Why you should use Firefox & Noscript

[xxclixxx]

Hi All

Disclaimer: You can disable things in other browsers like IE, I just found this way is the easiest for me personally, and the guy seems to be on top of the latest threats, so it's good in my book. It might not be the best, and it might not protect you from everything.

I totally recommend surfing with Firefox and Noscript:
http://noscript.net/

The plugin is free, and it protects you from XSS attacks. Cross Site Scripting is when an untrusted website does things to trusted websites. It's complicated, but basically it works like this..

You are logged into some favorite websites automatically. A website creates an XSS attack that plays with your settings on your favorite website, without you knowing. This can be your bank and maybe even StartXchange!

I subscribe to many browser hacking blogs, and the guy who is making this plugin comes up quite often. He's on top of the latest exploits found, and updates Noscript quite often (that's why it seems a couple times a week a new version is out.. Make sure you get it!)

So while I don't use it to block all javascript or block sound or iframes, it is actively increasing the security of my browsing which is *critical* these days. It's no longer about creating a tough password to crack, they don't need to know your password if you are already logged in, they just use XSS to change it!

Tim

[xxclixxx]

(other browsers may or may not have an XSS protection of some sort, I haven't heard of any, but the fact that this guy's name comes up in just about every XSS discovery as having updated the plugin gives me the indication it's the best out there)

[dehawkinz]

I am already a very happy noscripts user :)

even if it does reduce poor inges pages to muttering about the lack of javascript :D

I generally set it to allow surf exchanges on a per-session basis, I could give them permanent approval, but I am cautious and don't - that way if a exchange is hit, and I am not actively surfing it I am protected if I come across it in a surf session on another exchange.

SX is in my approved list because I use it daily :)

DeHawkinz

[jeweledbluerose23]

Thanks for this tidbit of information. I just got NoScript, and apparently my computer loves me for it..lol! My surfing is going a lot faster than what I would normally do. I don't talk computer, but I think my computer just told me that it hated javascript..lol! Thanks again!

[revjoybunny]

I have been using no script for some time and have been very happy with it there have been far less problems with my computer and less music and talking from websites too.

I would highly recommend it for firefox users.

[jeweledbluerose23]

Indeed! It has gotten to be much more peaceful, especially since I don't have to hear that dreaded Yuwie speech anymore, nor did I lock up when that page showed up. Yuwie and my computer just did not get along. Was nice not having to restart the computer or yell and scream, cause my computer locked up again..lol!

[revjoybunny]

Indeed! It has gotten to be much more peaceful, especially since I don't have to hear that dreaded Yuwie speech anymore, nor did I lock up when that page showed up. Yuwie and my computer just did not get along. Was nice not having to restart the computer or yell and scream, cause my computer locked up again..lol!

lol jewel:D

[kerberos]

Hi

Yes, this is a good recommendation.
Have used it for a while and so easy to get control of what you will allow and not.

Great Tim

Ole

[erzsebet108]

I've installed, let see how it works. Thanks for your recommendation. Erzsebet

[drkelp]

Thx have just installed it

Grant

[inge]

You can use NoScript to your heart's delight, but XSS protection is built-in to Internet Explorer, and you can control all the other stuff with no addons at all.
Personally I don't like FireFox. I used it for some time with StartXchange, but have gone back to IE7.
I can use neither IE7 nor FF with tabbed browsing because I'm lefthanded and it would take too much time to move the hand from the mouse to the keyboard all the time. With AMBrowser (which has additional protection to what IE7 has) I can use the right hand for tabbing.
I find IE7 more comfortable than FF, faster and easier to use. It's also more "friendly" to badly constructed HTML, which means it displays some sites better. The drawback is that a web designer needs to check his sites with both browsers, and that's the ONLY thing I use FireFox for.

So DeHawkinz, don't say "poor inge"; I'm not happy for all the things MS is doing, but I have my feet on the ground and use whatever is best for me. So should everybody without being religious about it.

Another thing:
I see a "member banner" under some posts here, and now there's one under mine. It has nothing to do with me but it gives that impression. Is there anything I can do to remove it?

[frankieteo]

Hi Tim,

What's XSS ? I had just installed the no-script, tested it & suddenly found every sites were blocked. That would mean we have to enable 'Allowed' to let it in, like pop-up blocker ?

After trying it for 20mins, I find it helps to block all the auto-sound script & sites which are great as I don't have to mute it everytime this sites come around.

Still have to get use to it. Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Frankie

[inge]

XSS is cross-site scripting. Used by hackers to retrieve information from users, like cookies with login-information.
There are some simple rules you can follow, like for instance do not use an Internet bank with other windows open, delete all cookies when you exit from the browser, etc. If there's no information, no one will be able to find it. However, there are easier ways, and one is to block from ActiveX use. Contrary to what some seem to believe, you don't need FireFox to do that, and you don't need any addons if you're using IE7. Personally I hate addons because I regard them as added security risks.

Yesterday I had one of my sites suspended here at SX, because it played sound. I didn't know, because I check all my sites and had never heard it. I had to boot an alternative system with no such blocking to discover it. It works, sometimes even too well. :)

[nsant46]

I yet am using Firefox and am happy.
I'll try Noscript.
Noemi

[soph142]

Utoh - Back to the drawing board

Got NoScript installed but not enabled!
Will try again - and allow (for session only) other sites
Steep learning curve here (belong to PTR/PTC sites also!)

[revjoybunny]

I think that whatever browser that you like its up to you to make it as secure as you can and as Inge says while it isnt an ideal world we work with what we have.

And the banner I remember Tim adding it to the old forum I suppose it gets members banners seen personally I dont like it either but heigh ho.

[inge]

I can't remember any such banners in the old forum, but knowing Tim's view on advertising in the forum I don't understand why he has added them. A modest signature is quite sufficient, in my opinion. Banners are no help anyway.
Take a look at these banner stats:

Credits: 88675.0
Views: 30252
Clicks: 11
Checked: YES
Paused: NO
ShowOnBX: NO

Not very useful, do you think? :)
Only reason I use a banner is to consume some impressions. :)

[revjoybunny]

actually Inge you have no argument from me perhaps they are providing revenue to sx

In fact he added them for a couple of days in the old forum but removed them again lol

[inge]

Tim has explained about the banners in the forum. It's just to spend more impressions. As they are being used up, maybe the forum banners will disappear again.
We all know how useful banners are nowadays. Or the opposite. I still use them too, but in the 5 years I've been doing online marketing, I've had a microscopic number of clicks on them -- and with a normal click-through ration the ROI is zero. OK, I admit that the investment is almost zero too.... :)

[dehawkinz]

Inge,

I respect your right to choose IE7, or any front-end bolt-on that uses the IE core. That's your personal choice. I personally have no desire to downgrade to IE7, thats my personal choice :) I am currently testing Flock, which is built on the Mozilla core.

DeHawkinz

[xxclixxx]

Inge - It should be noted that the XSS I'm talking about is javascript, not activex. It can do things in the background without you knowing. For instance, many routers home users have are vulnerable. There was actually a contest to see who could hack routers with javascript, and they were able to do it with XSS.. It can change your router password and turn remote logging in (from internet) on. Some serious stuff.

[inge]

Of course, XSS is done with JavaScript, but it needs to be executed on the client side, which means it must come through. According to my information Internet Explorer 7 does not allow cross-site scripting, and by setting the internet security options you can make everything so strict that you can hardly display any sites at all.
XSS can be avoided by being a little aware about JavaScript insertion but that part must be done on the server side and far from every web author is aware of the problem.
You're quite right about not knowing that things happen, but I think that if you are using a good, fairly new browser and a good, updated antivirus program, you should be adequately protected. FireFox is far from the perfect solution; it has bugs and problems too. We should remember that a chain is no stronger than the weakest link. As long as we have HTTP as the information carrier security is limited anyway.

But maybe we should block HTTP as well? :)

Oh, BTW, hackers, like everyone, try to find the easiest solution to their challenges. There are far easier solutions for them than using XSS. All they need to do is lure innocent users to their website. I get e-mails all the time, that from a surface view look like they come from PayPal. Only by being a little awake I can see that it's not for real, but I'm convinced that they can do some real harm that way.

[xxclixxx]

FireFox is far from the perfect solution; it has bugs and problems too.

Definately :D

[inge]

Oh, I forgot:
Of course, IE7 is not the perfect solution either. That doesn't exist. But it's better than some people think (Myths from the IE5/6 days still persist), and it's the browser that I like and have gotten used to.
When I change to Linux (When shall I ever get the time? :) ) there's no IE7, but there's a whole bunch of browsers to select from -- and Linux is basically more stable and secure than Windows. Just takes a little getting used to for someone who hasn't been using *nix systems since 1999. So much has been forgotten, and so much has changed since then.

