Mozilla Frequently Asked Questions
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- General
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What is Mozilla?
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For whom is Mozilla 1.x intended?
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Is Mozilla free?
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What features does Mozilla have?
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Where can I download language packs or Mozilla in my language?
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I cannot find the latest version for Mac OS 9
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What are the differences between Mozilla and Netscape 7?
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Will Firefox and Thunderbird replace the Mozilla Application Suite?
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What are the differences between Mozilla and Firefox?
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How do I upgrade my version of Mozilla?
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Does Mozilla include crash recovery?
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Can I use AOL Instant Messenger directly in Mozilla, like in Netscape?
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Will uninstalling Netscape 4.x affect Mozilla?
- Printing does not work, why? (Linux)
- Text displays ugly (fonts not anti-aliased) (Linux)
- Browser
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- Install
Can I install just the browser, not the rest?
- System
How do I make Mozilla my default browser?
- System
Why doesn't Mozilla allow me to run an .exe
(executable) file directly from an Internet location?
- System
I just installed Mozilla and now it stole the
.jpeg and .gif
file associations! (Windows)
- Page Display
Text zoom does not stick. How do I permenantly enlarge/reduce text size?
- Page Display @Text
displays ugly (fonts not anti-aliased) (Linux)
- Page Display
On some web sites, the images do not load
- Password @The password manager does not save
my password!
- Plug-ins
What plug-ins does Mozilla support?
- Plug-ins
How do I control how files are handled by the plug-ins / helper applications
- Plug-ins
Does Mozilla support ActiveX controls? (Windows)
- Plug-ins
Mozilla prompts me to download plug-ins all the time. But I don't want to
install any plug-in, what do I do?
- Plug-ins
How do I block flash?
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I've heard about tabbed browsing. How do I use it?
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I've heard about
popup blocking
. How do I do this?
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Can I control the browser with mouse gestures?
- Networking
I can only download four files simultaneously.
- Networking
I'm using dial-up. Can I speed up displaying pages with lots of images?
- Networking
How do I set up Mozilla to dial (connect) automatically? (Windows)
- Networking
How do I stop Mozilla from activating the auto-connect? (Windows)
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I have Internet Explorer pop-up windows, why?
- Mail & Newsgroups
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- Install
Can I install just the mail program, not the rest?
- System
How do I make Mozilla my default mail program?
- System
Can I use a different mail program with Mozilla?
- Account
How do I set up multiple SMTP (outgoing) mail servers?
- Account
I cannot find any place to enter my passwords for my accounts. Where
do I enter my passwords?
- Security
Is Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups susceptible to e-mail viruses?
- Security
How do I use S/MIME,
PGP or GnuPG to send and receive
signed or encrypted messages?
- Data Migration
How do I import e-mail messages from another mail program?
- Data Migration
How do I export e-mail messages to another mail program or computer?
- Data Migration
Why didn't Mozilla migrate my Netscape 4.x address book?
- Data Migration
How do I import or export address books from or to another program?
- Is there a way to show HTML (formatted text) messages as
plain text only?
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Can I access my Netscape WebMail or Hotmail accounts
through Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups?
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Does Mozilla come with a spellchecker?
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Is there a mail notifier in Mozilla?
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Does Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups include a calendar function?
- News
How do I make newsgroup names appear expanded, not abbreviated?
- News
How do I read or post ROT13 in the newsreader?
- News
How do I combine and decode in Mozilla?
- News
How do I re-arrange newsgroup subscription?
- Profile & Backup
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- General
What is my profile?
- General
Can I share a profile with Netscape 7 or with an earlier version of Mozilla?
- General
How do I set up multiple profiles?
- General
Where is my profile stored?
- General What is the @$%#@$%#.slt directory in my profile
directory?
- General
How do I force Mozilla to open with a specific profile?
