{"id":120,"date":"2006-03-27T10:32:54","date_gmt":"2006-03-27T10:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2006-12-03T08:29:22","modified_gmt":"2006-12-03T08:29:22","slug":"forcing-firefox-extensions-to-work-on-bon-echo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/forcing-firefox-extensions-to-work-on-bon-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcing Firefox Extensions to Work on Newer Versions"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest issues people have with Mozilla\/Firefox extensions (besides security vulnerabilities) is the required version field that indicates which versions of Mozilla\/Firefox that particular extension will run on. While that may at first seem a nifty feature, anyone familiar with Firefox’s release of development builds, ranging from a build every hour to a build every night, will immediately realize the problem: the extensions aren’t configured to work with the new builds! And extension writers don’t always have time to update their works with new whitelists of permitted FF builds; and so they don’t work! But fret not, there is a solution, and if you are addicted to to the bleeding edge and set your download manager to download and run the builds on the hour (like some I know…) then this is for you!\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Access the Firefox “registry” by directing FF to “about:config,” without the quotes or comma obviously. <\/li>\n
  2. Right-click anywhere on that page, and select New -> String. <\/li>\n
  3. In the message box that pops up, enter “app.extensions.version” for the name (no quotation marks….) and press enter; <\/li>\n
  4. And when another box appears prompting you for the value, enter the version number of the FF build you want it to impersonate when installing a plugin. I recommend 1.5, but you can use 1.0 as well. <\/li>\n
  5. That’s it, you’re done.. Close the tab and surf our archives, install your plugins, and enjoy your new-found liberty!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This “hack” works on all versions of Firefox and on all operating systems. Please keep in mind that forcing a extension to work can <\/em>result in trouble, but it is highly unlikely, most will fail gracefully.
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    Also, if you attempted to install an extension before doing this, it will not<\/em> install because Firefox remembers that this extension is not compatible and does itself a “favor” and doesn’t check. In such a case either modify the wrapper for the XPI file, or clear your profile and try again.\n<\/p>\n

    A common example of this hack “failing” to work is an upgrade to Bon Echo from a FF installation with extensions. In such a case, or any other time you attempted to install a plugin on Bon Echo and it failed before performing this hack:\n<\/p>\n

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    1. Browse to the Bon Echo settings folder located in X:\\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\<\/code> <\/li>\n
    2. Delete that folder. <\/li>\n
    3. Browse to the Bon Echo folder at X:\\Program Files\\Bon Echo\\<\/code> and clear the “Extenions” subfolder of all files. <\/li>\n
    4. Restart your PC
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