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For some reason Firefox is not asking if I wish to save the user name and password anymore. Please help as to why.

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For some reason Firefox is not asking if I wish to save the user name and password anymore. Please help as to why.

For some reason Firefox is not asking if I wish to save the user name and password anymore. Please help as to why.

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click on tools,then open options. then select security. mid page in security says passwords, click on exceptions and remove the site that you are trying to save.

Modified by RonaldAgee

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Your plugins list shows outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.


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