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in the lower right hand corner of the screen, how do I stop the download window from poping up each time I download something?

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In the lower right hand corner of my screen, everytime I download, a download window pops up, that scans what I downloaded for a virus then gives me a message that says download is complete. How do I disable that feature?.

In the lower right hand corner of my screen, everytime I download, a download window pops up, that scans what I downloaded for a virus then gives me a message that says download is complete. How do I disable that feature?.

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To turn off the alert you can change a hidden preference.

  1. Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
  2. Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
  3. Locate the preference browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete and double-click on it to change its value to false
  4. If you want to stop Firefox requesting a virus scan, double click on the preference browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone to change its value to false
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Hey T;

what location bar are you refering too?.

Thanks Todd

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It is also known as the address bar.

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Thanks a million T;

It's working great now. Happy Holidays!.

Todd