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Virtual-R

Jun 16 2008, 07:09 AM

UPDATE 20080704:

For those of you who experienced the problem I had with my own plugin.

Error: This download has been blocked by your security zone policy when you try to download files.
I had to cut the registry over 30 times before I found the value that gave ME this error.

UPDATED INF-FILE FOR PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM:

firefox.inf

CODE

[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"

[PEBuilder]
Name="Firefox 3"
Enable=1
help="Firefox.htm"

[WinntDirectories]
a=Programs\Firefox,2

[SourceDisksFolders]
files=a,,1

[SourceDisksFiles]
files\firefox.exe=a,,3

[Append]
nu2menu.xml, firefox_nu2menu.xml

[Software.AddReg]

[Software.AddReg]
0x2,"Classes\CLSID\{7b8a2d94-0ac9-11d1-896c-00c04Fb6bfc4}\InprocServer32",,"%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\URLMON.DLL"
0x1,"Classes\CLSID\{7b8a2d94-0ac9-11d1-896c-00c04Fb6bfc4}\InprocServer32","ThreadingModel","Both"
0x1,"Clients\StartMenuInternet",,"Firefox.exe"
0x1,"Clients\StartMenuInternet\Firefox.exe",,"Mozilla Firefox"
0x2,"Clients\StartMenuInternet\Firefox.exe\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,0"
0x2,"Clients\StartMenuInternet\Firefox.exe\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe"
0x1,"Clients\StartMenuInternet\Firefox.exe\shell\properties",,"Firefox &Options"
0x2,"Clients\StartMenuInternet\Firefox.exe\shell\properties\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -chrome ""chrome://browser/content/pref/pref.xul"""
0x1,"Classes\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-xpinstall;app=firefox","Extension",".xpi"
0x1,"Classes\.htm",,"FirefoxHTML"
0x1,"Classes\.html",,"FirefoxHTML"
0x1,"Classes\.shtml",,"FirefoxHTML"
0x1,"Classes\.xht",,"FirefoxHTML"
0x1,"Classes\.xhtml",,"FirefoxHTML"
0x1,"Classes\.xpi",,"FirefoxINSTALL"
0x2,"Classes\CHROME\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\CHROME\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x2,"Classes\FirefoxHTML\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x2,"Classes\FirefoxINSTALL\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\Programs\Firefox\mozctl.dll,1"
0x2,"Classes\FirefoxINSTALL\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x1,"Classes\FTP\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\FTP\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x2,"Classes\GOPHER\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\GOPHER\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x2,"Classes\HTTP\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""
0x2,"Classes\HTTPS\DefaultIcon",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe,1"
0x2,"Classes\HTTPS\shell\open\command",,"%SystemDrive%\programs\firefox\firefox.exe -url ""%1"""

Yes, my plugin for Firefox 3 is ready.

*Starts with google as homepage
*Doesn't ask questions about default browser
*Asks were to save files instead of on the desktop

Compatible with JAVA and FLASH plugins from Sherpya and others.

Only problem left:

Anyone knows how to get www.google.com instead of www.google.se? I have tried to fix this for a long time now.

Get it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?udtzy1tkr1u

I would be grateful for suggestions about solving the google.se issue

I know the obvious question: Is this based on the FINAL V3 of Firefox? The answer is yes, it should be, if Firefox gets release tomorrow, this IS the final code!

Ed_P

Jun 16 2008, 09:08 AM

QUOTE (Virtual-R @ Jun 16 2008, 07:09 AM)

Is this based on the FINAL V3 of Firefox? The answer is yes, it should be, if Firefox gets release tomorrow, this IS the final code!

So the FF About window won't show RC?

If you wait less than 24 hrs you can be quaranteed to have the final code.

