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Looking for a firefox fan

Mar 13, 2011 4:00PM PDT

I reinstalled windows 7 and firefox 3.6 and now every page I encounter needs to be "allowed" before it will come up on my screen...something about restricting redirecting web sites.

Can someone please help, it is so frustrating.
Where do I go to undue the problem.
Thanx for the help.

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POSIBLE FIX
Mar 13, 2011 4:57PM PDT

sounds to me like your security settings are st way too high. Go to your internet options through control panel. click properties, then security. you probably have it set to high. set it to med-high. that should fix most of your problem. DON'T SET IT TOO LOW. it could be the death of your computer. you can also access firefox's internet options by right clicking the it's icon on your desktop.

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OH
Mar 13, 2011 5:05PM PDT

one other possible. Top of page under tools menu. click options and the security. click notifications then unclick all except low grade encryption

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Looking for a firefox fan
Mar 13, 2011 10:41PM PDT

Thanx shadow. Don't know wheth3er it has worked yet but have done all of the above.
No more high security checkboxes -- internet options are are cleared. Will see whaqt happens.

Do you know about firefox? I'm getting way tired of windows am thinking about installing zorin? Any thoughts?

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Zorin.....Linux Based OS
Mar 13, 2011 11:33PM PDT

From what I know of Zorin, it's just another version of linux. simular to Umbuntu linux. However it does claim to be an easier and user friendly version. kinda has me intrigued. if it's at like all the rest of the different versions of linux you will have to learn command line