Since updating my plugins right-click no longer saves an image - it "cancels".
Last night I updated all my plugins and now I can't save images by right-clicking. I am using Firefox 3.6.8 on a desktop computer running Windows XP legally.
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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).
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Tried that with no result. I realized I had accidentally (well, carelessly) customized the original default setting and created a new setting to run as default. This may be why it didn't work, although I did eventually get a "plain" version. Setting everything to default, I looked in add-ons anyway and discovered that Real-Player items were still installed. Clicked "disable" on all of those. Right-click still results in no images being saved. The Download box says [name of image.jpg] canceled [website.com]
Knowing Real tries to be a browser itself, should I uninstall it from the entire computer? I don't really NEED it. Befuddled Suze
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Do you have the "RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin" extension (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) ?
Be sure not to get confused with the RealPlayer plugin (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins) that plays media files. The extension adds some extra features like saving media files.
You can disable/remove the RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension in the RealPlayer Preferences (RealPlayer: Tools > Preferences > Download & Recording)
You can also disable unneeded plugin like Fun Web Products Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows (can be considered as malware/spyware).
These don't seem to apply to my computer. I am also having (new) trouble playing .flv files. One troubleshoot suggested my Directx was obsolete, so I tried to DL a newer version.
Downloads are coming up as "Canceled" too!
I sure wish I hadn't listened to Firefox page's promise that my Firefox would be better if I updated. It was working fine... >:-(
I've just noticed something odd. (Odder?) When I "disable" all the plugins, the Quick Time and Real plugins come back on their own. I've tried it several times in case I was doing something wrong, but every time I restart Firefox - Poof! there they are again.
Is there some special method of turning them off?
Should I completely uninstall them from my system?
Suze
Well! I think I found it!
While I was on vacation a friend added the browser accelerator to a different profile. Somehow this "contaminated" ALL the profiles, even the new Default I created.
How is this possible? Why did it not show up immediately?
Suze
BTW, the add-on was called "Download Helper". Not much help, that...