By the was, this works fine for me on a Vista 64 box.
Oh, and blog related ... my name is Mike Ratcliffe, Sabine is my wife
and her name is in my Gmail address purely because I stole the account
from her. I would change it but that would mess up lots of stuff
("open & owned by me", group access etc.)
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Mike Ratcliffe
On Oct 22, 7:10 am, John J Barton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 21, 9:43 pm, CarynG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I had seen these instructions elsewhere. My problem is that I don't
> > have the extension files referenced below anywhere (and no files are
> > hidden, except for those system files they won't really let me see -
> > or scared me into thinking I couldn't see them, I can't recall which).
>
> > * extensions.ini
> > * extensions.cache
> > * extensions.rdf
> > * compreg.dat
>
> > Nevertheless, I tried to create a new profile and it didn't make a
> > difference.
>
> > My sense is that something is corrupted. I mentioned to FF that any
> > ad links (to the right and those on top of a search) in Google don't
> > generate a real page (just shows as xowry.gif - with nothing in the
> > body of the page). Not sure why I think this could be related, but it
> > was the first problem I noticed starting a month ago. In IE, the
> > links in Google are just fine.
>
> This can't be good.
>
>
>
> > I hadn't used or looked for FB until a few days ago, so I'm not sure
> > when it disappeared.
>
> > .NET Framework was on my computer until yesterday. I really don't
> > think it was the problem, but I did uninstall it.
>
> > Oddly, the first real issue I noticed, in addition to the ads, was a
> > few days before I noticed FB was missing: Delicious was missing as
> > well. When I deleted .NET, Delicious came back but FB didn't.
>
> > If this is more info than you needed, I apologize. Figured you'd want
> > to know where things were coming from. I honestly don't know when FF
> > updates as it's automatic. I'm wondering if going back to an older
> > version, like from early September, would be a good idea.
>
> Your problem is not caused by the Firefox version. The problem is on
> your machine.
>
> If you can, check for viruses/spy ware. Reboot.
>
> Then is my suggestion: install Firefox from a zip file. Firefox does
> not support this so you have to use an automatically tested
> build:http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla...
> Pick the one that says
> firefox-3.5.5pre.en-US.win32.zip
> meaning this is a build of Firefox 3.5.5 before it is ready, in US
> English, for windows, as a zip file. Since 3.5 is only being changed a
> very small amount, the "before it is ready" part is not something you
> need to worry about.
>
> First change to the new Firefox profile you created.
> Then download and unzip the file, exit your previous Firefox and go in
> the the unzipped directory to find "firefox.exe". Run it.
>
> jjb
>
>
>
> > It's times like these that I really miss my IT guy. Here's to small
> > business owners everywhere!
>
> > Best,
>
> > Caryn
>
> > On Oct 21, 9:03 pm, John J Barton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Oct 21, 7:23 pm, CarynG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I have tried to install the latest version (referenced above). Again,
> > > > goes through all the motions and isn't showing up in the Tools menu or
> > > > in the Extensions section. You can see my earlier posts on this topic
> > > > for further details.
> > > > Running latest version of FF; I've uninstalled .NET Framework (and any
> > > > other add-ons you had on your list).
>
> > > > In short, whether it's my Vista 64-bit OS (which I tend to blame for
> > > > all woes), the latest version of FF, or your (my beloved) FB, I don't
> > > > know. FF will not respond to my inquires. Had someone write to me
> > > > from England today asking me if this problem had been resolved. I'm
> > > > not the only one with this issue!
>
> > > > Please advise what other info you might need from me to fix this
> > > > rather major problem.
>
> > > Have you tried creating a new firefox "profile"? This solves most of
> > > the unusual problems. A 'profile' is firefox lingo for "configuration"
> > > or "setup".
>
> > > We have instructions
> > > here:http://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Installing_in_a_clean_Profile
> > > also some more hints are on that page.
>
> > > Let us know.
> > > jjb
>
> > > > With much appreciation!
>
> > > > Caryn
>
> > > > On Oct 21, 5:42 pm, John J Barton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Our work on 1.5 features is
> > > > > complete:http://blog.getfirebug.com/2009/10/21/firebug-1-5b1/
>
> > > > > Now we are looking for user feedback and bug reports. We expect to
> > > > > have about six to eight weeks to fix bugs in 1.5. Once Firefox 3.6
> > > > > ships we will pretty much end work on 1.5 except for a few tweaks or
> > > > > fixes. So now is the time to try 1.5 on your web site and let us
> > > > > know...
>
> > > > > jjb
>
>
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