Upgrading from IE to Firefox is only a bit more difficult than, well playing solitaire. The challenge is the same: there is none! Basically all you need to do is import your favories from Internet Explorer. But wait! This is already done for you! So follow along our pretty easy guide, which, is about as simple as solitare.

Import favorites from Internet Explorer

Importing favorites is very simple with Firefox. The first time Firefox launches, it will ask where you want to import data from. Select "Microsoft Internet Explorer". Thats it! All your favorites are now included with your new Firefox bookmarks. You can manage them through the Bookmarks Manager located in the Bookmarks menu.

The profile folder is where Firefox saves all your settings and refers to a location on your hard drive.

On Windows XP/2000, the path is usually %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.xxx\, where xxx is a random string of 3 characters. Just browse to C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and the rest should be obvious.

On Windows 95/98/Me, the path is usually C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.xxx

Dont have favorites? That makes switching even easier! Just install and you're set!

Enjoy your new browsing experience

And thats it! See? That wasn't hard. In fact, most of the switching is done automatically for you. So enjoy unmatched speed and dependability without sacrificing security. Mozilla Firefox, take back the web.