- General
Whenever I try to open a second Mozilla window, I get a warning that the profile
is in use. How do I open multiple instances of Mozilla? (Linux)
- Data Migration
How do I move my Netscape 4.x profile to Mozilla?
- Backup & Restore
How do I back up my profile data?
- Backup & Restore
How do I restore my profile data from backup?
- Backup & Restore
How do I transport my profile to a different machine?
- Backup & Restore
I copied my profile over to a new location, and
some data (mail) do not appear!
- Backup & Restore @Help, my bookmarks are all gone!
- Backup & Restore @My system crashed when I exited Mozilla.
Now all my mail are gone. What do I do?
- Backup & Restore @My profile is missing (from the Profile Manager),
how do I get it back again?
- Sharing
Does Mozilla support roaming profiles?
- Sharing
How do I share mail between Windows and Linux on a dual boot PC?
- Security
How do I protect data of my profile (from local machine access)?
- Security & Privacy
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- Password @The password manager does not save
my password!
- Mail @Is Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups
susceptible to e-mail viruses?
- Mail @How do I use
S/MIME,
PGP or GnuPG to send and receive
signed or encrypted messages?
- Extension & Customizing Mozilla
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How do I turn on this
hidden preference
I have heard about?
- Appearance
How do I use different icons for each Mozilla component?
- Appearance
How do I change the splash screen at startup?
- Toolbar
Can I get a smaller toolbar with no text/picture?
- Toolbar
Can I move the toolbars around?
- Bookmark
How do I change the location of my bookmarks file?
- Bookmark
Can I use macros/browser scripts in Mozilla?
- Extension
I tried to install a Mozilla add-on (.xpi) directly from a
Web page, but clicking the ‘Install’ link didn’t work.
- Extension
Where can I get add-ons for Mozilla functionality?
- Extension
I have downloaded a Mozilla add-on XPI file,
but can’t figure out how to install it.
- Extension
How do I uninstall an extension?
- Password
How do I use RoboForm on Mozilla?
- Search
How do I search from the Location Bar?
- Search
How do I add/change my search engines?
- Search
Can I have more than one keyword search engines?
- Composer
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- Can Composer edit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)?
- Does Composer have a FTP/site manager?
- What Web development tools does Mozilla have?
- Composer seems basic.
Where can I get a more advanced, Mozilla-based editor?
- Troubleshooting Mozilla
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- Browser
Why doesn’t my page look right in Mozilla?
- Browser
I’m trying to view a file on a website, and the
address looks correct, but all I see is a bunch of garbled garbage
on my screen.
- Browser
My bank site blocks Mozilla!
- Profile & Data
I cannot open Mozilla / my profile. Mozilla says the profile is in use.
- Profile & Data
My system crashed when I exited Mozilla. Now all my mail are gone. What do I do?
- Profile & Data My profile is missing
(from the Profile Manager), how do I get it back again?
- Profile & Data
Help, my bookmarks are all gone!
- Profile & Data
I keep loosing my mail/bookmarks/profile data!
- Mail
Help! I can’t access my e-mail any more!
- Mail
My anti-virus program thinks my INBOX has a virus
and won’t let me access my INBOX!
- Browser
Why can’t I access secure (https://) Web sites? (Linux)
- Browser @Printing does not work, why? (Linux)
- Browser
I’m using a transparent proxy (such as Junkbuster)
and I’m having weird browsing problems. What’s happening?
- Browser
Middle click (or Ctrl+click) on a link does not open a new tab.
- Customization
I love a theme I’m using, but weird things are
happening with it. Is there a way to fix it?
- System
I use GNOME. I installed Mozilla from a mozilla.org binary, and
now Nautilus isn’t working properly.
- Browser
My toolbar/menubar is gone! How do I get it back?
- Browser
My personal toolbar is empty, and I cannot add any bookmarks to it. How do I fix it?
- Browser
The sidebar comes up empty.
- Download
I cannot download large files.
- Download
File downloading has been very slow lately, why?