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Thread ID: 52419	2004-12-18 18:31:00	Firefox, Mozilla, Which and Why?	Tony (4941)	Press F1

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305312	2004-12-18 18:31:00	What is the difference between the Firefox and Mozilla browsers? As far as I can see they have basically the same codebase, and seem to merge every so often, so why the diff? Is there any reason to use one over the other? Tony	Tony (4941)
305313	2004-12-18 18:59:00	mozilla classic is a complete package whereas with firefox/thunderbird they went a bit more modular - the idea being that if you just want a browser, get firefox, if you just want an email client, get thunderbird etc I think they continue developing moz classic as it is the base for Netscape (last I checked) but dont quote me on that whichever you use is up to you, I've been using mozilla classic for a long time now so cant seem to latch onto the firefox craze... I've had firefox fanboys go on about the google search box and I'll think "so what? I can google search directly from the address bar..." It's just a personal preference thing, try both and use the one you're more comfortable with More importantly, does it matter? Either way you're not using IE :)	whetu (237)
305314	2004-12-18 19:28:00	Do any of them readily import the address book and previous email settings from IE? Alternatively, where does XP hold those files, as I regularly save them across to a holding bay as backups. XP has an advantage in that the emails are held against a users documents and files, not in the operating system and if you reinstall the system it creates a new set of user files, allowing you to recover the old ones. One other question - how does one save the message rules in IE so back up files can be saved, thereby saving the trouble of remembering the old ones and reinventing the wheel? Cheers, Ken	Sapperbro (6562)
305315	2004-12-18 20:34:00	Do any of them readily import the address book and previous email settings from IE? Alternatively, where does XP hold those files, as I regularly save them across to a holding bay as backups. XP has an advantage in that the emails are held against a users documents and files, not in the operating system and if you reinstall the system it creates a new set of user files, allowing you to recover the old ones. Ken Both do it seamlessly (or to my experience). (Please note that 'Local Settings' as a hidden folder, so you will have to check show hiddens files and possibly show system files) Email is found here: in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\<string of characters>\Microsoft\Outlook Express Address book is found here: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book I'm not so sure about where the settings are stored, I'll come back with that later hopefully.	Altec_ (2950)
305316	2004-12-18 20:39:00	The settings are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities. The account details (server, name etc) are in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager\Accounts\0000000x (where x is a number). Edit: I just found this, it tells you all you need to know www.iopus.com backing up & restoring.	Altec_ (2950)
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