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Seems to be Catch 22 here.

I want some of the extensions that have died with the FF update to
version 1.5. To that end I try to install nightly tester tools
version 0.7.9.7 from
https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...nfo.php?id=958

only to be told by the extension updater that it is incompatible with
version 1.5.
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On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:06:43 -0500, default < > wrote:

>Seems to be Catch 22 here.
>
>I want some of the extensions that have died with the FF update to
>version 1.5. To that end I try to install nightly tester tools
>version 0.7.9.7 from
>https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...nfo.php?id=958
>
>only to be told by the extension updater that it is incompatible with
>version 1.5.

"install.rdf" for the nightly build extension seems to suggest it
ought to work from versions 1.0 to 1.6.

<!-- Firefox version -->
<em:targetApplication>
<Description>
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>1.0</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>1.6a1</em:maxVersion>
</Description>
</em:targetApplication>

Is there a way to force it to install?
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default wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:06:43 -0500, default < > wrote:
>
>
>>Seems to be Catch 22 here.
>>
>>I want some of the extensions that have died with the FF update to
>>version 1.5. To that end I try to install nightly tester tools
>>version 0.7.9.7 from
>>https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...nfo.php?id=958
>>
>>only to be told by the extension updater that it is incompatible with
>>version 1.5.
>
>
> "install.rdf" for the nightly build extension seems to suggest it
> ought to work from versions 1.0 to 1.6.
>
> <!-- Firefox version -->
> <em:targetApplication>
> <Description>
> <em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
> <em:minVersion>1.0</em:minVersion>
> <em:maxVersion>1.6a1</em:maxVersion>
> </Description>
> </em:targetApplication>
>
> Is there a way to force it to install?

Current version is 0.7.9.10. Get it from the author's home page:

http://users.blueprintit.co.uk/~dave...d/nightly.html

Lee

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:55:20 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
wrote:

>Current version is 0.7.9.10. Get it from the author's home page:
>
>http://users.blueprintit.co.uk/~dave...d/nightly.html
>
>Lee

Tried that. Author's website isn't installing when clicked on (java
script enabled), so I tried save-as and downloaded it.

From there, with the browser closed, I move the file from the download
folder to the Mozilla FF icon and after a series of hourglasses the
browser comes up and the extension menu displays.

I now get a different error message.

"Firefox could not install the file at (download folder and file name)
because : Unexpected installation error Review the JavaScript Console
log for more details.

OK"

Last message in the JS console is

ExtensionManager:_finishOperations - failure, catching exception -
lineno: 3391 - file:
file:///C:/PROGRAM%20FILES/MOZILLA%20FIREFOX/components/nsExtensionManager.js
- TypeError: installLocation has no properties

That's a little out of my league . . .

Any ideas where to go what to do from here?

OK going to the Program Files/Mozilla etc.
nsExtensionManager.js

I take the js and put it in a word processor and tell it to count the
lines and line number 3391 says:

var versionChecker = getVersionChecker();

That's assuming they mean to count empty lines - what I did with the
word processor.

Looks like it is looking for some sort of number after
"getVersionChecker();" ????

Error message 3 in JS console
_finalizeUninstall: failed to remove directory for item:
{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} at Install Location:
app-profile, rolling back uninstall

Error message 2 in JS console
safeInstallOperation: failed to clean up item location after its
contents were properly backed up. Failed to clean up:
C:\WINDOWS\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.rpp\extensio ns\{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98}
.... rolling back file moves and aborting installation.

