Firefox 1.5 Final released... get it here!

To expand on my extension update troubles...

Just read that if a user has software installation blocked in their FF 1.07 profile, it remains blocked in FF 1.5 (where no menu choice exists to undo this action.)

Apparently, if you do the "about:config" (no quotes) in the address bar and scroll down to "xpinstall.enabled" (again, no quotes), you can double click that entry and change the value from false to true. Which should solve the issue.

I'll test it when I get a chance...


**EDIT**

One last post on this subject. The blocked extension update is a known issue and can indeed be fixed as I noted above. You can also work around it by turning on the allow websites to install software checkbox in FF 1.07 and earlier before upgrading to FF 1.5. (I just wish the "issue" would have been made clearer... :( )

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Originally Posted by Nix

Hey I installed it at work and used it all afternoon with no issues.

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I spoke too soon.

This morning, nothing but troubles even created a new profile but with the existing install.

Am now going to try a clean install with new profiles etc.

Strangely I was using the Noia 2.8.1 Lite theme and at work it continued to work, but at home it said it was not compatible with 1.5

So something strange must be going on with my work install.

I've been using it for 24 hours. I had one "Fifefox.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close" earlier in the evening. I've never had that with FF before, I hope thay aren't introducing more bugs than they're fixing. Time will tell I suppose. Other than that I haven't really noticed any difference one way or the other.

Ok after a total uninstall, clean up left over folders (backed up profile), cleaned registry, reboot, install 1.5 create new profile and copy just my bookmarks and reinstall all extensions and themes (3 total) it seems to be working a treat.

Even opened 75 tabs as well as numerous other applications to really test memory usage.

So far sweet.

I've also had FF crash on me once in the last 24 hours, but its also happened to me on occasions with 1.0.X. I'm not worried yet.
I sorely miss the Tabs extension. Gonna check if its been updated to work with 1.5.

Other than my extension update issue, I have had no negative issues at all on any PC...

1.5 working smoothly for me on both the 98SE and XPPro, with the exception of the extensions.....so far so good.

Well after an afternoon of problem free usage, this morning I logged in at work and started up my usual apps and bang FF got the memory read error.

So I'm now thinking it must be related to one of the other apps I'm using causing a memory conflict.

I'm getting FF crashing regularly now :mad: Oh well, I like IE7 beta just as much, if not more.

When I "Tweak Network Settings" to "Power" the next time I start FF the setting is back to the default setting. Anyone else have this problem?

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Originally Posted by HAN

To expand on my extension update troubles...

Just read that if a user has software installation blocked in their FF 1.07 profile, it remains blocked in FF 1.5 (where no menu choice exists to undo this action.)

Apparently, if you do the "about:config" (no quotes) in the address bar and scroll down to "xpinstall.enabled" (again, no quotes), you can double click that entry and change the value from false to true. Which should solve the issue.

I'll test it when I get a chance...


**EDIT**

One last post on this subject. The blocked extension update is a known issue and can indeed be fixed as I noted above. You can also work around it by turning on the allow websites to install software checkbox in FF 1.07 and earlier before upgrading to FF 1.5. (I just wish the "issue" would have been made clearer... :( )

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Thought I was going mad ,since I couldn't find the "software installation option".thanks a bunch ,I now have ADBLOCK working once more thanks to your post. :)

Terrible-It hosed my system! I had to un-install it and drop back to 1.0.4 to get Firefox working again. :( Bad-Bad-Bad.

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Originally Posted by jmtjet

Terrible-It hosed my system! I had to un-install it and drop back to 1.0.4 to get Firefox working again. :( Bad-Bad-Bad.

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I'm jolly glad I never intalled this monster. I'll stick with 1.0.7 ftb. Well, there's not even a proper English/British version out yet. So why should bother if FF don't.
Anyone got a link for Opera... ;)

Had it running on several PC's since the 30th, from Win 98SE through XP SP2. Other than my extension hiccup, I have had no issues of any kind...

The version itself is stable. Any problems with 1.5 is because of incompatible extensions. I had crashes as well, that came as a result of using IE Tabs extension. Other than that, all is good.