FireFox update - problems since

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  1. rookietrucker

    rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I agree only because my network teacher I have. She also teaches Vista. She said, the minimum you should have is 2gb of memory. Otherwise your system will run slow as molasses. I'm running a single P4 core 2gb of memory on XP and smooth computing. I can run several applications at a time and not worry about my system locking up. If memory was a little cheaper, I would bump it up more.
     
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    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Please define cheaper ??? As in free ?? Has it spiked in cost lately and I missed it?
     
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  3. Lilbit

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    It depends on the RAMand the system. Some of the newer stuff is pretty pricey ($150/stick plus) and some computers, you have to replace the two existing with two of the larger size, rather than just adding a second one or putting in one larger one. HP's are notorious for being finicky that way, and that's what I have. I got lucky though, and I'm looking at about $70 bucks per 1 GB stick, so I'll be forking out $140 for mine.
     
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    rookietrucker Thanks this.
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    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Uh...I seem to recall paying $129 for 128 meg stick just a few years ago :biggrin_25525:

    I have an HP...but I bought it maxed out, on memory 4 gig. So if I need more..it's a new system.

    But, you're right. HP sucks for updating.
     
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  5. Lilbit

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    The really disgusting thing about computers is that it seems that by time you actually buy one at a store, it's almost obsolete, as they are coming out with bigger, better, faster all the time.
     
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    Same here, and thats thanks to this thread and other folks that I heard were having problems.
     
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    rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I just got word from a teacher. Java seems to be the conflicting source with this update of Firefox3. I will try to find out if they have a fix for this yet. :biggrin_25515:
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    rookietrucker, Sep 22, 2008
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    Thanks for that update! We'll watch for info on this.
     
    Lilbit, Sep 22, 2008
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    I dunno but I really never like FireFox.... I always preferred IE over FireFox... Now I am a Chrome fan....
     
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    Vista fixed a problem, that of surfing as administrator. I now have Vista Ultimate SP1. I'm running 1 Gig, with a Core Duo, and not having a problem.

    I'm using Firefox 2, the upgrade is not going through, missing a needed file.

    I normally use the desktop, but my wife picked up a virus running as administrator looking for airplane tickets, I don't have it back yet.
     
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