madeinheaven Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Firefox 5: How to Install or Enable Incompatible ExtensionsFirefox 5 has released for a short time, but the Firefox add-ons, plug-ins and extensions have not been updated to be compatible with Firefox 5. There are a lot of incompatible extensions been ...Firefox 5 has released for a short time, but the Firefox add-ons, plug-ins and extensions have not been updated to be compatible with Firefox 5. There are a lot of incompatible extensions been detected, which be automatically disabled by Firefox 5. However, some Firefox add-ons, plug-ins and extensions, which may be able to work well in Firefox, has also been labeled as incompatible by Firefox 5. If you want to install or re-enable the incompatible extensions, just read on this tutorial and you will find the answer.Install or Enable Incompatible Extensions in Firefox 4Following the steps below, you can disable and turn off Firefox 5 extensions compatibility check to install or enable incompatible extensions in Firefox 5. 1. Open your Firefox 5, and enter "about:config" into the address bar. Then Press "Enter" or click "Go". 2. When the warning prompt appears, click "I'll be careful, I promise!" button. 3. Right-click on the windows, and choose "New -> Boolean" from pop-up menu. 4. Type "extensions.checkCompatibility.5" into the preference name box, and click "OK". 5. Switch its value to False. 6. Restart the FirefoxAt this point your extensions should install just fine…You can install or re-enable the incompatible extensions now. But you should keep in mind that not all the extensions can work well in the latest Firefox, Firefox 5, especially when the extension has been tagged as incompatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 not working here my IDM addon is still not compatible :frusty: my rig is win7 ultimate x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 extensions.checkCompatibilityextensions.checkCompatibility.4.0Try and see if those are there.. and set to false....AND do you have the Add-on Collector Extension Installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinheaven Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 not working here my IDM addon is still not compatible :frusty: my rig is win7 ultimate x64You can install or re-enable the incompatible extensions now. But you should keep in mind that not all the extensions can work well in the latest Firefox, Firefox 5, especially when the extension has been tagged as incompatible!! Even it says IDM CC is not compatible with Firefox 5 IDM still working fine here.[win7 ultimate x64] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 this is mine i donno whats wrong :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I have to look I had this problem with mine too.. and I fixed it just don't remember what I did.. exactly until I look..extensions.check-compatibility.saved.extensions.checkCompatibilityextensions.check-compatibility.saved.4.0Could be it.. I am going to Prefs.js now to look.. I actually took the prefs from 3 and dropped them in to get mine to work and stay that way.. afterward I had to change two things.. and I had also used an extension which would install on the fly and disappear that supposedly was to help with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Okay install this addon.. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/checkcompatibility/ I also always kill the Compatibility Check when the new install starts.. You should feel special I actually installed 5.0 just for this reason I just installed this.. and it states all are to be re-enabled upon start.. so we shall see.This does also not work without the rest of those settings applied.. I have been through that already..EDIT: Seems to have done the trick yet now I don't seem to have the function in a few areas but I am not for sure the cause.. extension or other problem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted June 18, 2011 Administrator Share Posted June 18, 2011 @implague: Your addons (including IDM) is working after this trick. It's just showing that it's incompatible. ;)But, but, there IS some technical problem with IDM on Firefox 5. IDM has this special compatibility with Firefox which isn't there anymore. Should wait for a update of the IDM addon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Do the addon he has incompatible not having any option settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted June 18, 2011 Administrator Share Posted June 18, 2011 Do the addon he has incompatible not having any option settings?Incompatible addons, when made to work, should have options like compatible ones. But I guess those two don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Tricky .. seems that this type of development is sort of what I was afraid of..everything that makes it appealing starts to become unstable and useless.. actually starting to worry a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted June 18, 2011 Administrator Share Posted June 18, 2011 Tricky .. seems that this type of development is sort of what I was afraid of..everything that makes it appealing starts to become unstable and useless.. actually starting to worry a little...Most of the addons that are installed by a outside software/application don't have any options. