posted by vidster
I also had the same problem with Opera?. Although i could manually download Themes etc..
I'd hazzard a guess that you are experiencing severe packet loss issues...

It could be any number of things but I'd check the web sites and google for information about your different wireless products to see if there are any changes/settings or known issues that could be upgraded, changed, etc... to resolve or at least reduce the potential number of issues..

It just so happens, i have had to make several changes to the router's settings (MTU etc through BT's Website) due to being on AOHell..., I know,i know, i'm just waiting for the contract to run out, lol.

Originally posted by vidster
It just so happens, i have had to make several changes to the router's settings (MTU etc through BT's Website) due to being on AOHell..., I know,i know, i'm just waiting for the contract to run out, lol.
Well, here's the question... is it worth suffering that contract and the problems you're experiencing as a result... or would it be better to eat the cost and just move on, older, wiser...

... until next time :thumbsup:

Good point, Well put!!. But i am still working on the missus who loves AOHELL:gag::blush::huh::loopy:

I'm using V 0.9.2 with no problems at all. I've noticed people using newer versions who seem to have more trouble than I do :confused:

Originally posted by J-Blaze
I'm using V 0.9.2 with no problems at all. I've noticed people using newer versions who seem to have more trouble than I do :confused:

I too use v. 0.92 and haven't had a problem with it.

Alex

Just for anyone who wants Version 1.0 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2004-11-08-06-0.11/firefox-1.0.en-US.win32.installer.exe

I think it's released now.

Originally posted by J-Blaze
Just for anyone who wants Version 1.0 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2004-11-08-06-0.11/firefox-1.0.en-US.win32.installer.exe

I think it's released now.
If I'm reading the path info correctly though, that's a nightly build so it's possible it's not the final release proper..

For anyone who isn't a cutting edge geek I'd wait till it's official :)

LMAO :P

I think thats the final one chap :)

vidster - can you get to other sites o.k?

If it is just the mozilla update site then it could one of 3 things...

DNS problem. See if it resolves the name to an IP address using nslookup. If it doesn't shout at your ISP.

A routing issue with your ISP. If its resolves o.k but you still can't get there you could send your ISP a traceroute dump and ask them to take a look - could be a bad hop / black hole in the route (often some dodgy upstream provider doing AS filtering).

Dodgy web cache. Many ISP's now run "invisible" cacheing web proxies and if they have decided that on previous requests there was no page then it can continue to tell other users that. Again give ISP a kick.

You'd be amazed how many of the internets frustrations boil down to ISP shenanigans. I do have sympathy though having worked in the noc of an ISP with a transatlantic backbone to manage - things do go wrong....often!

I've been using the preview release 1.0 since it came out, both at home and in the office. Both locations are firewalled to the hilt and I've never had any problems. Firefox has some cool developer add-ins which knock the socks off IE and Visual Studio. I agree with kilauea that your problems are probably an ISP issue.

Just to avoid any confusion the official release is now out at this link:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%201.0.exe

Originally posted by kilauea
vidster - can you get to other sites o.k?

If it is just the mozilla update site then it could one of 3 things...

DNS problem. See if it resolves the name to an IP address using nslookup. If it doesn't shout at your ISP.

A routing issue with your ISP. If its resolves o.k but you still can't get there you could send your ISP a traceroute dump and ask them to take a look - could be a bad hop / black hole in the route (often some dodgy upstream provider doing AS filtering).

Dodgy web cache. Many ISP's now run "invisible" cacheing web proxies and if they have decided that on previous requests there was no page then it can continue to tell other users that. Again give ISP a kick.

You'd be amazed how many of the internets frustrations boil down to ISP shenanigans. I do have sympathy though having worked in the noc of an ISP with a transatlantic backbone to manage - things do go wrong....often!

Most of the above went over my head but i did check with AOHELL before installing and they said there would be no problems or conflicts. I will probably uninstall and use the link from Martin_s to install the new release.

On another subject. Whenever i go to This (http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/index.php?s=) forum i still get two popup's opening with IE even though i have denied access to IE in my settings. How can this be?:confused:.

Sorry - didn't realise you were on AOL. They are most likely the problem then!
As an ISP they do somethings well but do not run as open and co-operative as other ISP's (pipex can be a pain but its possible to get them to play nice - at a cost!).It is not uncommon for parts of the web to "dissapear" from AOL's view from time to time.
Its not likely to be firefox's fault as all it does is make a normal request for that page. I have used the beta's since the first one and I have never seen a problem like this.

As for your problems with IE - can't help you there as I have been refusing it use it for years!