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How can I prevent Firefox from Updating as some of my much needed plug-ins don't work with the new version 21?

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Michael's Firefox
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I cannot use WebEx Cisco program with ver 21 Kasperskys Safe Money will not work with ver 21 I have to uninstall 21 and reinstall 20 to get my functionality back... Firefox just updates itself without my input

I cannot use WebEx Cisco program with ver 21 Kasperskys Safe Money will not work with ver 21 I have to uninstall 21 and reinstall 20 to get my functionality back... Firefox just updates itself without my input

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Amit Kumar Thakur
Amit Kumar Thakur
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see auto-update checking in How to stop Firefox from automatically making connections without my permission

Modified by Amit Kumar Thakur

cor-el
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There has been a change in where Firefox searches for plugins and the plugins folder in the Firefox program folder is no longer scanned for plugins, so Firefox won't find them anymore if they are installed in the plugins folder instead of the "browser\plugins" folder that Firefox now scans.

You can set the plugins.load_appdir_plugins pref to true on the about:config page to make Firefox scan the "<install>/plugins/" directory for plugins like the WMP plugin (np-mswmp.dll).

You can alternatively move plugins from "<install directory>\plugins\" to "<install directory>\browser\plugins\" (create this folder when missing) to make Firefox find them again.