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what is error console

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whats the use of error console,web console,scratchpad,

whats the use of '''error console,web console,scratchpad,'''

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Web developers can use that to check there site for errors. You can ignore errors in the Error Console as a normal user.

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Web developers can use that to check there site for errors. You can ignore errors in the Error Console as a normal user.

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WHY IS THIS SUDDENLY COMING UP ON MY COMPUTER TODAY

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lightoftheworld, are you having the error console pop up? can you start a new thread please? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new

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Yes, Tyler
I followed to Mozilla
Which lead me to Microsoft (I think)
Which lead me to a download page claiming to be a plug in for Firefox to work with Microsoft is this ligit?


(flipped uppercase text for legibility)

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Please file a new thread using the link I gave above. Also, using all caps make your comments hard to read.

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New to this. error console came up which brought me to this page. Further investigation went from Mozilla to a Microsoft link (I think)., claiming to be a plug in necessary from Microsoft to make Firefox function properly. Started download stopped when I was asked permission to download: .... ,exe 2 programs I used print screen to place on email, what went through as gibberish. Unfortunagely I did not write down the names, so I do not have them.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).