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TreasonousBastard

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19. You're sure you're not running Norton or some other such thing? Some of them...

Reply to Lisa0825 (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 03:44 AM

Dec 2017

can't play well with others and strange things happen.

Other than that, I can't think of anything else but uninstall it with something like IObit or Revo Uninstaller that will clean out its registry entries and then reinstall it. Maybe try again after the next Windows security patch.

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Firefox is blocking DU (for me, after reinstalling) [View all] Lisa0825 Dec 2017 OP

I use Firefox and I'm not being blocked. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #1

What version of Firefox are you using? (Help - About Firefox) PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #2

Taboola. nt cbreezen Dec 2017 #3

Check the time/date on your computer. Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2017 #4

Sounds kind of dramatic OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2017 #5

I should have said Firefox is blocking DU for me. Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #11

OK, my comment might have sounded too harsh. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2017 #22

I am on Firefox and am not getting blocked. Doreen Dec 2017 #6

Not really, must have been a very temporary outage. greyl Dec 2017 #7

Be sure you are using https at the beginning, not http. Liberty Belle Dec 2017 #8

I'm still on FF ver 56. I have no problems. (Knock on wood.) earthshine Dec 2017 #9

I'm currently viewing DU using Firefox lunamagica Dec 2017 #10

I've got FF Quantum, v 57.xxxx and have no such problems... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #12

So the weird thing is, I already had the new version of FF... Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #14

MWB found no issues. nt Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #17

You're sure you're not running Norton or some other such thing? Some of them... TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #19

I did uninstall the McAfee that came on it. No luck. Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #23

I did not mean Firefox is blocking DU for everyone, just for me, since I had to reinstall. Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #13

no probs here something about your firefox settings... nt msongs Dec 2017 #15

Yeah, I spent over an hour trying to adjust settings and troubleshoot other options, to no avail. nt Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #16

I know you're already moving on to Chrome, but I'll add to the chorus of "Firefox works ok" steve2470 Dec 2017 #18

Similar problem here hermetic Dec 2017 #20

I did find that many others had a similar problem, but Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #24

Check the clock on your computer Egnever Dec 2017 #21

I wish you were right! LOL :-) Lisa0825 Dec 2017 #25