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Speedial error: XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul Line Number 1, Column 1:

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  • Last reply by Uh-Clem

masterfragbait
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I get this error message when using speeddial. It just started. I've been using without incident for a long time. This is the error: XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul Line Number 1, Column 1:

I get this error message when using speeddial. It just started. I've been using without incident for a long time. This is the error: XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul Line Number 1, Column 1:

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pineapplehill
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This just started happening to me too! I've tried everything I can think of to correct the problem. This is the error:XML Parsing Error: no element found Location: chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul Line Number 1, Column 1:

Uh-Clem
Uh-Clem
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I just started having this problem too, but fixed it by updating Java. I have it set to auto-update, but for some reason it didn't this time.

Go here to check if your Java plugin is out of date: https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

Modified by Uh-Clem

owenmck
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i started to get this error when i moved to ff4. i can get to my speeddial (with all my favourite sites in it) by visiting the homepage for the speeddial add-on and downloading/installing the latest versi0n again, but next time i start a new browser session, again this error appears, and i'm back where i started. Is it groundhog day?

owenmck
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I updated java (and everything else available) as suggested by Uh-Clem (thanks) but still no good. imho my problem is to do with speeddial in ff4?

joseprio
joseprio
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Hi,

I'm Speed Dial's author; some users have contacted me about this issue, and I already found what the problem is.

Please disable the SiteAdvisor 3.3 extension. This is a software piece from McAfee that is preventing Speed Dial from working properly.

I already tried to contact the developers, but no success so far. I also thought of trying to fix it on my side, but the error happens before any Speed Dial code is executed.

An alternative to SiteAdvisor is Web of Trust.

owenmck
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Many thanks joseprio.

  1. Disabled McAfee SiteAdvisor 3.3
  2. Restarted FF
  3. Solved! Speed Dial is back.