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"Downloading the latest applications" appears in Firefox, but doesn't stop or disappear.

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Issue

I have another kind of problem with Firefox

Description

When I open Mozilla Firefox, there is a blue/white bar with the words "Downloading the latest applications" in it. A dotted circle keeps spinning. Nothing stops or disappears and there is no listing of what applications are being downloaded. How do I stop this?

This started this week. The only thing that I did differently before this start was to add a router to my modem and connect them to my computer and laptop.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

This week

Troubleshooting information

Tried this site.

Firefox version

3.6.3

Operating system

Windows XP

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

Plugins installed

  • -MSN® Toolbar
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  • npmnqmp 989898989877
  • getplusplusadobe16263
  • Zylom Plugin
  • RealArcade_NPAPI_Plugin
  • Oberon MyGames Plugin
  • Coupons, Inc. Coupon Printer Plugin
  • Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
  • Default Plug-in
  • NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
  • The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
  • ActiveTouch General Plugin Container Version 103
  • Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5
  • 4.0.50524.0
  • Google Update
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
== Issue == I have another kind of problem with Firefox == Description == When I open Mozilla Firefox, there is a blue/white bar with the words "Downloading the latest applications" in it. A dotted circle keeps spinning. Nothing stops or disappears and there is no listing of what applications are being downloaded. How do I stop this? This started this week. The only thing that I did differently before this start was to add a router to my modem and connect them to my computer and laptop. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == This week == == Troubleshooting information == Tried this site. == Firefox version == 3.6.3 == Operating system == Windows XP == User Agent == Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 == Plugins installed == *-MSN® Toolbar *Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 *npmnqmp 989898989877 *getplusplusadobe16263 *Zylom Plugin *RealArcade_NPAPI_Plugin *Oberon MyGames Plugin *Coupons, Inc. Coupon Printer Plugin *Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape *Default Plug-in *NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy *The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site. *ActiveTouch General Plugin Container Version 103 *Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5 *4.0.50524.0 *Google Update *Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers

Chosen solution

go into firefox tools menu and go to add-ons and disable MSN toolbar problem fixed close down and restart firefox

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this fixed it

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thanks jimmy!

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Thank you, it worked 1st time.

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This worked for me! Thanks for the help!

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