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Firefox does not update add ons, says it's checking my status but nothing happens..

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That's it, pretty simple.

That's it, pretty simple.

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hi bill, please see if you can resolve the problem on the plugin-check page when you go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > plugins & set the "java deployment toolkit" to never activate and then reload the page?

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Minimal. My other (XP) laptop has the same and the process was quick and flawless. The trouble is on my Win 7 laptop. The page just sits there with the clocky thing going round and round.

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hi bill, please see if you can resolve the problem on the plugin-check page when you go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > plugins & set the "java deployment toolkit" to never activate and then reload the page?