I was having the same problem. To fix it, I followed advise #2. I'm using WD Anywhere backup software. The backup software was causing the firebug add-on not to install properly. Once I disabled it, shazaam! firebug installed successfully. Hope this helps.
Litos On Sep 7, 3:21 pm, Hernan Rodriguez Colmeiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Alan and Wendy: > > Thanks for your information. Here are some recommended actions to > take, that will let us narrow down the problem: > > 1) Delete the following files from your profile (with Firefox closed): > > extensions.ini > extensions.cache > extensions.rdf > > Those files may be corrupt for some reason, deleting them will force > Firefox to create them again. > > 2) Disable any Antivirus or BackUp program you have running and > theninstallFirebug. It may be that some software is stopping Firefox > creating the file structures needed for the installation process. > > 3) Run Firefox as Administrator. It may be the same as in reason 2, > because firefox doesn't have enough permissions. > > 4) ManuallyinstallFirebug. This can be done easily, just unzip the > xpi (it's a normal zipped file with the extension changed) in your > extensions folder, inside your profile. You should unzip firebug's XPI > content inside a folder named "[email protected]". Do > this with Firefox closed. > > Actions 2 and 3 are mostly hunches, but you never know how Windows > will behave :) > > Hernán --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
