firefox and shockwave player?

Callan

I have firefox on my home folder in college, does anyone know if its possible to install the shockwave plugin with this?
Thanks

seamus

Yep.

Run the installer. When it asks you what browser you'd like to install it to, select the Mozilla Firefox\plugins folder

Callan

I tried that but I get an error message saying.
" you must select a Netscape Plugins folder to install into."
any ideas?

seamus

Just did it there myself.

Download the latest version, FireFox comes up automatically.

If not, when it says "Select Browser", click on the "Other Browser" button, select your %HOME%\Mozilla FireFox\plugins folder and click ok.

It will say, "Setup could not find your browser's plugins folder. Click browse and locate your plugins directory", and at the bottom of the same page, it will have the path to the plugins folder you just selected, and a Browse button.

Ignore that and just click install. It should work fine.

Callan

still cant get it to work.
Could the admins have done something stopping me from doing this?

zAbbo

shockwave is the work of the devil, general rule : dont install it. Only thing it provides is flashy ****e sites and annoying ads

seamus

What college are you in? It's unlikely they could disable it.

Callan

shockwave is the work of the devil, general rule : dont install it. Only thing it provides is flashy ****e sites and annoying ads

There's a few games I play that need the shockwave plugin, such as foul words.

What college are you in? It's unlikely they could disable it.

DIT

OfflerCrocGod

seamus you may have installed Firefox using the .exe installer or you may have rum some .reg files that set (in the reg) Firefox as the default browser - Callan probably hasn't. Callan where are you trying to install SW? do you have actual write permision to that particular place?.

Callan

Originally posted by OfflerCrocGod
seamus you may have installed Firefox using the .exe installer or you may have rum some .reg files that set (in the reg) Firefox as the default browser - Callan probably hasn't. Callan where are you trying to install SW? do you have actual write permision to that particular place?.

Yeah, I just unzipped firefox to my home folder. So I was trying to install shockwave to the plugin folder of firefox on my home folder (probably should have said this initially).

What I want is to be able to open firefox (from my home folder) on any workstation in college and be able to have flash/shockwave working.
Is this possible?

seamus

Originally posted by Callan
Yeah, I just unzipped firefox to my home folder. So I was trying to install shockwave to the plugin folder of firefox on my home folder (probably should have said this initially).

What I want is to be able to open firefox (from my home folder) on any workstation in college and be able to have flash/shockwave working.
Is this possible?

That's what I do all the time in here. Not sure why it won't work for you though. :dunno:

OfflerCrocGod

Originally posted by Callan
Is this possible?

I dont see why notit should be easy point the installation to the plugins folder of firefox and Voila! it should just work.

Kevok

What you have to do is say yes to making it your default browser when you start it for the first time.

That sets some reg values and then the installer will find it.