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firefox not recognizing my plugins

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lizneedshelp
lizneedshelp

when I hit the update button firefox message was it did not detect any plugins but I have them they are there in the tools section under add ins . I just updated and downloaded adobe flash 11 along with Java as well.

when I hit the update button firefox message was it did not detect any plugins but I have them they are there in the tools section under add ins . I just updated and downloaded adobe flash 11 along with Java as well.

Chosen solution

Thank you !! I figured it out!

Silly dinasour me! I had disabled all my plugins when I thought I had enabled them.

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AliceWyman
AliceWyman
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Your installed plugins should be listed in the Tools -> Add-ons ->Plugins list. See:

To check for updates to all detected plugins, visit http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

If Java is not detected (the Plugin Check page will display a "Missing Java? ..." message) see:

If the Flash plugin is not detected, see:

user633449
user633449

Go to your Profile Folder (Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data will show you how to get there) and delete pluginreg.dat.

Then, open firefox and make sure you plugins are enabled.

cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
lizneedshelp
lizneedshelp Question owner

Chosen Solution

Thank you !! I figured it out!

Silly dinasour me! I had disabled all my plugins when I thought I had enabled them.

lizneedshelp
lizneedshelp Question owner

Thank you !! I figured it out!

Silly dinasour me! I had disabled all my plugins when I thought I had enabled them.

lizneedshelp
lizneedshelp Question owner

Thank you all for your responses and suggetstions as you can see by all three of my replies I figured it out and can now view all the videos 

I wasn't able to view  before!
AliceWyman
AliceWyman
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Thanks for posting back that you figured it out yourself, that you had disabled all your plugins by mistake. I'm glad that the solution was as simple as clicking the "Enable" button for all your disabled plugins in the Add-ons Manager!