how do i switch my sl viewer 2 to phoenix ?

[reaperofdeath1]

i keep getting eror mesage sl not responding . am useing firefox as my browser n my computer is an hp laptop thats running windows 7 n im using sl viewer 2

[Chic Aeon]

Just download Phoenix (or the new FIRESTORM) from the website (http://www.phoenixviewer.com/) and install. Then use that viewer to access Second Life. You do not need to uninstall Viewer 2, but you certainly could if you are a "neat" person.

There is no guarantee that the new viewer will fix your problem of course. Your computer might not be hefty enough to run SL. Then again, most third party viewers need less sophisticated hardware than Viewer 2, so it is worth a try.  You might also check your firewall?  Your error message seems to suggest a connection issue rather than a viewer one.  Sure other folks will have more info.

Your browser choice by the way, has very little to do with Second Life -- only when you are using the browswer to open a webpage from within SL.

Separate programs with different functions .

 

Good luck.

[Ivy Batriani]

Read the following at phoenixviewer.com:

Firestorm Beta 2 with build tools!

Tue, 05 Jul 2011

It explains that Phoenix will be 'broken' and encourages loading the Firestorm Beta.

[Peewee Musytari]

You can find the alternate LL viewers on: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers

Or the Third Party viewers on: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory