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"downloading the latest applications" bar is stuck

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"downloading the latest applications" bar is running all the time

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== several days ago

"downloading the latest applications" bar is running all the time == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == several days ago

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This sucks !

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Same here its so anoyying i had to move to opera for now

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This may be a problem with the Silverlight plugin. See Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

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It started as soon as the latest version of Firefox was installed.

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I disabled the MSN toolbar plugin and the problem went away

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I disabled the MSN toolbar plugin and the problem went away Yep fixed mine.

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This message is from an add-on, the MSN or Bing Toolbar.

Disable this add-on in Tools -> Add-ons or uninstall it from Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features.