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In Hotmail, I keep getting a stupid 'additional plug-ins are required' pop-up banner. How do I make it go away without loading the plug-in (that isn't available automatically, anyway)?

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Your plugins list shows outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

# Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_16 for Mozilla browsers

Update the Java plugin to the latest version. See http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp#jdk (you need JRE) --- Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes). See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

Also make sure that your firewall isn't blocking content or modifying the HTTP response headers.

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What is the name of the plugin that it is trying to install?

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It says "no suitable plug-ins were found. unknown plug-in (text/html)"...

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Your plugins list shows outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

# Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_16 for Mozilla browsers

Update the Java plugin to the latest version. See http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp#jdk (you need JRE) --- Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes). See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

Also make sure that your firewall isn't blocking content or modifying the HTTP response headers.