Comments on: Updating Portable Firefox with a Script http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/ Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-133773 Ryan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:16:54 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-133773 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-133709" rel="nofollow">Animal wrote:</a><blockquote>[div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112237" rel="nofollow">BlueFiberOptics wrote:</a><blockquote>Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.</blockquote>[/div]What if you’re behind a firewall, and the updater.exe can’t get out? Can it use HTTP through a proxy? That’s the only way I’ll be able to use it here at work.</blockquote>[/div] I do not believe this will work with a proxy. Animal wrote:
BlueFiberOptics wrote:
Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.

What if you’re behind a firewall, and the updater.exe can’t get out?

Can it use HTTP through a proxy? That’s the only way I’ll be able to use it here at work.

I do not believe this will work with a proxy.

]]> By: Animal http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-133709 Animal Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:21:52 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-133709 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112237" rel="nofollow">BlueFiberOptics wrote:</a><blockquote>Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.</blockquote>[/div] What if you're behind a firewall, and the updater.exe can't get out? Can it use HTTP through a proxy? That's the only way I'll be able to use it here at work. BlueFiberOptics wrote:
Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.

What if you’re behind a firewall, and the updater.exe can’t get out?

Can it use HTTP through a proxy? That’s the only way I’ll be able to use it here at work.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112551 Ryan Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:14:37 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112551 Well, I did a little research and as it turns out Firefox checks once each day for an update, but you can modify a value in the about:config to make it more frequent. Information on that can be found here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.interval Well, I did a little research and as it turns out Firefox checks once each day for an update, but you can modify a value in the about:config to make it more frequent. Information on that can be found here:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.interval

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112478 Max Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:40:32 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112478 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112443" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote> @Max: The auto-updater only checks for updates periodically. I think it is like every 4 to 8 hours.</blockquote>[/div] So that means I have to have PortableFirefox open for 4-8 hours for it to perform an auto-update? I must me missing something... Ryan wrote:
@Max: The auto-updater only checks for updates periodically. I think it is like every 4 to 8 hours.

So that means I have to have PortableFirefox open for 4-8 hours for it to perform an auto-update? I must me missing something…

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112443 Ryan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:17:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112443 @s427: Yes, you can run two versions of Firefox simultaneously as long as at least one of them is a portable version. The portable version uses a seperate profile than your normal Firefox so there risk in using it at the same time. If you want to do that just open the INI file that is located in the Portable Firefox directory and set the multiple instances option to true. @Max: The auto-updater only checks for updates periodically. I think it is like every 4 to 8 hours. @s427: Yes, you can run two versions of Firefox simultaneously as long as at least one of them is a portable version. The portable version uses a seperate profile than your normal Firefox so there risk in using it at the same time. If you want to do that just open the INI file that is located in the Portable Firefox directory and set the multiple instances option to true.

@Max: The auto-updater only checks for updates periodically. I think it is like every 4 to 8 hours.

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112421 Max Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:55:47 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112421 Hmm, the updater doesn't seem to work like it should. I opened the PortableFirefox that the installer came with and nothing updated. I clicked Help>Check for updates... and an update was available. Shouldn't it have downloaded automatically? I could download it manually but that would defeat the purpose of an auto-updater. Hmm, the updater doesn’t seem to work like it should. I opened the PortableFirefox that the installer came with and nothing updated. I clicked Help>Check for updates… and an update was available. Shouldn’t it have downloaded automatically? I could download it manually but that would defeat the purpose of an auto-updater.

]]> By: s427 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112347 s427 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:10:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112347 Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try ! One question : is it possible to run two different versions of Firefox at the same time (FF2 and FF3), or is there a risk of some conflicts between them ? Thanks for the tip, I’ll give it a try !

One question : is it possible to run two different versions of Firefox at the same time (FF2 and FF3), or is there a risk of some conflicts between them ?

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112270 Ryan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:48:29 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112270 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112254" rel="nofollow">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>[div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112237" rel="nofollow">BlueFiberOptics wrote:</a><blockquote>Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.</blockquote>[/div]So for it to update to the latest nightly build after the first one, all I have to do is open Firefox and it will auto-update right?</blockquote>[/div] Yep, you're correct. That's all you gotta do. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112246" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>can’t you just reconfigure the built in update feature for firefox to check nightlies rather than releases? if you change second preference in the file “channel-prefs.js” to:”release”,”beta”, or “nightly”. don’t include quotes.</blockquote>[/div] If you want to change your channel that is all you have to do, and then it won't do the nightlies if you don't want it to. Max wrote:
BlueFiberOptics wrote:
Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.

So for it to update to the latest nightly build after the first one, all I have to do is open Firefox and it will auto-update right?

Yep, you’re correct. That’s all you gotta do.

Anonymous wrote:
can’t you just reconfigure the built in update feature for firefox to check nightlies rather than releases? if you change second preference in the file “channel-prefs.js” to:”release”,”beta”, or “nightly”. don’t include quotes.

If you want to change your channel that is all you have to do, and then it won’t do the nightlies if you don’t want it to.

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112254 Max Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:23:22 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112254 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-112237" rel="nofollow">BlueFiberOptics wrote:</a><blockquote>Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.</blockquote>[/div] So for it to update to the latest nightly build after the first one, all I have to do is open Firefox and it will auto-update right? BlueFiberOptics wrote:
Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.

So for it to update to the latest nightly build after the first one, all I have to do is open Firefox and it will auto-update right?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112246 Anonymous Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:15:24 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112246 can't you just reconfigure the built in update feature for firefox to check nightlies rather than releases? if you change second preference in the file "channel-prefs.js" to:"release","beta", or "nightly". don't include quotes. can’t you just reconfigure the built in update feature for firefox to check nightlies rather than releases? if you change second preference in the file “channel-prefs.js” to:”release”,”beta”, or “nightly”. don’t include quotes.

]]> By: BlueFiberOptics http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112237 BlueFiberOptics Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:23:15 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112237 Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for. Max, the updater is only required the first time before you open the Firefox application. After that, if you want to download a new build each day, that is what the updater is for.

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112234 Max Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:25:15 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112234 I downloaded this and ran the updater, but my question is this: do I have to run the updater every time before I run that PortableFirefox installation or do I just open that PortableFirefox.exe and it will update automatically? I downloaded this and ran the updater, but my question is this: do I have to run the updater every time before I run that PortableFirefox installation or do I just open that PortableFirefox.exe and it will update automatically?

]]> By: Richard http://cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112230 Richard Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:27:08 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/07/31/updating-portable-firefox-with-a-script/#comment-112230 Thanks for great post, I was thinking of downloading firefox 3 but was going to wait a little longer. No need Thanks Again Thanks for great post, I was thinking of downloading firefox 3 but was going to wait a little longer. No need Thanks Again

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