have questions re the auto update firefox did on ns
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:58 pm
Hi,
The thread on this topic is only open where we would need to register to post (Noscript General), so I apologize for starting another thread, but I didn't want to register to post a couple questions about this.
I am very not great with tech things and just need some help and understanding on a few things.
As FF auto updated to 2.1.1.2rc1, do I need to change back to 2.1.1.1. or just keep it as long as works okay?
When I change to the next stable version, (not sure what they are called) does the 'rc' version I now have require an uninstall? I know that some test versions of some programs require uninstalls or something different than normal process..and that's what I'm wondering about.
Also, I had no idea that FF automatically updates addons. I did see that firefox checks for addon updates, and I removed that check mark to stop that, but I don't see anywhere saying it's okay to download anything. It is set to, "if any updates found ask me what i want to do", and I see in the update history offered that it only shows firefox browser updates in there.
Is there another place in Firefox where I need to disable it from automatically updating so that it doesn't do something like this again? I check for updates for addons almost every day which I guess is why I never knew that FF automatically updates some things.
I understand it is a bug issue that firefox did that update, but would like to stop firefox from ever auto updating at all.
Thank you for your help!
The thread on this topic is only open where we would need to register to post (Noscript General), so I apologize for starting another thread, but I didn't want to register to post a couple questions about this.
I am very not great with tech things and just need some help and understanding on a few things.
As FF auto updated to 2.1.1.2rc1, do I need to change back to 2.1.1.1. or just keep it as long as works okay?
When I change to the next stable version, (not sure what they are called) does the 'rc' version I now have require an uninstall? I know that some test versions of some programs require uninstalls or something different than normal process..and that's what I'm wondering about.
Also, I had no idea that FF automatically updates addons. I did see that firefox checks for addon updates, and I removed that check mark to stop that, but I don't see anywhere saying it's okay to download anything. It is set to, "if any updates found ask me what i want to do", and I see in the update history offered that it only shows firefox browser updates in there.
Is there another place in Firefox where I need to disable it from automatically updating so that it doesn't do something like this again? I check for updates for addons almost every day which I guess is why I never knew that FF automatically updates some things.
I understand it is a bug issue that firefox did that update, but would like to stop firefox from ever auto updating at all.
Thank you for your help!