Why is WU installing Firefox add-on's?
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From: Gene3 on 3 Mar 2010 07:36 Why is WU putting add-ons into Firefox? It's Mozilla's responsibility to take care of their own browser, and I imagine they would prefer it that way. WU puts the new extension "Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 0.0.0" into Firefox without any prior notice to user. I'm not sure offhand exactly which WU update does it, but apparently one of the High Priority security updates related to .NET 2.0/3.0/3.5. This add-on from MS is not compatible with Firefox. Only the Enable/Disable button is active, the Options and Uninstall buttons are grayed out. MS tried to provide a fix to enable the Uninstall button, but it doesn't work with later versions of Firefox as I and many others can verify: Update to .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 for the .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 x86 (KB963707) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cecc62dc-96a7-4657-af91-6383ba034eab&displaylang=en MS also published manual removal instructions: How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=963707 I can verify that the manual removal method works OK with my Firefox 3.6 despite some inaccurate details. (There is no general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet preference item in my Firefox 3.6 about:config list.) However removing it is pointless(!), because WU then reinstalls it via High Priority KB963707. The only way to prevent reinstallation is to disable KB963707 in WU. In fact Mozilla has their own version of Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.2 which works OK as I can verify with Firefox 3.6. It can be installed on top of the MS 0.0.0 version, then 0.0.0 doesn't appear. However the MS 0.0.0 version wasn't replaced and reappears if 1.2 is uninstalled. The MS 0.0.0 version is not needed, only causes problems, and somehow needs to be killed by WU. -- G3
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 3 Mar 2010 14:14 No one here works for or represents Microsoft. "Gene3" <Gene3(a)not.valid> wrote in message > Why is WU putting add-ons into Firefox? It's Mozilla's responsibility to > take care of their own browser, and I imagine they would prefer it that > way. <SNIP?
From: Gene3 on 3 Mar 2010 16:23 Why is that strange comment relevant to my post? "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:uDiQnawuKHA.812(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > No one here works for or represents Microsoft. > > "Gene3" <Gene3(a)not.valid> wrote in message >> Why is WU putting add-ons into Firefox? It's Mozilla's responsibility to >> take care of their own browser, and I imagine they would prefer it that >> way. > <SNIP?
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 3 Mar 2010 16:39 Because your comment/rant is falling on deaf ears here. IOW, save your bandwidth. Gene3 wrote: > Why is that strange comment relevant to my post? > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uDiQnawuKHA.812(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> No one here works for or represents Microsoft. >> >> "Gene3" <Gene3(a)not.valid> wrote in message >>> Why is WU putting add-ons into Firefox? It's Mozilla's responsibility to >>> take care of their own browser, and I imagine they would prefer it that >>> way. >> <SNIP?
From: EN59CVH on 3 Mar 2010 16:58
Gene3 wrote: >Why is that strange comment relevant to my post? > > > Because he is a pig and a member of the Geriatric Society! |