Re: [PCWorks] FireFox problems with file types, and saving Cookies
- From: Ben Moore <bgml46@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:56:04 -0400
The thing I like about Firefox is that it is almost infinitely configurable.
Some things you can do through options and others need to be done by
modifying the about:config settings.
Problem 1: Cookie settings are hidden for some reason in version 3.6. Go
to options/privacy tab. Click on the drop down beside "Firefox will
remember" and choose "use custom settings for history." You'll discover the
cookie settings there. Click on exceptions and you can "allow, block, or
allow for session" If that isn't enough, there are several extensions
available that give you more control.
Another issue: You can move the cache folder by editing about:config .
http://www.zhacks.com/2010/04/12/change-firefox-disk-cache-location/
Problem 2: You can stop that scan by editing about:config - modify
browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone and set it to false.
Problem 3: Sorry I don't know. There is a windows media player add on for
Firefox. Do you have that? If you do, then I don't know.
Google is your best friend with Firefox. I don't think I've ever failed in
getting it to do what I want it to do.
3 out of 4 isn't' too bad. ;-)
Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:06 AM
To: PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCWorks] FireFox problems with file types, and saving Cookies
This is why I can never use FireFox as my main browser. :-|
Problem 1: There are several sites that I sometimes view in FF, and they
require a login therefore a SAVED Cookie to be STORED. IE has all kinds
of features where you can add sites to the Restricted Sites Zone or
Trusted sites or Internet Zone, and add sites to another list where you
can state to either allows allow or always block certain Cookies. Why
does FF have no such options? How are you supposed to tell it to always
block certain Cookies, always accept certain Cookies but DELETE them
when closing, or always KEEP certain Cookies? "IE Privacy Keeper" works
for FF, but for some reason Cookies stopped showing up it in so I can no
longer check boxes next to Cookies to keep them so I have to rely on FF
for this, but that doesn't seem possible.
Another issue: Why can't you change the location of FF's temporary
internet files folder as you can on IE?
Problem 2: Every single time anything is downloaded, I have to wait
through this obnoxious annoying redundant unnecessary "virus scan",
"Scanning file for viruses.....". ???? Where is this from, how did it
get there, why no way of disabling this?? That's what (my) AV software
is for, and does! There is NO ADD-ON installed for this! This appears
to be something natively installed by FF.
Problem 3: Certain video file types refuse to simply just open and play.
Instead there's this annoying box that pops up every time asking
something about 'what do you want to do with this file', well how 'bout
PLAY IT! I KEEP checking the box "Always do this......" EVERY TIME, yet
each time it keeps asking! Under the "Applications" tab in FF options
where there's a list of file types, even though I have Windows Media
Player in the list, it will not allow me to CHOOSE it, it keeps staying
at "Always ask"! I click that, go to "Use other...." and select WMP,
and yet it keeps sticking on and going back to "Always ask! How is one
supposed to get it to seamlessly open and play video files as IE does?
Thanks for any info,
-Clint
God Bless,
Clint Hamilton, Owner
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