Virtual-R

Jun 16 2008, 09:29 AM

The FF About does not show RC

, but you are right anyway Ed, let's wait for tomorrow!

palmer666

Jun 18 2008, 03:01 AM

QUOTE

I would be grateful for suggestions about solving the google.se issue

Hi,

open the Firefox folder, go to "defaults", "profile" and open the "prefs.js" file with an editor.
Replace this entry

user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "www.google.com");

with this one:

user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "www.google.se");

Thats it.

Nikky

Jun 18 2008, 07:21 AM

Sorry, but wrong. Solution is:

CODE

user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.com//ncr");

Yes, 2 slashes + no country redirect, google it.

palmer666

Jun 18 2008, 08:32 AM

When i enter this URL "http://www.google.com/ncr" in a german Firefox, i get the US side.....

Virtual-R

Jun 19 2008, 03:02 AM

QUOTE (palmer666 @ Jun 18 2008, 03:32 PM)

When i enter this URL "http://www.google.com/ncr" in a german Firefox, i get the US side.....

Thank you ALOT Nikky! (And to all others too), the ncr did the trick, I will soon update the plugin, but I have 1 more problem,
it seems like something is wrong when you try to download things, or is the fault somewere else??? I have the problem were all downloads gets forbidden, looking on the internet, the fix is to change the securitysettings in IE. But I don't even have IE on my bootable CD.
This is the problem when you try to download files: "This download has been blocked by your secutity zone policy"

Do you guys get this error too with this plugin?

Thanx for helping me finishing off this plugin

UPDATE: Well, it really looks like the download-problem is a bit of a head-scratcher, ince Firefox 3 uses the security settings from IE, or the system itself. GPEDIT is not available in my bartpe, any suggestions how to solve this?

oscar

Jun 19 2008, 01:35 PM

This firefox 3.0 version has problems with Bartpe.
Changing something inside Bartpe, for example things like customizing toolbars or changing default home page are lost after closing session.
Adding an extension is not possible at all.
Pre added (in plugin) extensions do not work.
It is not easy to make a good plugin with this 3.0 version.

Ed_P

Jun 19 2008, 04:32 PM

That's ok, maybe the new 3.0.0.1 version will fix it.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1288

palmer666

Jun 20 2008, 06:01 AM

Hi Oscar,

i can not confirm that. I have a working plugin and no problems so far. I have also customized Firefox for my needs without any problems.

jaclaz

Jun 20 2008, 06:33 AM

QUOTE (Virtual-R @ Jun 19 2008, 10:02 AM)

UPDATE: Well, it really looks like the download-problem is a bit of a head-scratcher, ince Firefox 3 uses the security settings from IE, or the system itself. GPEDIT is not available in my bartpe, any suggestions how to solve this?

Would this work?:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

Or may be you can add GPEDIT to your build:
http://bogdan.org.ua/2007/11/15/windows-xp...a-registry.html

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=15868

jaclaz

m0gely

Jun 23 2008, 02:49 AM

Well, the plugin works great for me. Flash and downloads give me no trouble. Thanks for the work on this!

I've customized a few things to my preference, and noticed the bookmark toolbar isn't operational and disabled by default. I created the places.sqlite (bookmarks.html is for FF2 and older) file from a FF3 install running on my laptop and tried putting it in the profile folder, but even after enabling the toolbar from the menu, nothing is there. Has anyone figured out how to get bookmarks working? In the German version on the forum, the toolbar is at least visible by default, but I couldn't get my bookmarks to come up there either.

oscar

Jun 23 2008, 02:28 PM

Try deleting \data\profile\prefs.js or/and got to url adress about:config and change settings there (try Profile.manage_only_at_launch false)

Can you install add-ons?
For example some of this
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/se...bar&cat=all

m0gely

Jun 23 2008, 09:17 PM

@oscar, are you replying to me? If so that doesn't make any sense.

oscar

Jun 24 2008, 10:27 AM

@m0gely

If the problem is with about:config look here. Google speaks better english than me.

