#Mozilla firefox update for xp windows

#Mozilla firefox update for xp windows

Windows 2000 fell off Microsoft’s support list in mid-2010, and XP and XP SP1 were dumped in 20, respectively. Microsoft doesn’t even support Windows XP SP2 . Microsoft retired all three editions years ago.

But it’s not as if Mozilla has jumped the gun. Mozilla added support for SPDY in Firefox 11, the March 13 release.īy switching to Visual Studio 2010, Mozilla will not be able to build Firefox for the older operating systems, said Dotzler. SPDY, for “speedy,” is a Google-crafted protocol that promises faster and more secure page loading. “Our users have suffered a slower Firefox than would be possible as both direct and indirect results of moving to a more modern compiler,” he added. Mozilla has been discussing the change for at least three years and initially pulled the trigger two months ago.Īt the time, Asa Dotzler, director of Firefox, said: “Our developers have not been able to take advantage of new compiler features and have had to struggle to keep valuable optimisations from breaking, including having had to back out and ultimately delay some important new features like SPDY.”

“This support change allows us to significantly improve Firefox performance on Windows by using a more modern build system,” Mozilla said. Firefox 12, set to ship April 24 and due to be replaced by the next edition on June 4, will be the last that supports the three older Windows.