[gweiss]

I can use neither IE7 nor FF with tabbed browsing because I'm lefthanded and it would take too much time to move the hand from the mouse to the keyboard all the time. With AMBrowser (which has additional protection to what IE7 has) I can use the right hand for tabbing.


Ok... please bear with me here, Inge, as I'm neither left-handed nor am I understanding the need to move the hand from the mouse to the keyboard all the time while switching tabs. Maybe I'm being dense cause I'm missing something here.

Once when my carpal tunnel was out of hand, I used my left hand for awhile and aside from the lack of dexterity which took some time to adjust, I had no problem switching tabs with the mouse. :confused:

Help me out with my cluelessness?

Thanks!! :)

[inge]

Just compare. Take the time. You just can't move the mouse and click nearly as fast as you can use the keyboard. However clever you are, it's just impossible.
I mentioned this before: Why Search and Find if you can just Click? :)
5 fingers on each hand, and only one mouse which is a very clumsy instrument compared with that. Good for some things, but very bad for some.

With IE7 and FF you even need to press TWO buttons to tab, not just one. Talk about clumsy! :mad:

[revjoybunny]

bring on the pc that works by tapping into your thoughts I say, it may be fast enough for Inge but it will be a close thing lol

:)

[suryan]

Great post Tim. I still run across TE members who are surfing without NoScript and I cringe every time - and tell them to run, don't walk, immediately to grab that extension. If they haven't already been compromised they are just darn lucky!

[esuccess]

I already had it installed, and am a happy user. Thanks Tim, I
appreciate the reminder to update regularly.

Caroline

[pcgaru]

Thanks for the info

Michael

[drkelp]

Hi Tim

No script removes your video on the homepage even though it in Shockwave.

Cheers

Grant

[inge]

I don't have noscript but I have blocked ActiveX, and have killed all traces of Flash and Shockwave. You can do a lot with standard options.
A few sites use Media Player, and they tend to come through, but it happens rarely and is not very annoying.
This means I can hear the sounds I want to hear: Signals from my software, alarms etc. I get them just fine. Of course, noscript would allow that also (I actually tried to install it some time but it was probably too simple for a complicated guy like me! :) )

[marvinko]

Interesting discussion ... willl have to check out this little product.

[frankieteo]

Well, Thanks again Tim.

For once now, I can surf without muting all audios/videos which we had all watched & listened over & over again, over the years of surfing. Some sites launched as early Jan'07 & today you still hear the same audio saying that they just launch & now is March'08. Well, it's auto-pilot but they should update it after 6mths, maybe.

Of course, I used to listen/partially watch CD/DVD courses on personal development/training, while surfing. Now I am happy with no-script installed that I can surf & listen to my courses without suddenly being blasted with the sound from some sites as sometimes it can be quite loud & annoying.

Though some no-script features are not so friendly on some sites, I would copy & paste the url to IE7 browser to view & listen to sites that I want to check it out. For some of us that have just try the no-script, you might want to try what I mention if you encounter that little problem. I came across acrobat audio not working with no-script even I enable it. Maybe I am not use to all of it yet.

Just like to say, no-script is more applicable to TEs surfers since we will get bored hearing the same audios or watching the same videos hundred times over & over & it's smoother.

If I am checking out on some sites that I need to play the audios/videos I would use IE7 instead.

Cheers & have a great day..

Frankie

[biz2001]

Thanks for the tip about Noscript, I just got mine.

[webbiznet]

I am too a very happy Noscripts user, I'd say almost for a year already (not sure)...
Wander why I forgot to recommend it to everyone, earlier...
Thanks Tim for doing it now... :)

Stefan

[success2gether]

Hello everyone

I use NoScript as well. When sending out our Team Newsletter, I include the link and a brief explanation should any of our new members not know about it :)

Happy Surfing,
Donna Roos aka
Success2gether

[webbiznet]

Donna,

Think it's good Idea, 'cause some of newbies maybe aren't yet members of the Forum, in the beginning of their SX membership...

