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Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Rink

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On 06.01.2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Using this for almost a year, as 115ESR became too slow and RAM hungry. https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/

ciao..
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Op 6-1-2026 om 19:39 schreef Schugo:

On 06.01.2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Using this for almost a year, as 115ESR became too slow and RAM hungry. https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/

ciao..

Thanks for your reply, Schugo.

I already saw the github site, but I always get confused when I visite
github.
Most of it I do not understand.

The sourceforge site also gives versions 115, 128, 140, 144, 145 and 146
(8 items).

Which should I chose?

(now Firefox 115.31.0esr 64bits, on Windows 7 Prof-SP1)

Rink
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On 06.01.2026 19:55, Rink wrote:

Op 6-1-2026 om 19:39 schreef Schugo:

On 06.01.2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Using this for almost a year, as 115ESR became too slow and RAM hungry.
https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/

ciao..

Thanks for your reply, Schugo.

I already saw the github site, but I always get confused when I visite github.
Most of it I do not understand.

The sourceforge site also gives versions 115, 128, 140, 144, 145 and 146
(8 items).

Which should I chose?

Dunno from Sourceforge, but
146 is the latest official stable release.
You must update manually from time to time,
no auto-updates.

On the github page the same, except the versions
containing an "a" are nightly alpha versions e.g. 147a1.

ciao..

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On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 19:25:00 +0100, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Rink

I'm using it daily in my Win7. I has completely replaced my old FF v115.x. Currently using v132. Not yet updated to later version, due to FF internal
UI redesign which screw up accessibility. e.g. white text on bright main
menu item background, black text on black background on selected menu items, toolbar background color makes toolbar icon difficult to see, etc.

There's a similar FF fork in GitHub, but it's buggier than r3dfox. It
crashes in my system.

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7
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Op 7-1-2026 om 4:11 schreef JJ:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 19:25:00 +0100, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

Rink

I'm using it daily in my Win7. I has completely replaced my old FF v115.x. Currently using v132. Not yet updated to later version, due to FF internal
UI redesign which screw up accessibility. e.g. white text on bright main
menu item background, black text on black background on selected menu items, toolbar background color makes toolbar icon difficult to see, etc.

There's a similar FF fork in GitHub, but it's buggier than r3dfox. It
crashes in my system.

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7

Thank you, JJ.
I can use r3dfox just next to Firefox, isn't it?
So I can try it without deleting Firefox?

My problems with closing Windows7 seems to have disappaered, after the
tips Paul gave me about unticking Firefox hardware acceleration.
But I wait with new software and other changes a few days to see if I
don't get a BSOD again.

Rink
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On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:27:58 +0100, Rink wrote:

Thank you, JJ.
I can use r3dfox just next to Firefox, isn't it?
So I can try it without deleting Firefox?

My problems with closing Windows7 seems to have disappaered, after the
tips Paul gave me about unticking Firefox hardware acceleration.
But I wait with new software and other changes a few days to see if I
don't get a BSOD again.

Rink

Yes you can. Both use different folder name in Windows' user profile folder. Both can also be run at the same time.
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On 06/01/2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

It advertises itself as "Modern Firefox for Win 7". A bit of a
contradiction in terms, like a 'a new facade for a derelict house'.
Why would you? (My laptop runs under Win 7.)
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On 2026/1/9 12:38:27, occam wrote:

On 06/01/2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

It advertises itself as "Modern Firefox for Win 7". A bit of a
contradiction in terms, like a 'a new facade for a derelict house'.
Why would you? (My laptop runs under Win 7.)

Not a contradiction at all; you could use a SatNav (GPS) in a Model T
Ford, and the age of the latter would not materially affect the
performance of the former.

In terms of software, a _lot_ of obsolescence is caused by laziness (or unaware-ness) on the part of those running the compilers, by leaving the compiler switches at the default, which increasingly tends to be set to _assume_ it is being run with the latest OS. This accounts for the vast majority of the problems; the proportion where the new _features_ of the software actually _require_ something that's _only_ in the new OS is vanishingly small. For something like a browser, I'd be surprised if
there are _any_ such features.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

At my funeral take the bouquet off my casket and throw it in the crowd
to see who's next
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On 9/01/2026 11:38 pm, occam wrote:

On 06/01/2026 19:25, Rink wrote:

Have you tried r3dfox ?
Is this an alternative for Firefox when you still run Windows 7 ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/r3dfox/

It advertises itself as "Modern Firefox for Win 7". A bit of a
contradiction in terms, like a 'a new facade for a derelict house'.
Why would you? (My laptop runs under Win 7.)

Some people (You??) are very happy with the way Win7 handles things,
good for them .... so having an (up-to-date) browser that works with
Win7 can be a real bonus.
--
Daniel70
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