Comments on: FireFox Add-On Error “This add-on will be disabled when Firefox is restarted” http://www.techxplore.net/2008/10/24/firefox-add-on-error-this-add-on-will-be-disabled-when-firefox-is-restarted/ exploring computer hardware, software, Internet blogging, technology and gadgets Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:17:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tony http://www.techxplore.net/2008/10/24/firefox-add-on-error-this-add-on-will-be-disabled-when-firefox-is-restarted/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 tony Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:05:24 +0000 http://www.techxplore.net/?p=1955#comment-3716 thanks for the tip. thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Rey Bango http://www.techxplore.net/2008/10/24/firefox-add-on-error-this-add-on-will-be-disabled-when-firefox-is-restarted/comment-page-1/#comment-3602 Rey Bango Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:35:48 +0000 http://www.techxplore.net/?p=1955#comment-3602 While you can certainly disable the compatibility check, you're potentially compromising the stability of Firefox by allowing incompatible add-ons to run. It seems that Firebug was your issue and I would bet that you installed it from the Firebug site directly. Unfortunately, past versions of Firebug, especially those installed from the Firebug main site, had an update URL which didn't allow users to upgrade correctly. If you uninstall Firebug and reinstall it from addons.mozilla.org, your issues should disappear. I had the same experience myself. Rey AMO Community Mobilizer Mozilla Corp. While you can certainly disable the compatibility check, you’re potentially compromising the stability of Firefox by allowing incompatible add-ons to run.

It seems that Firebug was your issue and I would bet that you installed it from the Firebug site directly. Unfortunately, past versions of Firebug, especially those installed from the Firebug main site, had an update URL which didn’t allow users to upgrade correctly. If you uninstall Firebug and reinstall it from addons.mozilla.org, your issues should disappear. I had the same experience myself.

Rey
AMO Community Mobilizer
Mozilla Corp.

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