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Well, its not just that... or his extensions that I am worried about.. Its mine.. seems that several or some of them are causing issues now with 5... rendering them useless.. and the ones I have were chosen for what they do and specifically HOW they do it.. some of which have not been updated since version 2 or 3.. so abandoned extensions.. or possibly devs who are not fluent in how to make them work in the new scheme of things.. can't devote the time and so on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted June 18, 2011 Administrator Share Posted June 18, 2011 Ah I see. Well only one addon was incompatible with Firefox 4 and was broken. I trashed it and found another way to do the addon's job. As for Firefox 5, the only addon that seems broken is IDM. Going back to you, if you want you can post your addons so that we can find alternatives. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 No.. I have spent a couple of days doing this already.. Besides that I don't like to be one of those people who sit there as people keep bringing me something and all I say.. is .. ' Nooo....' and wave you away to venture out again.. ( like a slave or servant.. ) :lmao: Wouldn't want to give you rage-face.. :P I would love to replace them but not at that cost :thumbsup:BossKey is one of them... for example.. as to what I mean.. there are approximately 4 extensions which lay claim to do what a Panic Button is to do.. HOWEVER.. Boos Key allows you to Hide and Show FF using Hotkeys.. With extensive options in this area.. allows you to limit the memory and dump some of the usage when doing so.. it has options as to how to appear when doing so.. and has options for Program Transparency.. UI Options include a Button which can be added to FF.. if need be..Now out of those extensions which I have found that could be replacements.. One will allow you to hide the Window.. yet will not give you Hotkey options, nor option on how this hiding is to appear.. and you must and can only use it with a big hinky button on the navbar..Another will also allow you to minimize the window but not hide it completely.. with minimal options and so on and on.. the story goes.. No minimalism, and void of being a complete extension.. which seems to be geared for those sneaking around at work and not as a useful additional function for the UI.. FAIL... is what happened... with the others which leaves me with being better off throwing the function away than steeping down to a product which accomplishes nothing more than the idealism of being a viable replacement.. EZSidebar.. another good example.. I see nobody else able to do what I can do ..especially with an added Script here and there for autohide when my Sidebar is actually attached to my browser window... nor able to roll it up when needed.. all of this relative to th perfect form and easy of use when it comes to the usage I can get an need for convenience from FF.. out of probably a hundred results at Mozilla.. nothing pulls its weight as a replacement .. even in some cases a culmination of extensions.. which just winds up making it heavy...Lost yet.. <_< BUT yeah.. I wouldn't put anyone through that... LOL .. extension after extension.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 nop still working with me after i installed the disable compatibility addon here is the screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 now it is working for me i reinstalled the IDM again and its working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 LOL.. looks like it has re-enabled it... BUT before you do anything.. close Firefox and go to your profile directory and check for entries in your prefs.js file relative to compatibility.. see if you have anything there... If this is a new profile for version 5.. then you may have to reset it to false.. and restart the program.. IF you change these settings with Firefox running at all in Task Manager.. your changes will not take effect and will be erased.. SO make sure it is done right...When you start FF afterwards then it should have the new settings..I think I should share my Profile.. LOL not sure how safe that would be though.. :rolleyes:Read update.. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 IDM CC 7.3.2 xpi is working with firefox 5link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 yeah 7.3.2 works good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchyfeelyhugfreak Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I had trouble getting this to work, until i changed the boolean string to "extensions.checkCompatibility.5.0" (adding the ".0" to the end got everything working.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugbugbug Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 the “extensions.checkCompatibility” hack did not work in FF5 guys. can not install highlighter addon in FF5 as it is incompatible. Google search tells you can edit the addon xpi file . here is the link to the tutorial.http://indigic.com/productivity/how-to-install-incompatible-addons-in-firefox-5-0/May be it will help. I could install highlighter after this.Hope it helps all who need it.cheers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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