How do you start different instances of Firefox not childthreads but new processes on Win 32?
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Multiple profiles on multiple processes: Opening a new instance of Firefox with another profile
Firefox has a "Single Process" model, which basically means you cannot have multiple processes. Read this article for an explanation of why.
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horsepuckey. see the other answer. this is only correct inasfar as multiple firefox processes can't access the same profile. Nov 19, 2009 at 8:59
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The program is not intended to run in multiple processes, but I see that it seems to be possible.– C. RossNov 19, 2009 at 15:35
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1it's designed to be run on multi-user systems, simultaneously, by differing users, and has been since it was Netscape Navigator. this requires multiple processes to keep user data separate. it is most certainly intended to be used in this way. Nov 19, 2009 at 17:53
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1It is not intended to have multiple processes per user, which he's obviously asking about.– C. RossNov 20, 2009 at 17:41