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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

XUL Runner

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johnl
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since my last upgrade 124, I cannot open most of the shortcuts on my desktop What can I do to stop this I get the NON COMPATIBLE ERROR msg If I go to OPEN WITH... and use another browser, it opens. Do I need to delete firefox and go to another browser??

since my last upgrade 124, I cannot open most of the shortcuts on my desktop What can I do to stop this I get the NON COMPATIBLE ERROR msg If I go to OPEN WITH... and use another browser, it opens. Do I need to delete firefox and go to another browser??

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cor-el
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An error message like XPCOM missing or about platform version or entry points not found can happen because of a failed Firefox update that left you with a mixture of old and updated files in the Firefox installation folder. This can happen in case security software was keeping a handle of some of the files in the Firefox program folder preventing Firefox from replacing all the files. You need to do a clean reinstall and remove the Firefox program folder to ensure that all files are replaced. You may have to disable security software temporarily in case the problem persists.

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