Why aren't the install add-ons exceptions saving in the options - security panel?
When I close Firefox 3.6.12, then re-open it, my add-on exceptions under options - security panel are not saving. It clears out all of the sites every time. Why?
Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the "Site Preferences"
Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and password exceptions.
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== todayThese prefs get set to an empty String once the sites have been added to the whitelist if the pref is not empty if you open the exception window.
Tools > Options > Security : "Warn me when sites try to install add-ons": Exceptions
You can reset these prefs on the about:config page.
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To open the ''about:config'' page, type '''about:config''' in the location (address) bar and press the Enter key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page. -
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See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.<br />
See [[Basic Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile|Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile]]
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re-install because of earlier problems, most current version. Usual plugins, all up to date.
It is possible that there is a problem with the file(s) that store the extensions registry.
Delete the extensions.* files (e.g. extensions.json, extensions.sqlite, extensions.ini) and compatibility.ini in the Firefox profile folder to reset the extensions registry.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Profiles
New files will be created when required.
See "Corrupt extension files":
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Unable+to+install+add-ons
If you see disabled or not compatible extensions in "Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" then click the Tools button at the left end of the Search bar to check if there is a compatibility update available.
If this hasn't helped then also delete possible addons.json and addons.sqlite files.
You can reset all prefs to have a fresh start and delete possible user.js and numbered prefs-##.js files and rename (or delete) the prefs.js file to reset all prefs to the default value including prefs set via user.js and prefs that are no longer supported in the current Firefox release.
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Hi, I think my question may sounds weird, but I would like to know if someone know the name of the table which contains all installed add-ons on a computer (I would like to know the datasource of the window 'Add-ons administration').
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# Type about:config in the address bar
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As we cannot login we cannot raise a ticket with billing or anything else for azure.
Have two valid azure subscriptions, one microsoft account (ex-liveid/ex-officelive) and an organisation account (err microsoft office365).
Cannot access the azure portal!
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Firefox won't install add-ons even after clean install
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Sometimes I get the first error, sometimes the second, but all attempts to install add-ons fail with one of them.
I have tried all the troubleshooting advice in the knowledge bases (e.g. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions_-_Firefox#Unexpected_installation_error_-203) but with no success. I even did a clean reinstall of Firefox in a new directory (as described here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox#On_Mac_OS_X) but the problem remains.
What else can I do?
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Every time Firefox opened
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== User Agent ==
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2010-04-02 21:36:38 - ExtensionManager:_finishOperations - failure, catching exception - lineno: 359 - file: undefined - [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIProperties.get]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: file:///Applications/Web/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/components/nsExtensionManager.js :: getDirInternal :: line 359" data: no]
</code>
My system is :
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Show in Finder
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FoxyProxy Standard
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It's All Text!
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Zotero
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Why does CC keep reinstaling Add-ons every time I start my system? e.g. Server Behavior
Reinstalls every time. As well as this irritation why is there no filter in the Add-ons site to differentiate between what's compatible with CC2014 and other add-ons built for earlier iterations of Creative Cloud. Surely there should be?
Please check Another way to install Add-ons (updated)
https://creative.adobe.com/addons/my_addons
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forget that. do this: Close Firefox -> Start Firefox in Safe Mode by Holding down the SHIFT key while starting Firefox -> Safe Mode window appears -> click "Continue in Safe Mode"
-> Update Firefox to the latest version by going to Help Menu -> About Firefox -> click Check for Updates -> if an updated version is found then download the latest version and install it. After that follow these steps:
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-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Content -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Block Pop-up windows
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3) Enable JavaScript
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Privacy -> History section -> ''Firefox will: '''select "Use custom settings for history"''''' -> Remove Checkmark from "Permanent Private Browsing mode" -> place CHECKMARKS on:
1) Remember my Browsing History
2) Remember Download History
3) Remember Search History
4) Accept Cookies from sites -> select "Exceptions..." button -> Click "Remove All Sites" at the bottom of "Exception - Cookies" window
4a) Accept Third-party Cookies -> under "Keep Until" select "They Expire"
-> REMOVE CHECKMARK from CLEAR HISTORY WHEN FIREFOX CLOSES
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1) Warn me when sites try to install add-ons
2) Block reported attack sites
3) Block reported web forgeries
4) Remember Passwords for sites
-> Click OK on Options window
-> click the Favicon (small drop down menu icon) on Firefox SearchBar (its position is on the Right side of the Address Bar) -> click "Manage Search Engines" -> select All Unwanted Search Engines and click Remove -> click OK
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How to install add-ons to Premiere 13. I bought it together with Photoshop Elements in electronic version from Adobe.com page. But I dont have link to 2nd DVD with Premiere Add-ons. How to install that files ?
reidak
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Premiere Elements has not come with a Content Disc or offered Content download from an Adobe web site since Premiere Elements 10.
If "add-ons" to you mean Content download...DVD Templates, Movie Themes, Clip Art, etc....then most of that is going to come from downloading
Content from within the opened project. There is a limited amount of content that comes complete as part of the installation.
A description of this process is fully described
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE11: No Content Disc - Content Downloads from Adobe
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Thank you.
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