my mac is os 9..it is a g4..i just put additional memory on and downloaded mac X...so it is still the old internet explorer that works only a little..when i go to yahoo, there is a part that says optimize internet with firefox..so i click there and it takes me to mozilla page that boasts about firefox 2..i see noplace on this page to download except maybe the bottom where you choose the language, (english) and theer is a box that says go..i click on that and the page basically refreshes, that's it..i clicked on something at the top that took me to another page where i did see a line, -download now-..i clicked on that and again, the page refreshes..
i can't even use that computer now to use this site, it is basically internet useless..
2006-11-23 04:21:17 · 3 answers · asked by jstrmbill 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
when i talked with apple on the phone, they told me mac X would be good enough. so i have found the download page and when i try, i see it download in the download manager, 17.5mb..when it says download complete, i try to click on it and it says "internet explorer doesn't know how to handle the type of file you selected..choose to save or configure"....at the time i'm typing this, i am at a different computer miles away because the mac won't allow me to use yahoo answers...
2006-11-23 12:08:10 · update #1
so i have to keep running back and forth..
2006-11-23 12:09:32 · update #2
What you have downloaded is Mozilla Firefox 2 for Windows. To have this browser for Mac OS, you can get it here.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Choose Mac OS, not Windows or Linux.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-23 04:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by fitzheim 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The reason you can't download and install Firefox is because you're running Mac OS 9. Firefox requires OS X 10.2 or later. Once you upgrade, the download button will appear on the Firefox page.
I would also suggest you stop using Internet Explorer and switch to iCab. IE for Mac was discontinued a long time ago so it really safe to be using it, even on a Macintosh. iCab is one of the very few browsers still being developed and updated for OS 9.
iCab Download:
http://www.icab.de/dl.php
So, to summarise...
1. Upgrade to OS X 10.2 or later.
2. Go to: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
3. Download and install Firefox.
2006-11-23 09:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by A* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the link for the page to download Firefox for Macs.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
2006-11-23 04:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by shoeless wonder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