Error message 1 in JS console
Item Uninstalled via file removal from:
rel%{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} Item ID:
{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} Location Key: app-profile,
uninstalling item.
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default wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:55:20 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
> wrote:
>
>> Current version is 0.7.9.10. Get it from the author's home page:
>>
>> http://users.blueprintit.co.uk/~dave...d/nightly.html
>>
>> Lee
>
> Tried that. Author's website isn't installing when clicked on (java
> script enabled), so I tried save-as and downloaded it.
>
> From there, with the browser closed, I move the file from the download
> folder to the Mozilla FF icon and after a series of hourglasses the
> browser comes up and the extension menu displays.
>
> I now get a different error message.
>
> "Firefox could not install the file at (download folder and file name)
> because : Unexpected installation error Review the JavaScript Console
> log for more details.
>
> OK"
>
> Last message in the JS console is
>
> ExtensionManager:_finishOperations - failure, catching exception -
> lineno: 3391 - file:
> file:///C:/PROGRAM%20FILES/MOZILLA%20FIREFOX/components/nsExtensionManager.js
> - TypeError: installLocation has no properties
>
> That's a little out of my league . . .
>
> Any ideas where to go what to do from here?
>
> OK going to the Program Files/Mozilla etc.
> nsExtensionManager.js
>
> I take the js and put it in a word processor and tell it to count the
> lines and line number 3391 says:
>
> var versionChecker = getVersionChecker();
>
> That's assuming they mean to count empty lines - what I did with the
> word processor.
>
> Looks like it is looking for some sort of number after
> "getVersionChecker();" ????
>
> Error message 3 in JS console
> _finalizeUninstall: failed to remove directory for item:
> {DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} at Install Location:
> app-profile, rolling back uninstall
>
> Error message 2 in JS console
> safeInstallOperation: failed to clean up item location after its
> contents were properly backed up. Failed to clean up:
> C:\WINDOWS\Application
> Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.rpp\extensio ns\{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98}
> ... rolling back file moves and aborting installation.
>
> Error message 1 in JS console
> Item Uninstalled via file removal from:
> rel%{DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} Item ID:
> {DD99D76F-5129-4fd3-A2DC-AB41D6FBCF98} Location Key: app-profile,
> uninstalling item.

I don't know what to say. I just installed it on my Mac copy. I did
have to download it, and use File>>Open File to install it, but it
worked fine, and is behaving correctly.

Lee

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:47:28 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
wrote:

>I don't know what to say. I just installed it on my Mac copy. I did
>have to download it, and use File>>Open File to install it, but it
>worked fine, and is behaving correctly.
>
>Lee

Would you check out your nsExtensionManager.js

file:///C:/PROGRAM%20FILES/MOZILLA%20FIREFOX/components/nsExtensionManager.js

tell me the exact file size? That may give a hint as to whether it
is corrupted. Assuming that is the same on a Mac . . . should be.
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default wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:47:28 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't know what to say. I just installed it on my Mac copy. I did
>> have to download it, and use File>>Open File to install it, but it
>> worked fine, and is behaving correctly.
>>
>> Lee
>
> Would you check out your nsExtensionManager.js
>
> file:///C:/PROGRAM%20FILES/MOZILLA%20FIREFOX/components/nsExtensionManager.js
>
> tell me the exact file size? That may give a hint as to whether it
> is corrupted. Assuming that is the same on a Mac . . . should be.

273 KB

Lee

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 02:38:56 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
wrote:

>
>273 KB
>
>Lee

I have

Size: 273 KB (280,039 Bytes)

Size on disk: 288 KB (294,912 Bytes)

Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 10:22:04 AM

Modified: Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 10:22:06 AM

does that jive with yours?

PS thanks for taking the time

bob
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default wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 02:38:56 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
> wrote:
>
>> 273 KB
>>
>> Lee
>
> I have
>
> Size: 273 KB (280,039 Bytes)
>
> Size on disk: 288 KB (294,912 Bytes)
>
> Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 10:22:04 AM
>
> Modified: Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 10:22:06 AM
>
> does that jive with yours?
>
> PS thanks for taking the time
>
> bob

Switched to XP

Size, 273 KB, 280,038 bytes,

On Disk, 276 KB, 282,624 bytes

Lee

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 03:31:10 GMT, Leonidas Jones <>
wrote:

>
>Size, 273 KB, 280,038 bytes,
>
>On Disk, 276 KB, 282,624 bytes
>
>Lee

Thanks. I'm packing it in for tonight. I think I'll try a reload of
1.5 tomorrow. It appears to me that there is a missing variable and
many/most of them are two characters. But I'm no programmer.
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