This update has multiple problems--do not update it. If you already have, you can revert to 2.0.0.17 using the following procedure which good guy Frank was kind enough to give me:


http://forums.mozillazine.org/

http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_parentId=206574#threadId207075

Frank
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I can help you iroteit!
I downloaded the same STUPID update and had many of the same problems you had BUT I FINALLY found a way to revert the Fox!
Go to:
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.17/win32/en-US
and download the EXE file ... NOT the ASC file. Once you D/L this file install it and FireFox will go back to 2.0.0.17 and work again!
YOU MUST TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC UPDATE FEATURE IN FIREFOX!
Tools>Options>Advanced>Update>Un-check the box for FireFox
I sincerely hope this helps!!!

-c

Thanks Cassius,

I was wondering why someone would still use v2 of Firefox, since v3 has been out for sometime and seems stable enough. Then I realised that my Asus eee PC Firefox is v2 and there's still no obvious way to update it to 3 (I admit that I am practically a Linux newbie as my past infatuation with the system lasted too little for me to remember anything). So following your warning I didn't update to 2.0.0.18 and am apparently happier for it.

Cheers
Alexander