Keep a good work,

Stefan

[holidayfreak]

I have been using No-Script for about 3 years now. It is updated constantly, new features are added, bugs are repaired on almost monthly bases. I am in love with this little add-on.:) It needs a bit of calibration when you start working with it. But you will love it also, when you are getting used to work with it.

Surfing without no-script installed in Firefox is asking for problems. This program is not only blocking annoying media scripts, but also protects your computer from several scripts that could steal valuable information or even execute viruses destroying your computer!!!

Please, don't think that you can protect your machine with no-script only! It just is a great extra helping hand.

[inge]

You are quite right Edwin. If you want to be 100% safe from all bad things, go hide yourself under a blanket and never use a computer or a car. Don't eat, and don't drink! :)
If you use NoScript you have to make security holes to let some sites through. If you block some features completely, you won't run that risk.
I do not block JavaScript because there's hardly any site that doesn't use it. But I do block ActiveX and file download, I delete all cookies when leaving the computer, and I make sure I don't use the bank with other windows open.

Do not feel too safe. There's always someone there who can come and bite you. :)

[captainkiwi]

I'm also a big fan of NoScript and have been using it for a couple of years, highly recommendable.

There's another plug in that I can't' do without, it's called Tab Mix Plus. It lets you, among other things, change tabs by hoovering the mouse pointer over it. Spares you half the clicks and is faster than anything else I has tried. Mine is set to 225 milliseconds.

OK it takes some time to get used to but then you can't live without it.
Inges style with keyboard dosen't work for me because of neck and shoulder problems.

So folks install Tab Mix Plus, flip your chair back, put your feet on your desk and take your surfing to a higher level.:)


Inge. är Sandvika det som ligger strax utanför Oslo där Olav T. har en liten affär?:D
I så fall är vi ju nästan grannar.

Gunnar at Captain Kiwi

[inge]

That's right Gunnar!
We're almost neighbors! :)

[pskovgaard]

It just feels like home, sorry every one, I need to say something to Inge and Gunnar.
Det er dejligt at kunne tale lidt dansk, jeg har boet i England i 3 aar, jeg har besoegt Danmark 1 gang, fordi man har ikke meget ferie her. Hej saa laenge.
Phuong Skovgaard

[inge]

I wish I could hear you speak, Phuong. Danish is such a lovely language.
3 years away from your country is a long time!

And I would like to say this so everyone can "hear": I'm glad you're in my team!

[gide83]

Has someone ever tried SeaMonkey here? (Mozilla.org too)
I'm fond of this browser that I discovered last year after having used
FF for over 1 year.
SeaMonkey is fantastic for those who want an all-in-one alternative solution
to IE with something less 'heavy' than FF (RAM).
As for me I'm using the light feature, browser only, it comes with an HTLM
wysiwyg editor useful to create my own webpages.
The basic skin is awful to me but I found a wonderful one called "SkyPilotClassic" reminding of Mr Saint-Exupery and our flying heroes.
SeaMonkey is speed, reliable, easy to use and comfortable.
If any help needed, Mozilla is a friendly and helpful community.

[dehawkinz]

I recently added Flock to my repertoire - less memory intensive than FF, but still supports everything FF does that I use :)

DeHawkinz

[revjoybunny]

I too have added flock one of the reasons is its lack of memory hogging which used to bug the heck out of me with firefox its generally stable to \i dont seem to get the freezing of pages that you can get with firefox

if you are interested here is the link

http://www.flock.com/

[ask4gus]

For all you VISTA users out there . Has anyone tried surfing without their mouse or keyboard Yet.
Vista has a very nice built-in voice control feature. After trying out Dragon Naturally Speaking for several versions and finding that unless I spent a lot of time with vocabulary teaching and trying to overcome my accent I gave up. But recently I tried out working with VISTA's speech package and was very surprised at how improved it has become. After just a short learning period ( 1 hour) I was able to open and use a few different programs easily. I must admit I have not tried surfing with it. yet. Just wondered if anyone else had ?

[mrsdrake]

I was recently shocked by responses to a post on a couple other forums for some other exchanges. I posted about a site that always crashes my browser when I see it. When I was asked what browser I was using, I said I was using Firefox and no script. I got a few replies and PMs telling me that Firefox ans no script was crashing my browser and that if I disabled no script, I wouldn't have any more crashes.

The site that crashes my browser is one that I've seen in nearly every exchange except for StartXchange. I'm betting it doesn't pass Tim's site tests.

