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I'm trying to reload the google toolbar but I get a message that it's not compatable with Firefox 5.0. Not true! I have both on my laptop. Help!

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I lost my google tool bar for no reason. When I try to reload it I'm told that it's not compatible with firefox 5.0

I lost my google tool bar for no reason. When I try to reload it I'm told that it's not compatible with firefox 5.0

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Google needs to update the Google Toolbar program for Firefox 5.0.

The Google Toolbar 7.1.20110512W version does work pretty good in Firefox 5.0 by using the Compatibility Reporter extension. But not every feature works 100%.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/06/enable-google-toolbar-in-firefox-5.html


Google Labs has been working on a GTB 8 version, but it looks like it isn't made for Firefox - just for Internet Explorer.
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1111588#toolbar_info
So, maybe Google isn't going to be supporting Firefox any longer. That might be a move to force Google Toolbar users over to Google Chrome, which I believe has all those features built-in.

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Your laptop probably have either the old 4.0.1 or a 3.6.* version.

Google has finally (after a month since 5.0 release) said they are not supporting their Google Toolbar extension anymore as of Firefox 5.0 and newer.

http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html

http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356

Modified by James