How to Download Firefox for Windows

Firefox is a very popular Web browser that offers many useful and time-saving features. It is also a relatively safe browser to use, as viruses, worms and trojans are typically targeted at other browsers. However, Firefox is perhaps best known for tabbed browsing. With tabbed browsing, you can have many Web pages open at once, all neatly organized in one Firefox window. You can download Firefox for Windows to begin using this feature immediately.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet access

Instructions

Download Firefox for Windows

1. Go to the Mozilla Firefox Web site (see Resources below).

2. Locate the 'Download Firefox' button and click it with your mouse. A download window will open on your computer.

3. Click the 'Run' button to begin the download. Depending on which browser you are using, you may see 'Open' or 'OK' rather than 'Run.' Choosing 'Open' or 'OK' will also start the download of Firefox onto your computer.

4. Click 'Run' in the pop-up window that should appear when the download is 100 percent complete.

5. Click 'Next' in the Mozilla Firefox Setup window that will pop up once all the downloaded files have been auto-extracted.

6. Read the Firefox terms and conditions and proceed by selecting 'I accept the terms in the License Agreement.'

7. Choose between a 'Standard' or 'Custom' installation by selecting the appropriate radio button and clicking 'Next.'

8. Click 'Finish' to complete the installation. If you want to start using Firefox right away, make sure the box next to 'Launch Mozilla Firefox Immediately' is checked.

Tips & Warnings

• Download Firefox 2 at the Mozilla Web site (see Resources below).

• To use Firefox, your computer needs to meet minimum hardware requirements. For Windows, the minimum requirement is a 233 Mhz processor, 64 MB of RAM, 50 MB of free space on your hard drive and Windows 98 or greater.

• For the best Firefox experience using Windows, Mozilla recommends a 500 Mhz processor, 256 MB of RAM, 100 MB of free hard drive space and Windows XP.

• Firefox 2 notifies you with a message when security updates are available to download from Mozilla. Updates are provided for Firefox to help keep you safe when using the Web. The updates will be shown in the language you've selected to use for Firefox.

• These directions were written for Firefox 2.00.2. If you are running a prior version of Firefox, some of these steps may not work for you. Consider upgrading to Firefox 2, as it can be downloaded for free and runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux systems.