why? firefox -win7 - different

[gardenlen]

thank you for previous help.

I am no whiz kid, we have 2 machines both with firefox and win 7

one machine required us to do an "add-on" install, the other has no "add-on's" installed at all.

is there a possible explanation, it's a bit like having 2 identical cars but one runs on water and the other won't until it is tweaked?

tia

len

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi you might verify the versions installed,
Firefox did just release a new version/ 27
Plus what add-on was downloaded,
I'm not sure how to easily figure out which version is installed besides uninstall a program will show it,
Cheers.

 

[Britton30]

The version should be form the menu bar under Help/About.

How did it "require" add-ons?

 

[gardenlen]

no pull down menu's

mine is 27.0(x86 en _ US)

wife's is 27.0(x86 en - US)

len

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi the Alt key should make the Menubar appear where Help and about.. should be located,
But at any rate,
Have you compared the add-ons is question ?
Cheers.

 

[gardenlen]

the comparison we found is on my machine it suggest 6 add-ons on wife's machine it suggests 8 add-ons, none of which are the one we downloaded from the 1st reply here

our win7's are also the same version with sp1

len

 

[Britton30]

What makes the suggestions? Can you post a snip of this?

This is the preferred, best way to upload an image or a file to a post. Press the Windows logo key rb: and PrntScrn at the same time, this will capture the active window to use in Paint or your preferred graphics editor.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869
You may also upload a photo or image you already have as you would a file, without using the Snipping tool.

 

[BrightBlessings]

G,day Len
A few of the things you see would be flash player for watching youtube etc, if you use java there will be 2 of those, plus the save link one you installed yesterday, if you have changed the FF theme there will be 2 or more of those and maybe you have installed an add-on or 2 somewhere along the track and may have forgotten that you did.

 

[gardenlen]

got a copy of mine

the 2 extra on my wife's machine are:

# keeppy

&

# hyperlink5 cloud book

we can't get a screen shot, dunno why

 

[BrightBlessings]

Len, could you click on the extensions tab and do a screen shot and then click on the plugins tab and do the same. If you want to know what Keepy and hyperlink5 cloud book are for, type the name into search all add-ons in the upper right corner, if you do not use them you can disable or remove. I really do not think anything is wrong excepting for the inability to drag the icon from browser to desktop.

 

[Britton30]

I don't use FF much, but that simply looks like the Add Ons Manager, it's not requiring installing. It's telling you what is available, I think.

 

[gardenlen]

the only thing on the extension tab is our anti virus protection details, that's on my machine.

now the wife's machine has:

the details of our virus protection

lookinglink 1.0.0

savelink 3.2

settings manager5.0.0.11471

that's it

I think you are right no malfunction just being different.

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums

That Get Add-on page is just showing some recommendations or featured add-ons you do not have to install any of if you don't want to, it's almost like advertisements.

Jerry

 

[gardenlen]

thanks jerry,

figured that so we will just live with an non understandable difference between 2 like systems

len

 

[Bongo]

You're Welcome

 

[A Guy]

Some add-ons will be suggested based on detected programs installed on your system. Unless you and your wives systems are identical, that would explain the difference. What type of network, whether it is an admin user, etc. could also explain the difference. A Guy