How to Use Older Extensions and Themes With Newer Versions of Firefox

How to Use Older Extensions and Themes With Newer Versions of Firefox

If you want to use Extensions & themes that are not insatalling on newer versions of

firefox then follow these steps :

> Open Firefox.

> on the address bar type “about:config” without the quotes.

> create a new Boolean key aka preference & name it “extensions.checkCompatibility”

without the quotes.

> set the value of this newly created key aka preference at false.

Restart Firefox.

After this tweak your Firefox Addon Manager window should look like this.

> Now use any old Extensions and themes that was not installing before.

Note I’ve used Firefox 2.0.0.12 & Firefox Beta 3.0.b3 for this purpose. Have not tested

it on
latest firefox 3 beta. So guys please test it on that & let me know since my priority

target
of this tute is firefox 3 :D .

Note : All plugins & themes will not work flawlessly in this way since the browser
change it’s functionality with every major releases. But they will install.
Give them a shot if you’re interested.

A quality tutorial by topgear – topspeed

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3 Responses to “How to Use Older Extensions and Themes With Newer Versions of Firefox”

  1. Sufyan Says:
    July 27, 2008 at 12:29 am | Reply

    dude it totaly works !!!!!111
    my internet download manager add on was compatible wit v2 of firefox
    n not on v3
    but now it works
    cheers!!
    keep posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Using a Computer Says:
    June 10, 2009 at 11:09 am | Reply

    Very good tips!

  3. topgeartopspeed Says:
    September 24, 2009 at 7:27 am | Reply

    I’m really happy to hear that it’s working for you guys.

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