I just can't imagine how disabling no script while surfing would prevent problems.

[ameastre]

It is possible that there may be a site incompatible with Noscript, but I wouldn't be inclined to trust that site over NoScript. ;)

I did not know that Windows Vista had a speech recognition program already installed. I just went through the tutorial and I like it, but it is a little clumsy. How do you switch browser windows and go to a text box on a webpage? LOL

[xxclixxx]

The latest version of firefox has been crashing alot for users, so it is more likely firefox than no script right now.

[frankieteo]

I thought my PC is having problem with Firefox last few days until now as it always shut down my surfing. Now I know it's FF problem.

I installed Avant Browser but it's not so friendly. I saw it from one marketer's email that recommended Avant Browser for surfing TEs, explaining some features which I don't really know how to set it yet with AvantBrowser.

Thanks.

Frankie

[inge]

I can't remember if I ever tried Avant browser, but I'm using AMbrowser and it works very well. The settings are fairly simple and straightforward, but might still need som experimenting.
I have no trouble surfing 25 TEs at a time with it. Haven't really tried any more. :)

[sigma]

The latest version of firefox has been crashing alot for users, so it is more likely firefox than no script right now.
I've got firefox on my pc's at work and the 2 at home and since their last update they have all been crashing. I don't have noscript - it is definitely a firefox problem. Hope they resolve it soon as it's interfering with my surfing.

[dehawkinz]

Now I remember why I didn't follow the lemmings, I mean everyone else, and upgrade my FireFox :)

I stick to the principle of "if it is not broke, don't 'fix' it!"

I never rush to grab the latest service packs, upgrades, etc - I let the poor beta testers (aka the general using public) debug it first :)

Oh, and yes my firefox is quite stable thank you :D

DeHawkinz
DeHawkinz

[xxclixxx]

LOL =P Well I only did it because there are lots of security bugs. But I suppose every version will have some, so upgrading right away might not be smart either.

[charitylinks]

the safest way to surf :)

[pericles]

I am already a very happy noscripts user :)

even if it does reduce poor inges pages to muttering about the lack of javascript :D

DeHawkinz

Same here dehawhinz. Haha! :D I still remember inge's gripe about that one, but I'm still a very happy NoScript user. And like Tim said, the author really keeps up-to-date on the latest threats.

[inge]

The fact is that if you disable JavaScript there's not a single TE you can use. Most other pages also use JavaScript, and if you want to benefit from using the Internet, you must have JavaScript enabled. I can't imagine keeping up with marking sites as OK individually.

I do not use FireFox except for testing my sites, and the latest bug reports don't give me any more reason to.

It's ActiveX you don't want. I have that disabled, and it saves me a lot of trouble. Without FireFox, and without any add-ons.
You can also block pop-ups etc. with only the basic browser.

Anyone who is religious about FireFox and all its "good things" is IMHO living on a myth, based on older versions of IE. I have found nothing that FF does better than IE7, and even after a time of trial I couldn't make myself familiar with it.

If you can't see my sites because you have blocked JavaScript .... Well, I can only say it's your loss! :)

[ameastre]

I still like Firefox better than IE, even the newest version and with Firefox's latest errors (IE is not the browser to diss Firefox), which I still must use IE here and there. However, just because nix varants are generally more secure than Windows machines does not mean we should discount Windows completely and people must switch today. Admittedly, there is more forgiveness with both Windows and IE when doing web coding. It's just that Microsoft service has gotten so used to being rich geeks that they forgot being garage geeks.

[xxclixxx]

Inge - No script with javascript enabled still gives you the XSS protection. I only have no script enabled for the XSS protection =P

[xxclixxx]

if there was a no script equivelent for IE I would say use FF & Noscript OR IE & ____ - I'm just saying right now this is the most secure way to go due to the XSS exploits that are brewing.

[inge]

It is said that IE7 has XSS protection built in, but I need to do some verification of that... :)
I believe the way many websites are written and the fact that HTML is completely without security measures, are much more serious issues, so it's not only up to the browser anyway.

Now the banks here are introducing something called BankID, which uses Java. All issues concerning JavaScript and ActiveX suddenly seem very small and meaningless -- and they are unable (or unwilling?) to document facts about the security.
We all know that no producer is willing to disclose any drawbacks about its own products .... :)

[inge]

I don't have time to check now, but if someone would like to investigate the difference between FF and IE7 with a construct like the following:
<form name="whatever" action="http://url/site/search.php?search_string="><script>alert("voilaXSS!")</script>">

Then you're welcome.
Any negative effects from constructs like this (JavaScript injection) must be the responsibility of the website programmer, even though the browser could also escape metacharacters like the above.

