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I get error messages when opening ff 7:

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jye1912
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[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [ISkypeFfExtension.Initialize]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://skype_ff_extension/content/browserOverlay.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 9" data: no]

[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [ISkypeFfExtension.Initialize]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://skype_ff_extension/content/browserOverlay.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 9" data: no]

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David Tenser
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The error message indicates that this is coming from the Skype add-on. If you're not using it, you could just uninstall or disable it from the Add-ons page (Click the orange Firefox button and then click Add-ons).

jye1912
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Thank you for this info - is it Skype that is now out of date?