> -----Original Message----- > The basic problem > is > that it gave Firefox the same kinds of security hole that Explorer has.
[citation needed] **My note: Logging on as the admin would have enabled the uninstall, which makes me wonder what all the sturm and drang was about, since LUA users (Least-privileged User Account) typically aren't permitted to install or uninstall software.** http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2009/02/27/uninstalling-the-clickonce-su pport-for-firefox.aspx http://tinyurl.com/aqm4l9 "We added this support at the machine level in order to enable the feature for all users on the machine. Seems reasonable right? Well, turns out that enabling this functionality at the machine level, rather than at the user level means that the "Uninstall" button is grayed out in the Firefox Add-ons menu because standard users are not permitted to uninstall machine-level components.... Update (5/2009): We just release an update to .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 that makes the Firefox plug in a per-user component. This makes uninstall a LOT cleaner.. none of the steps below are required once this update is installed. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cecc 62dc-96a7-4657-af91-6383ba034eab http://tinyurl.com/cbx4me In .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, the .NET Framework Assistant enables Firefox to use the ClickOnce technology that is included in the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework Assistant is added at the machine-level to enable its functionality for all users on the machine. As a result, the Uninstall button is shown as unavailable in the Firefox Add-ons list because standard users are not permitted to uninstall machine-level components. In this update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and in Windows 7, the .NET Framework Assistant will be installed on a per-user basis. As a result, the Uninstall button will be functional in the Firefox Add-ons list." ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