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=about%3aconfig

m0gely

Jun 25 2008, 01:16 PM

oscar, what I mean is, my problem is the bookmarks toolbar doesn't show up at all. I can enable it from the menu after BartPE is booted, but it's still has no content. I don't understand why deleting the prefs.js file would help me, as I have customized that file to my liking anyway and wouldn't want to lose that.

Also, I know about about:config, but again, I don't understand the significance of looking though it to solve this particular problem. The only value I found via the Mozilla site that looked promising was browser.bookmarks.file, but it seems to be ignored in FF3 on my laptop so I didn't bother to try it here.

As for plugins, I probably won't try. Firefox with Flash is all I need aside from the bookmarks.

Virtual-R

Jul 1 2008, 03:50 AM

Jaclaz, I will try your suggestion with GPEDIT, thanx, the plugin program did not work, but I will try this too!

Virtual-R

Jul 4 2008, 05:05 AM

Jaclaz, thanx for your help, I ended up cutting the registry to smaller and smaller pieces until I found the line that gave me the problem. Inf-file updated, for people having problems with downloads with my plugin, read FIRST post!

dog

Jul 4 2008, 06:19 AM

Might be better to use 20080704, 080704 could be interpreted as three different dates
</moan>

Virtual-R

Jul 4 2008, 07:35 AM

QUOTE (dog @ Jul 4 2008, 01:19 PM)

Might be better to use 20080704, 080704 could be interpreted as three different dates
</moan>

LOL, fixed, just for you, dog!

nuMe

Jul 4 2008, 08:31 AM

Since most other plugs don't include a date in their title why start now?

An option could be to put it in the description field if it's felt necessary to have it.

oscar

Jul 4 2008, 09:42 AM

QUOTE (dog @ Jul 4 2008, 08:19 AM)

Might be better to use 20080704
</moan>

It is bit

but I read day 20, month 08, year 0704

This forum is the Babel Tower

dog

Jul 4 2008, 09:50 AM

I'm reliably informed that back in 704 they were stuck with lynx

m0gely

Jul 7 2008, 12:01 AM

Any ideas on how to make the bookmarks work yet?

Nikky

Jul 14 2008, 01:05 PM

Firefox3 & Bookmarks can be done

Same routine until today I use for FF2 without any problems.
Just for info in FF3 bookmarks is managed in sql database file.

For beginning some theory. Plugins for this kind programs can be done in few ways:
1) All program files are on cd and only necessary files are copied / moved to ramdisk
2) All program files are on ramdisk
First option is sometimes hard to manage, update isn’t easy, demand smaller ramdisk.
Second option is easy to accomplish but demand bigger ramdisk.

In this case I’ll use second option, and steps are:
1 If you use core BartPe find plugin for manage appdata in ramdisk. I use Reatogo (BartPe + Xpe) so this is automatically sorted.
2 download Firefox Setup 3.0
3 unpack it with WinRar on some temporary folder (for ex. D:\01). Someone will ask why? Because sometimes setup unpack routine inform you don’t have enough free space in situations when you really have enough of it. I have on 512 Mb ram 95 Mb ramdisk.
4 Boot yours BartPe (Reatogo, Xpe) cd.
5 Install FF3 on ramdisk (B:\Firefox).
6 Organize it whatever you like it, import old FF2 bookmarks.html, add plugins. I can doit on the fly because I have fbwf plugin. For ex. Adobe Flash player, manually copy installed files (flashplayer.xpt, NPSWF32.dll, NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe) to B:\Firefox\plugins folder.
7 Now close (exit) FF3 and use Make_Firefox.cmd
8 Move archive to plugin Files folder and that’s it.
For use it later start via StartFF3.cmd, routine witch will expand archive and move profile files to appdata.

For end, some credit go to DigiWiz because plugin is based on his old plugin for FF2. I’m change archive (7z instead rar) and don’t use sfx routine when additionally need start routine (move profile to appdata) and this way plugin is easy to edit.

