Installing ESR to run separately

[Debskinner]

Hi
I've just got a new PC & am trying to get FFESR to run as well as regular FF 64-bit

I did it on my last PC & remember having trouble. Can't remember the solution. I know I have to have 2 profiles. The problem is installing the 2nd version without it overriding the first.

I want to run ESR from my downloads folder in order to keep it completely separate (on old PC had target as C:\Users\User\Downloads\FirefoxPortable\firefox.exe -no-remote -profile "name"

It's the installation that's foxing me (& the fact that I can't seem to open profile manager from outside of FF)

Thanks

[DanRaisch]

See if this thread is helpful -- viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3050070&p=14832606&hilit=run+two+versions#p14832606

[therube]

on old PC had target as C:\Users\User\Downloads\FirefoxPortable\firefox.exe -no-remote -profile "name

Note that the command line is not running FF "portably".
Actually, not sure what you're doing there?
You might be running FF directly?

Typically you'd want to run \FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe.
(firefox.exe itself being found within \App\Firefox\ subdirectory.)

[Debskinner]

Hi
Thanks. Got there, eventually
Trick is to NOT allow FFESR to start & to make sure to put the -no-remote -profile on BEFORE starting it up

[James]

Note unless you are trying to run two different Firefox instances at the same time (like say the Fx 68.1.0 ESR and Fx 69.0.1 Release) you do not need the -no-remote switch. It is good however to still have each version shortcut pointing to it's own Profile.