neo Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) [Guide] Download Firefox 2.0 in Windows Vista without Touching IE7, or Any Other Browser1) Type cmd in the Search box under the Start menu n right click the selected result and select Run as administrator.2) Now type following command in Command Promptftp ftp.osuosl.orgYou will be asked for your user name, and just type anonymous, and specify a password. Simply pressing Enter will deal with the password request, and you have logged in successfully.3) Now, type cd /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.11/win32/en-US/ and press Enter.4) Then type mget *.exe to access Firefox Setup 2.0.0.11.exe. After the download will be completed, type "Firefox Setup 2.0.0.11.exe" with the quotes to install the open source browser.Source: Softpedia Edited December 23, 2007 by neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrofLuigi Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Sweet.For our friends extremists. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 you can also use this path to get whatever the latest firefox is (in case you lose track)/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/latest/win32/en-USalso in case your not into Firefox either but still would like to avoid IE7:[Guide] Download Opera 9.25 in Windows Vista without Touching IE7, or Any Other Browser1) Type cmd in the Search box under the Start menu n right click the selected result and select Run as administrator.2) Now type following command in Command Promptftp ftp.opera.comYou will be asked for your user name, and just type anonymous, and specify a password. Simply pressing Enter will deal with the password request, and you have logged in successfully.3) Now, type cd /pub/opera/win/925/en/ and press Enter.4) Then type mget Opera_9.25_Eng_Setup.exe to access Opera_9.25_Eng_Setup.exe. After the download will be completed, type "Opera_9.25_Eng_Setup.exe" with the quotes to install the open source browser.Source: Copy/Paste and a little editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hey Geek....You have done a great job ! Thnaks to join me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC_LOAD_LETTER Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 sure thing. just putting in my 2 cents. this method also works well for recovering a system that cannot start IE for whatever reason so you you can get on the web and look for help with fixing IE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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