How can I get firefox to not pop up with a window about new versions of firefox.
Bloody firefox idiots are creating popups when I am in the middle of
doing something. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Or do I
have to quit using firefox. Don't those people understand leaving
people alone!
Dan
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dcaster
7/4/2007 5:05:54 AM
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On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:05:54 -0700, in message <1183525554.628959.186720@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, dcaster@krl.org wrote: > Bloody firefox idiots are creating popups when I am in the middle of > doing something. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Of course there is. Go look under Tools -> Options. On version 2.0 you would go to "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update" and turn off checking for updates. You appear to be running 1.5, (and I don't have 1.5 installed any more) but I'm sure that if you go look for yourself then you will find the setting in 1.5. > Don't those people understand leaving > people alone! Many people do want notification of updates; some don't. That is why there are option settings so you can configure it for your personal preference. -- Cheers, Ralph "A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."
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Ralph
7/4/2007 7:37:44 AM
On Jul 4, 8:37 am, Ralph Fox <-...@-.invalid> wrote:
> Of course there is. Go look under Tools -> Options.
>
> On version 2.0 you would go to "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update"
> and turn off checking for updates. You appear to be running 1.5,
> (and I don't have 1.5 installed any more) but I'm sure that if you
> go look for yourself then you will find the setting in 1.5.
>
> Many people do want notification of updates; some don't.
> That is why there are option settings so you can configure
> it for your personal preference.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Ralph
>
> "A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."
Found it. Thanks
I don't mind getting notice of updates if they occur at the start or
finish. But it is really annoying to be looking at something and
suddenly have it obscured.
I like firefox, but don't feel the need to keep learning new options
when the version I have works well.
Dan
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dcaster
7/9/2007 1:58:37 AM
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