Firefox 7 is Making Some Add-ons Hidden
Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 09:21 Written by Alan Wednesday, 28 September 2011 09:21
Yesterday Firefox 7 debuted and today Mozilla announced the first bug in their new web browser. The problem involves add-ons not showing up after installing version 7. As Mozilla states the problem, it’s “an issue in which some users may have one or more of their add-ons hidden after upgrading to the latest Firefox version, affecting both desktop and mobile.”
Mozilla further states that the add-ons are still present on systems and that they have paused Firefox updates to prevent other users from encountering the issue. They promise that a fix is forthcoming to rectify this for the users that have already pulled their hair out wondering where their favorite extension has disappeared to.
In the meantime, they have published a work-around that involves installing, ironically, an add-on and following their instructions to recover the “lost” extensions. There is no time-frame yet for the fix to be issued, but we doubt it will take very long. You can find the fix by visiting the Firefox Help page. Be sure to follow the instructions published there and you should have no problem fixing the issue.
AutoRun Hampered By Motorola
Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 March 2011 09:16 Written by Alan Friday, 4 March 2011 08:00
The AutoRun feature of Windows has endlessly been a problem for users and a target for hackers. Problems range from interference from third-party programs to victimization by viruses placed on USB drives. But a new problem has shown up in recent times and it afflicts users of Motorola phones and devices. The problem is that the AutoRun box pops up as normal, but disappears almost instantly. This prevents users from clicking their choice and forces the device to default. Of course that’s only a problem if you want to deviate from the default choice, but many people do. Lots of devices use the AutoRun feature – such things as digital cameras are used every day by people who have varying choices of what they want to happen when they plug their camera into their PC.
Currently the only known cure for the problem is to remove the program MotoHelper, which you can find in the Uninstall Programs section of Windows Control Panel. It’s an epic fail for Motorola. The issue has been known for sometime now, so the fact that no fix has been issued in really unacceptable.
Fix For Recent Media Center Studio Problem
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 08:22 Written by Alan Saturday, 19 June 2010 08:00
If you use Windows Media Center and you use Media Center Studio to customize the menus then chances are you have been bit by the recent problem. Specifically, all of your customization has disappeared and no amount of opening Media Center Studio and “fixing” it works. Thankfully a simple fix has been found and here it is:
1. Make sure you have enabled viewing of hidden files (if you don’t know how, then click HERE)
2. Close Media Center.
3. Navigate to Computer => C Drive => ProgramData => Microsoft => eHome => Packages => MCEClientUX => dSM
4. Locate the file startresources.dll and rename it to startresources.old.
5. Now reopen Media Center and all of your customization work should be back.
