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Offline Scarletwoman

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #27 on: Saturday 27 August 11 13:33 BST (UK) »
After updating to Firefox 6 on my laptop, although I could access Ancestry fine, it was impossible to save images - after being prompted to right-click and 'Save As' on opening them again the screen was just full of wing-dings type gobbledy-gook.  So being a bit of a thicko, I decided to do a system restore to the previous day, and although it reverted to Firefox 5, nothing I did would persuade it to open again.  So eventually uninstalled it, but don't want to install version 6 again, as presumably I'll just have the same problems with saving Ancestry images.  The Ancestry images are OK in IE and can be saved, but I find it clunky, so then found myself downloading Google Chrome... Oh what a tangled web!

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #28 on: Saturday 27 August 11 13:44 BST (UK) »
Hi

So you have nothing to lose, go to Firefox 7.

Rightclick/save works beautifully.
Just about to see if enhanced viewer is available (and works)



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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 27 August 11 13:48 BST (UK) »
I'll think about it when the tranquillizers wear off and I come out from behind the sofa  8)

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #30 on: Monday 29 August 11 15:28 BST (UK) »
Hi
I am also unable to use the enhanced viewer with Firefox 6.

In the past I have been able to manually add a file downloaded from the ancestry website but this doesn't work either and still no plugins/add ons from firefox.

Anyone have had any suggestions?

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Re: Firefox6
« Reply #31 on: Monday 29 August 11 17:42 BST (UK) »
Sorry no; however a further problem with FF6. I just tried to send an attachment to my son. For no apparent reason the file failed to attach. Firefox??
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