Re: Running 10.0.4 and 12.0 concurrently

> On 5/17/2012 5:33 AM On a whim, WLS pounded out on the keyboard
>
>> On 05/17/2012 12:11 AM, Ralph Fox wrote:
>>> On Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:21 +0100, in
>>> message<skt6r795607j9rnpngn8pqttvvj6emdhsb@...>
>>> Swifty wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm obliged to have 10.0.4 ESR on my PC, so I installed 12.0 into a
>>>> separate directory.
>>>>
>>>> The last time I tried, I could launch 10.0.4 from its icon, then
>>>> launch 12.0 from its icon, and run both versions (this mechanism
>>>> didn't work if I launched 12.0 first)
>>>>
>>>> Today, clicking the unchanged 12.0 icon brings up a new browser window
>>>> where Firefox identifies itself as 10.0.4 ESR
>>>>
>>>> 10.0.4 is launched by:
>>>>    "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
>>>> 12.0 is launched by:
>>>>    "C:\Program Files\Firefox Latest\firefox.exe" -P "Latest"
>>>>
>>>> Is there some way I can change the 12.0 icon so that it launches 12.0?
>>>
>>> Hi Steve
>>>
>>> If you want to have two different copies of Firefox running at the
>>> same time,
>>> one of them needs the command-line parameter  -no-remote
>>>
>>> The one with -no-remote should not be the one which is the system
>>> default browser.
>>>
>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Opening_a_new_instance_of_your_Mozilla_application_with_another_profile
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That is for running two instances of the same version.
>>
>> He is running two different versions. Hopefully with two different
>> profiles, and wants to have two separate icons to launch the Firefox
>> versions with, if I understand correctly.
>>
>> Sounds like a perfect candidate for the stand alone profile manager to
>> me. He would only have one icon, but would be able to chose which
>> Firefox he wants to run, or run both (with their separate profiles) at
>> the same time.
>>
>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Profile_Manager
>>
>
> Since he had a valid email, I explained what he needed to do.
>
> Terry