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| Post #16 Jun 30 2009, 09:55 | |
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Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 12 Joined: 14-January 09 From: uk Member No.: 278,016 
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i just uninstalled the .net plugin,no probs.It had a button for it
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| Post #17 Jul 2 2009, 20:49 | |
Resident Fanatic  Group: Registered Posts: 903 Joined: 31-December 03 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 44,107
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Quote - (primexx @ Jun 30 2009, 05:24)  ...there's also another unremovable (iirc) type which is installed in the firefox directory in program files, i'm not sure why this is but it's probably because it's profile independent, an example would be the java console addon. What is iirc? What do you mean by "firefox directory in program files" Quote - (rover3500 @ Jun 30 2009, 05:55) i just uninstalled the .net plugin,no probs.It had a button for it The .net framework add-on isn't a plugin, it's an extension. My issue with uninstallation relates to plugins not extensions. My issue with extensions is whether they are safe to disable. |
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| Post #18 Jul 2 2009, 21:25 | |
Resident Elite  Group: Registered Posts: 1,192 Joined: 16-August 07 From: Hove, UK Member No.: 234,486
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You can disable all plugins listed in post #7 safely maybe except from Window's Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library as that allows you to play wmv/wma files. Most sites will tell you to install a plugin if it cannot detect it such as YouTube and Flash but you can usually enable the plugin and reload the page.
There's a plugins folder in the Firefox installation folder where plugins can be installed globally for all users. |
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| Post #19 Jul 3 2009, 18:25 | |
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Resident Fanatic Group: Registered Posts: 903 Joined: 31-December 03 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 44,107
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Quote - (primexx @ Jun 30 2009, 05:24) i don't remember all the technical details but some programs could install "global" addons where the files are located at an arbitrary location with a registry pointer to them. since it's installed outside firefox's scope (i.e. it might not necessarily be able to modify it) the application can't uninstall it within the addon manager, and you'll have to manually remove it. this is the case for the .net extension. then there's the normal addons which are installed (either by an app or by the user) into the profile directory, that is removable from the addon manager. there's also another unremovable (iirc) type which is installed in the firefox directory in program files, i'm not sure why this is but it's probably because it's profile independent, an example would be the java console addon. Actually, that's not the case with the .net extension, it can be removed from the addon manager. Quote - (night_stalker_z @ Jul 2 2009, 17:25) You can disable all plugins listed in post #7 safely maybe except from Window's Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library as that allows you to play wmv/wma files. Most sites will tell you to install a plugin if it cannot detect it such as YouTube and Flash but you can usually enable the plugin and reload the page. There's a plugins folder in the Firefox installation folder where plugins can be installed globally for all users. If they're installed in the Firefox directory, it doesn't make any sense that they can't be removed using the addon manager. As some of you pointed out, they can be disabled, which has the same affect. I just don't like having a bunch of unnecessary addons cluttering up my addon manager. One question that never got answered, what's "iirc"? |
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| Post #20 Jul 6 2009, 04:57 | |
Software Developer  Group: Registered Posts: 2,100 Joined: 16-July 01 From: Toronto, Ontario Member No.: 115
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Hi All,
I am a member of Mozilla's internal QA team and we recently did some testing alongside Microsoft testing their .NET Framework Assistant and Firefox 3.5 The results of our testing can be seen here. Please seek out the subsection, 'Additional Resources' for information on applying the .NET Framework Assistant 1.1 patch. .NET Framework Assistant 1.1 enables the uninstall functionality. Thanks, Aaron (Mozilla QA) |
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| Post #21 Jul 6 2009, 05:54 | |
Neowinian DOMINATING  Group: Registered Posts: 9,424 Joined: 24-April 05 Member No.: 107,134
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Quote - (Grand Maester @ Jul 2 2009, 13:49) What is iirc? What do you mean by "firefox directory in program files" if i recall correctly the firefox directory in program files is %programfiles%/Mozilla Firefox/ (the default, anyways) Quote - (Grand Maester @ Jul 3 2009, 11:25) Actually, that's not the case with the .net extension, it can be removed from the addon manager. if you have mr.tech's toolkit or something you'll see that although it removes the extension from the addons window it doesn't completely "uninstall" it like you'd expect it to. you still have to manually delete it to get rid of it. |
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| Post #22 Jul 13 2009, 18:31 | |
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Resident Fanatic Group: Registered Posts: 903 Joined: 31-December 03 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 44,107
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Quote - (primexx @ Jul 6 2009, 01:54) if you have mr.tech's toolkit or something you'll see that although it removes the extension from the addons window it doesn't completely "uninstall" it like you'd expect it to. you still have to manually delete it to get rid of it. How would I do that? |
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| Post #23 Jul 15 2009, 08:49 | |
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Neowinian DOMINATING Group: Registered Posts: 9,424 Joined: 24-April 05 Member No.: 107,134
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| Post #24 Jul 15 2009, 09:01 | |
Neowinian³  Group: Registered Posts: 491 Joined: 28-August 08 From: Herefordshire, UK Member No.: 258,402
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have you downloaded anything from the download centre on the Microsoft website? If you downloaded something that needed "validation" it may have needed to install the WGA plugin to your browser to check your copy of Windows is legit. If it isn't, you just won't be allowed to download anything needing genuine validation from the Microsoft download centre.
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