In a case like the above, NOTHING happens until the website returns whatever what's in the input field. If they don't do any input checking, they should be arrested for negligence! :)

This issue was discussed in an MS bug report site in 2005. Since then we have IE7, which, as I mentioned earlier, is said to take care of the problem, but my time is limited now so please, go ahead: Check and let's have facts, not myths.

Oh, BTW, there IS one big drawback with IE7: It's written by Microsoft. I'm no big fan of them either, but at least they should know most of the Windows OS quirks, and they definitely won't disclose all of those to their competitors. That's why I'm basically a fan of Open Source.

[xxclixxx]

IE7 and IE8 are both vulnerable to XSS. It's actually easier to do with the XDR object. The only way they'd be on top of the latest XSS stuff is if you'd be getting frequent updates. Since NoScript is a plugin and gets updates quite frequently (a few times in the past 2 days) it can stay on top of it where browser developers aren't always able to because they also have much more to put out in updates.

[dehawkinz]

Inge, there is actually an aspect of Javascript that usually gets overlooked, and that is load and run costs - if the script is not running, it is not loading or using resources on my system.
OK, your script might be compact, but I have seen scripts on sites TEs that are way too bloated. Plus, more often than not, I will find one site is attempting to access 5 or more domains, that is a drain on bandwidth, and for someone on limited bandwidth, this can be important.

I like to know what my computer is doing, especially when it comes to the net, that is why I use a firewall that controls access by port, IP and application. (and yes, it is set to paranoid :D) by default I deny all programs access to the internet until I can detirmine what access they really require, and what access they think they require :)

DeHawkinz

[inge]

I've said this before: I thought I was paranoid ... :)

[pericles]

I like to know what my computer is doing, especially when it comes to the net, that is why I use a firewall that controls access by port, IP and application. (and yes, it is set to paranoid :D) by default I deny all programs access to the internet until I can detirmine what access they really require, and what access they think they require :)

DeHawkinz

Totally agree. I think any serious surfer ought to take computer security seriously, and not just avoiding drinking coffee when surfing.... ;) Remember Tim's accident?

[vvv2]

I am not surfer, I am traffik user :confused:

Some statistic:
88% traffik go from USA
90% of them use FireFox with MACRO

:confused:

[frankieteo]

Hi Tim,

I was busy in Hospital yesterday for my mom minor operation & that's why I didn't surf. I just log-in to do some surfing & firefox start to install some updates. After that, I started my surfing sessions & found out that my no-script installed is gone as I can start to hear all the audios/videos from the same sites that have it.

Is it because of the recent updates by FF that stop it as I didn't uninstall the no-script. That's why I come back to this thread to post & re-install no-script again.

Thanks.
Frankie

[frankieteo]

Hi,

I can't seems to re-install non-script application. Help needed..Thanks.

Frankie

[msbeejay]

Hi,

I can't seems to re-install non-script application. Help needed..Thanks.

Frankie

Hope your Mother is on the road to recovery...

As to your above dilemma...depending on which Operating System you are using, maybe you can restore to an earlier point on your system? It might bring back you "Non-Script" application...Just a thought, OK?

God Bless and Keep on surfing...

[frankieteo]

Hope your Mother is on the road to recovery...

As to your above dilemma...depending on which Operating System you are using, maybe you can restore to an earlier point on your system? It might bring back you "Non-Script" application...Just a thought, OK?

God Bless and Keep on surfing...

Thanks msbeejay... I just got back from my mom's house. She is alright after the surgery. Just need to go back for re-dressing in a couple of days & follow-up on her next medical appointment.

She's a strong mom at 70, still driving up & down everyday to my late father's shop. She will be taking a driving break for 2 weeks.

For non-script, I tried many steps but it won't work also. I un-install & re-install FF too, but it still won't let me install non-script & shows errors which I have no idea what it is at all.

Anyone else have a better solutions ?

Regards,
Frankie

[msbeejay]

Thanks msbeejay... I just got back from my mom's house. She is alright after the surgery. Just need to go back for re-dressing in a couple of days & follow-up on her next medical appointment.

