Firefox Not Letting Me Install/Update Extensions

[Mr. Anderson]

When I try to update or install an extension, a little message comes up that says that installing things is disabled, and I need to go to Edit Options..... to enable it. Well, I go to that menu and nothing I can see lets me change that option. Any ideas?

[basketkase543]

Extensions are supposed to install when you completey restart firefox. If that hasn't worked for you have you tried restarting your pc?

When I upgraded from 1.0 to 1.5, it was a total nightmare. Extensions refused to install regardless of me restarting firefox and nothing worked. I had to completely uninstall firefox and reinstall it.

[dark_inchworm]

Go here (https://addons.mozilla.org/faq.php) and check out "How do I enable software installation?" It's the only thing I could find in the FAQs that seemed like it might help. Hm.

I may continue looking around...

[Mr. Anderson]

Software installation is enabled by default. In Firefox versions 1.0.7 and earlier (and Thunderbird) there is a preference in the options menu to enable or disable software installation.

In Firefox 1.5 this preference still exists, but it is now accessed through about:config. Find xpinstall.enabled and set it to true by double clicking on it or by right clicking and choosing reset.

Um, what the hell does that mean?

[dark_inchworm]

Sorry 'bout that...

In the address bar (where you would normally type http://www.thiswebsite.com, in case you didn't know), type about:config