adblock plus will not load under firefox 11 and Vista limited user
I am running Windows Vista, fully patched. I can load Adblock Plus as an administrator but not as a limited user. The menu bar also does not work as a limited user, but the Firefox button does.
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I used the Mozilla web site download button, so I have no idea which version of Firefox 11 I got. The issue has been resolved. It seems that upgrading from 3.6 to 11 was a little more than Firefox could handle smoothly. I use Norton 360, and have been waiting until the toolbar became compatible with Firefox (which Symantec says it did at version 8) before upgrading.
I upgraded while logged in as an administrator, then set Firefox up the way I wanted including the add-on Adblock Plus. I then logged off and logged in as a limited user. At this point, the menu bar didn't work, bookmarking didn't work, and trying to install Adblock Plus didn't complete. After closing Firefox and reopening it a couple of times (along with using IE9 to see if that browser had problems too - it didn't) Adblock finished loading and the menu bar started to work. It seems something in the install process just didn't finish at first. Everything seems fine right now.
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Hi,
I'm sorry your having this problem. Are you trying to run the development build of Adblock Plus for Firefox 11? I ask this because the system requirements on the adblockplus.org web site recommend a development build for Firefox 11. If you can give some more details about what you want to be able to do, I can try to find the answer for how to do it.
Thanks, Michelle
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I used the Mozilla web site download button, so I have no idea which version of Firefox 11 I got. The issue has been resolved. It seems that upgrading from 3.6 to 11 was a little more than Firefox could handle smoothly. I use Norton 360, and have been waiting until the toolbar became compatible with Firefox (which Symantec says it did at version 8) before upgrading.
I upgraded while logged in as an administrator, then set Firefox up the way I wanted including the add-on Adblock Plus. I then logged off and logged in as a limited user. At this point, the menu bar didn't work, bookmarking didn't work, and trying to install Adblock Plus didn't complete. After closing Firefox and reopening it a couple of times (along with using IE9 to see if that browser had problems too - it didn't) Adblock finished loading and the menu bar started to work. It seems something in the install process just didn't finish at first. Everything seems fine right now.