She's a strong mom at 70, still driving up & down everyday to my late father's shop. She will be taking a driving break for 2 weeks.

For non-script, I tried many steps but it won't work also. I un-install & re-install FF too, but it still won't let me install non-script & shows errors which I have no idea what it is at all.

Anyone else have a better solutions ?

Regards,
Frankie

That is really great news about your mom...sorry, I wasn't much help with your non-script dilemma...I don't use FF so someone else will have to field this for you...Good Luck!

God Bless and Keep on surfing...

[frankieteo]

Hello,

Well, it's somewhat irritating now that I had tried non-script & it can't be install again. It was alright yesterday with non-script. Today, the non-script is gone suddenly.

I use to attend live instant-seminars, listening to audio courses or listening to replay courses while surfing. Now I feel terrible as each time I have to mute the audios/videos on surfing sites & I can't have a clean listening again on the instant-seminars or listening to my CD/DVD/Audio courses.

Appreciate any tips that can resolve the non-script issue.

Thanks again..

Frankie

[inge]

Use IE7, and you can disable them all without installing any add-ons.
But of course I am biased, since I never liked FireFox in the first place. I wish I did, so I wouldn't have to support MS software. :)

[pericles]

Hi,

I can't seems to re-install non-script application. Help needed..Thanks.

Frankie

Let us have some details:

What is the link for No-Script that you clicked, What version of FF are you using, Which Windozze version are you using, What is the error message, etc.

[frankieteo]

Use IE7, and you can disable them all without installing any add-ons.
But of course I am biased, since I never liked FireFox in the first place. I wish I did, so I wouldn't have to support MS software. :)

Thanks inge,

I was using IE7 initially but when I surfed for a while & opened more Tab, it just shut down everything. Since it happened so many times, I switched to FF for surfing activities while other project or work related activities I will still use IE7.

Will see how to deal with it.

Regards,
Frankie

[msbeejay]

Thanks inge,

I was using IE7 initially but when I surfed for a while & opened more Tab, it just shut down everything. Since it happened so many times, I switched to FF for surfing activities while other project or work related activities I will still use IE7.

Will see how to deal with it.

Regards,
Frankie

I use IE7 myself and it took some getting use to for me, but it works just fine...All you have to do is Add (+) your tab group setup to your favorites and it will save them...Also, check the save tabs when closing IE7 then when you open it again everything will be there...

God Bless and Keep on surfing...

[sflewis]

Frankie,

Glad to here your mother is doing okay.

Have you checked the firefox support forums to see if someone has reported the issue there? I know there have been some messages here about problems with the new update of firefox. I can't help, because I don't use it.

[frankieteo]

Let us have some details:

What is the link for No-Script that you clicked, What version of FF are you using, Which Windozze version are you using, What is the error message, etc.

Hi pericles,

I am using the link recommended by Tim in this forum 1st page. I had installed & been using it just fine until today when FF updated to the latest version 2.0.0.14 that no-script disappeared and can be re-install again.

I am using WindowXP but I can't copy & paste that message & it showed as follows:

Firefox could not install the file at

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/downloads/file/26880/noscript-1.6-fx+mz+sm.xpi

because: Unexpected installation error

Review the Error Console log for more details
-203

That's what it shows exactly above. Thanks..

Regards,
Frankie

PS: The link does not appear with every words in the post but when you click on the link, it will show the whole url in the new tab or windows on the address bar.

[xxclixxx]

Hmm that's really odd. You could try posting in the Firefox forums, they might be able to help with the errors:

http://www.mozilla.org/support/#forums

[frankieteo]

Hmm that's really odd. You could try posting in the Firefox forums, they might be able to help with the errors:

http://www.mozilla.org/support/#forums

Yes, it's really odd as my other PCs were not affected by FF update. I went to no-script to check on Error#203 but the technical solutions were a bit too complicated for me to do it. I tried many times until I had no choice but switched to Avant Browser to learn the soundless settings.

However, now I am forced to use Avant Browser for surfing activities as I can disable activeX, sound, videos & flash to have a smoother no sound-surf so that I can listen/attend the Instant Seminars that I am subscribe to as this few days I have a few Intant-Seminars on.

My lastest avatar picture was taken with Derek Gehl at the Internet BootsCamp Seminar in Nov'07.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Frankie