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Firefox 3.6.3 refuses to acknowledge any of my add-ons for adblock and themes.

AnonymousUser
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My adblock plus add-on will not work on Firefox 3.6.3 when I tried to install it. It prompts me to restart, but when I do, it does the same thing over again.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I downloaded Firefox 3.6.3

My adblock plus add-on will not work on Firefox 3.6.3 when I tried to install it. It prompts me to restart, but when I do, it does the same thing over again. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I downloaded Firefox 3.6.3

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the-edmeister
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Try resetting the Extension Manager. With Firefox closed, rename the following files in your profile folder: extensions.cache extensions.ini extensions.rdf and compatibility.ini They'll be re-created when you open Firefox.

Note : Although unwanted files/folders can be deleted, renaming them is generally considered a safer option. This achieves the same result, but allows the user to retrieve any possibly required information from them later on. In the case above, rename the above 4 files as , 'extensionsOLD.ini', 'extensionsOLD.cache', 'extensionsOLD.rdf, 'compatibilityOLD.ini'

Making sure Firefox closed: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Kill_application Profile location: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder You may need to show hidden files to locate your profile (W2K & WinXP): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/us.../hiddenfiles.mspx