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In converting from Win XP PC w/Ffx 28.0 to a new Win 8 PC, is Ffx 28.0 the v. to retain? If not, then which v. and when/where to install during conversion?

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I will be converting from my 9-yr-old PC with Win. XP to a new PC with Win. 8. My Control Panel program list tells me my old PC is running Firefox 28.0 (x86 en-US). I need to be sure that Firefox 28.0 is your latest version and is the one I should move over to my new PC (there seem to be so many versions out there that it is confusing...in one place you say version 17 is the one to use). If I do need to install another Firefox version, I would need to know which one, and whether it should be installed on the old computer first, before changing PCs, or somewhere else in the in the conversion sequence, i.e., on the new PC first before (or after?) transferring everything else from the old PC. I plan to transfer to the new PC using free LapLink software offered to us current XP users through a Microsoft/LapLink agreement.

I will be converting from my 9-yr-old PC with Win. XP to a new PC with Win. 8. My Control Panel program list tells me my old PC is running Firefox 28.0 (x86 en-US). I need to be sure that Firefox 28.0 is your latest version and is the one I should move over to my new PC (there seem to be so many versions out there that it is confusing...in one place you say version 17 is the one to use). If I do need to install another Firefox version, I would need to know which one, and whether it should be installed on the old computer first, before changing PCs, or somewhere else in the in the conversion sequence, i.e., on the new PC first before (or after?) transferring everything else from the old PC. I plan to transfer to the new PC using free LapLink software offered to us current XP users through a Microsoft/LapLink agreement.

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Yes, Firefox 28 is the current release for Windows XP and higher.

I'm not exactly sure how Laplink works, but assuming it transfers all of your Windows user profile data, then it should bring your Firefox data over to your new computer. You can confirm by checking here on both computers and comparing what you see:

(paste into Start > Run or WinButton+r): %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\

In particular, make sure Laplink copied over the profiles.ini file and the Profiles folder and its subfolders.

I suggest copying the data over first, then installing Firefox. In that case, when you install Firefox it should automatically find your data and you'll be up and running. If you install Firefox first, then you will have to take a few extra steps to get your old data in.

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Yes, Firefox 28 is the current release for Windows XP and higher.

I'm not exactly sure how Laplink works, but assuming it transfers all of your Windows user profile data, then it should bring your Firefox data over to your new computer. You can confirm by checking here on both computers and comparing what you see:

(paste into Start > Run or WinButton+r): %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\

In particular, make sure Laplink copied over the profiles.ini file and the Profiles folder and its subfolders.

I suggest copying the data over first, then installing Firefox. In that case, when you install Firefox it should automatically find your data and you'll be up and running. If you install Firefox first, then you will have to take a few extra steps to get your old data in.