hello, i don't see the connection to 24 ESR - block-listing for vulnerable plugins was in the 17 ESR release already. to disable it in the mozilla.cfg refer to http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.blocklist.enabled (which will you make vulnerable to malicious extensions and crashy graphics drivers though, so you'd have to keep an eye on that yourself).

See this support article over at the MoziilaZine KnowledgeBase.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning

That page was last modified on 3 June 2013, so the information is up-to-date.

You can try to set the plugin.scan.plid.all pref to false to see if that works for the Java plugin.

edit - ok I give up on formatting.. the view space is too small but everything is aligned properly in the code.

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Didn't work. I read each of the replies.

For Fun here is my mozilla.cfg.

If Mozilla makes a web based html checkbox generator to spit out code, they would win enterprise. I mean I had to fight with Google Chrome too. With Chrome if one value is wrong, everything is invalidated and you're forced to reinstall. Screw that noise.

//Firefox Default Settings

defaultPref("browser.startup.homepage", "data:text/plain,browser.startup.homepage=http://something.edu");


// disable application updates
lockPref("update_notifications.enabled", false);
lockPref("app.update.auto", false);
lockPref("app.update.enabled", false);
lockPref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
defaultPref("browser.search.update", false); 

// disable whats new page overriding default homepage on first launch
pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");

// disable default browser check
pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");

// Disable checks that extensions provide secure updates. defaultPref("extensions.checkUpdateSecurity", false); 
// disables the 'know your rights' button from displaying on first run
pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);

// disable password caching
lockPref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
lockPref("signon.prefillForms", false);

// disables the request to send performance data from displaying
pref("toolkit.telemetry.prompted", false);
pref("toolkit.telemetry.rejected", true);

// Don't show plugins update tab on startup
user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false); 

// Disable checks that extensions provide secure updates. 
defaultPref("extensions.checkUpdateSecurity", false);

// Disables Health Report Uploads 
defaultPref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled",false);

// Disables Health Reporting Completely 
defaultPref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled",false);

// Disabled Plugin Check 
defaultPref("plugin.scan.plid.all",false);
defaultPref("plugins.update.url","");  

// Disable plugin blocklist
lockpref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", false);

Baller. Got it from help from the googles and http://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2012/04/04/update-on-java-blocklist/

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Within the installation there is a blocklist.xml

C:\program files\mozilla firefox\browser OR C:\program files(x86)\mozilla firefox\browser

That blocklist is there by default and blocks a bunch of stuff. You have two options. If you like to live dangerously just delete blocklist.xml

Else edit out all java references in blocklist.xml

For fun also add in

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// Disabled Plugin Check defaultPref("plugin.scan.plid.all",false); defaultPref("plugins.update.url","");

// Disable plugin blocklist lockpref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", false);

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So it doesn't actively scan or try to update. I suspect on a version update you will need to re-edit or re-delete as it's within the installer.

user-pref doesn't work in mozilla.cfg.

• user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);

These functions can be used in the mozilla.cfg file:

defaultPref();  // set new default value
pref();         // set pref, but allow changes in current session
lockPref();     // lock pref, disallow changes

..where did you see user_pref? Oh. Oops. Yeah I fixed that in the code. Thanks.

You're welcome

I missed the last line with lockpref() instead of lockPref():

lockpref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", false);

http://www.iba.org.il/world/

This website says I need a plugin when I don't have the issue with CHROME or IE.

I changed something once in about:config but don't remember what I did to get around this problem.

Anyone have any idea?

THANKS.

Hi FOXYSTORMIN

That page uses the Flash plugin.
You can check if there is a plugin block icon on the left hand side of the location (address) bar that indicates that Firefox is blocking plugins.

• https://support.mozilla.org/kb/why-do-i-have-click-activate-plugins

You can click this icon to enable the Flash plugin.

See also Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Plugins

• http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

1st reply:

Thanks for the tip, but it didn't help. There IS some change in about:config that worked last time, but I can't remember what it us.

UPDATE: GOT it to work! I never had a PLUGIN for WMP but I do now. The one that is now in the ADD-ON Section says it is for Firefox 1.1, but, who cares: it works!

Thanks.

FS

Thanx for explaining how you got it to work. Usually the way things are done in IT, but you know... Kids are pretty stupid these days! :D