Firefox 1.5

[Jack of Arcades]

Uninstall the extensions and download them again.

[Homer]

My Firefox is going much faster now. Sweet.

[waffle]

All: If the extensions refuse to work or install, claiming your version of firefox is too new, there is a dirty work-around you can do:

Open a new tab and type "about:config" as the page to open.

Right click on the list, select New --> String.

Use app.extensions.version as the name.

Enter 1.0 as the value.

Restart FF and enable any disabled extensions. Or install them again.

Restart again to use the extensions.

If this breaks anything you get to keep both pieces.

Waffle

[Homer]

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This [censored] up a bunch of my extensions. Is there a way to fix that?

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http://www.lifehacker.com/software/f...-15-136993.php

[Jeff W]

I wish I had not installed this new version--all my extensions were disabled. I tried your extensions trick, but when I try to install extensions it just says "Software installation is currently disabled. Click Edit Options... to enable it and try again." Of course, there is no option to enable/disable it that I can find.

[Jack of Arcades]

Jeff W.,

Don't do the stupid extensions trick. Just uninstall your extensions and then re-install.

[Evan]

The RoboForm website has an update available that you need to download.

[waffle]

You might try Tools, Options, Content, and clearing "Warn me when web sites try to install extensions or themes". Or maybe clicking the exceptions button next to that and adding in the appropriate sites?

Sorry for the extention trouble guys, I hardly use any so I didn't know there would be problems. /=

[Jeff W]

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You might try Tools, Options, Content, and clearing "Warn me when web sites try to install extensions or themes". Or maybe clicking the exceptions button next to that and adding in the appropriate sites?

Sorry for the extention trouble guys, I hardly use any so I didn't know there would be problems. /=

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Okay, I fixed it. Here is the problem: When you upgrade from 1.0 to a 1.2 or higher version and you have the allow firefox to install software function disabled(good security practice), it remains disabled and in the new versions there is no way to reset it.

Here is the fix:

Type about:config into a blank url bar.
Then find the option xpinstall.enabled and set it to true.

I can't believe such an awful bug has remained through so many beta releases. This is the last time I upgrade firefox without doing some research first.

P.S. Extensions are key. Get adblock, adblock filterset.g updater and customize google to see what you're missing.