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07-02-2011, 08:52 AM
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Sous Chef
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 845
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>> refused to download
don't know about Chrome, but the FireFox download is an .exe file (executable) and some anti-virus software will block .exe files - malicious .exe are dangerous - you should be able to say "Yes, I know what I'm doing, download it anyway...."
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07-02-2011, 11:11 AM
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Executive Chef
Join Date: May 2011
Location: va by way of upstate ny
Posts: 4,428
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[QUOTE=vitauta;1018696]how is it that no one besides me is having a problem with an ff download? yes, i'm stupid but still...last year this time i'd never even seen a computer in person, and in some ways life was much simpler that way...last night i spent nearly a solid two hours attempting to download ff - at least six separate tries. my chrome browser won't "acknowledge" this site, and without an icon i didn't know how to access ff once the download was complete. then i tried using my ie to download ff again, but eventually learned that ie blocked my attempt for "security reasons". so now it seems i have the ff icons only i still am unable to access the site. i also tried several default browser changes, back and forth, (between google chrome and ie) also with no success. at this point i am just venting or ranting - i don't expect any help from any of you for this ff debacle of mine. i'm not understanding 96% of the technical language and references contained in this thread anyhow. okay, cyber rage is all gone now....(smile)
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07-02-2011, 11:24 AM
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Everymom
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 23,276
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vitauta, when you open IE and then go to the Mozilla download you should see the Download Now thing to click on. After that, you should get a little pop up window that says open or save, choose save and there should be a little icon that will automatically show up on your desktop page. You might have to tell the computer where to save it, and if you do, choose to save it on your desktop. Once you have done that, double click on that icon and open Firefox. It should walk you through the download from there and you can choose to make it your default browser and then choose the Add ons you like. I only run two add ons, AdBlockPlus and Colorful tabs.
Does that help at all?
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07-02-2011, 02:56 PM
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Executive Chef
Join Date: May 2011
Location: va by way of upstate ny
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thank you, alix, for your helpful directions with the ff download. you are a peach. i was able to understand and follow your instructions just fine because you were able to simplify the whole procedure for me. i am using ff right now. but i do think, despite all the hoopla, i'm most likely returning to chrome, coz "i just can't drive fifty-five"...i've become so addicted to chrome's speed! the whole time i was using ie last night and this morning, its exasperating and interminable hesitations, its balks and slow moving ways, were all driving me up the wall - i couldn't wait to get away from ie and back to chrome. but for right now, i've got ff and i'm good. thanx to you, alix, i'm good for now....
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07-03-2011, 11:43 AM
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Everymom
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 23,276
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Glad to help!
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07-04-2011, 04:55 AM
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Senior Cook
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: London
Posts: 116
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I'm using Firefox but still getting ads... Hmmmm.
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07-04-2011, 08:37 AM
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Chief Eating Officer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: USA,Massachusetts
Posts: 25,518
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Do you have the Adblock extension loaded? FF alone will not get rid of ads. It is the Adblock extension that does it.
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07-04-2011, 08:44 AM
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#68
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Master Chef
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,670
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07-04-2011, 01:39 PM
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Ogress Supreme
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Wyoming
Posts: 39,014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocklobster
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She wouldn't leave me alone either.
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07-11-2011, 06:59 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW PA
Posts: 18,751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankZ
Sometimes the ad networks get ads injected that are over the top, or even malicious.
I will pass this thread higher up so it can be looked into. Do you remember the product the ad was for?
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Hey Frank, you still around? I haven't heard from you in a while...
Tonight's latest.
Does Discuss Cooking really need to be running programs when I'm just viewing a thread?
What did the higher ups have to say with the malicious ads some of us are getting?
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07-11-2011, 07:09 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Site Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chesapeake Bay
Posts: 10,051
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I am still here.
The problem can be we don't have a lot of say in the actual ads on the network. We can report them upstream (that is above my pay grade) but what the ads are and such can be tricky at best.
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07-11-2011, 07:10 PM
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Certified Pretend Chef
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 49,087
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Fred, shot in the dark. Go to Edit Options and scroll down to the last item. "Turn off right column"
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07-11-2011, 07:19 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW PA
Posts: 18,751
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankZ
I am still here.
The problem can be we don't have a lot of say in the actual ads on the network. We can report them upstream (that is above my pay grade) but what the ads are and such can be tricky at best.
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Hey, how ya been?
Yeah, I thought you were going to report it upstream. That's why I asked what was going on with it. And tricky is an understatement
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy M.
Fred, shot in the dark. Go to Edit Options and scroll down to the last item. "Turn off right column"
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Andy, where are edit options?
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07-11-2011, 07:28 PM
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Certified Pretend Chef
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 49,087
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pacanis
...Andy, where are edit options?
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User CP - left side of the page
or
Quick Links
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07-11-2011, 07:40 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW PA
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I must be having a brain fart here, Andy.
I found edit options (thank you), but the last thing I have listed is tagging options. I can't seem to find turn off right column, but I bet that will fix my and Bea's problems here. It's always that right side that has the ads (and apparently programs) that load themselves and start running.
Can you give me a screenshot?
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07-11-2011, 07:44 PM
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Ogress Supreme
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Wyoming
Posts: 39,014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pacanis
I must be having a brain fart here, Andy.
I found edit options (thank you), but the last thing I have listed is tagging options. I can't seem to find turn off right column, but I bet that will fix my and Bea's problems here. It's always that right side that has the ads (and apparently programs) that load themselves and start running.
Can you give me a screenshot?
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I can turn it off for you if you would like me to.
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07-11-2011, 07:57 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PrincessFiona60
I can turn it off for you if you would like me to. 
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That would be nice, but why does Andy see this option and I don't?
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07-11-2011, 08:20 PM
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Ogress Supreme
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Wyoming
Posts: 39,014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pacanis
That would be nice, but why does Andy see this option and I don't?
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I don't know, I can't see what you are seeing or not seeing. Took me a couple of looks to find it on mine.
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07-11-2011, 09:32 PM
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#79
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Certified Pretend Chef
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 49,087
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I can see it in V1.0. It's not there in v 2.0.
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07-11-2011, 09:42 PM
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#80
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Ogress Supreme
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Wyoming
Posts: 39,014
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I run v 2.0 skin
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