Firefox3PE.inf

CODE

; Firefox3PE.inf
; PE Builder v3 plug-in INF file for FirefoxPE
; plugin by Nikky

[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"

[PEBuilder]
Name="670 (Nikky)_FirefoxPE 3.0"
Enable=1

[WinntDirectories]
a="Programs\FirefoxPE",2

[SourceDisksFolders]
Files=a

[SourceDisksFiles]
StartFF3.cmd.txt=a,StartFF3.cmd,1

[Append]
nu2menu.xml, Firefox3PE_nu2menu.xml

[Software.Addreg]
; Shortcut(s) for Firefox
0x2, "Sherpya\XPEinit\Desktop", "Firefox Web Browser", "%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\StartFF3.cmd||%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\firefox.ico"
0x2, "Sherpya\XPEinit\Programs", "Firefox Web Browser", "%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\StartFF3.cmd||%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\firefox.ico"
0x2, "Sherpya\XPEinit\Programs", "Firefox Web Browser (Safe Mode)", "%temp%\Firefox\Firefox.exe|-safe-mode|%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\firefox.ico"
0x2, "Sherpya\XPEinit\QuickLaunch", "Firefox Web Browser", "%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\StartFF3.cmd||%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\firefox.ico"

Firefox3PE_nu2menu.xml

CODE

<NU2MENU>
    <MENU ID="Programs">
        <MITEM TYPE="ITEM" DISABLED="@Not(@FileExists(@GetProgramDrive()\Programs\FirefoxPE\StartFF3.cmd))" CMD="RUN" FUNC="@GetProgramDrive()\Programs\FirefoxPE\StartFF3.cmd">Firefox Web Browser</MITEM>
        <MITEM TYPE="ITEM" DISABLED="@Not(@FileExists(@GetTmpDir()\Firefox\Firefox.exe))" CMD="RUN" FUNC="@GetTmpDir()\Firefox\Firefox.exe -safe-mode">Firefox Web Browser (Safe Mode)</MITEM>
    </MENU>
</NU2MENU>

StartFF3.cmd.txt

CODE

@echo off
Title= Start Mozilla Firefox 3.0
setlocal
if "%temp%" == "" goto _err
if exist "%temp%\Firefox\firefox.exe" goto _StartProgram
if not exist "%temp%\Firefox" md "%temp%\Firefox"

echo.
echo Checking DiskSpace .
echo
%systemroot%\system32\freedisk b: 30000000
if errorlevel 0 goto _Start
if errorlevel 1 goto _Err2

:_Start
echo
echo Unpack . .
%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\Firefox.7z.Maker\7za.exe x -r -o%temp%\Firefox "%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\Firefox3.7z" *.* >Nul

%temp%
CD\Firefox

echo Copy . . .
xcopy "%temp%\Firefox\Profil\*.*" "%APPDATA%" /Y/Q/S/E/I
del /S /Q /F "%temp%\Firefox\Profil\*.*"

:_StartProgram
%temp%\Firefox\firefox.exe
goto _end

:_err
echo.
echo StartFF3.cmd: No temp variable set...
echo StartFF3.cmd: Try adding a ramdrive...
echo.
pause
goto _end

:_Err2
echo.
Echo Not Enough Free Space on ramdrive proceed...
Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
pause
goto _end

:_end
endlocal

Make_Firefox.cmd

CODE

REM script by Nikky

if exist %temp%Firefox3-copy.7z del /q/f %temp%Firefox3-copy.7ze
if exist %temp%Firefox3.7z ren %temp%Firefox3.7z Firefox3-copy.7z
if exist %temp%Firefox3.7z del /q/f Firefox3.7z

xcopy "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\*.*" "%temp%\Firefox\Profil\Mozilla" /Y/Q/S/E/I

del /q /f %temp%Firefox\defaults\profile\xul.mfl
del /q /f %temp%Firefox\defaults\profile\bookmarks.bak
del /q /f %temp%Firefox\defaults\profile\bookmarkbackups
del /q /f %temp%Firefox\defaults\profile\Cache
del /q /f %temp%Firefox\defaults\profile\Cache.Trash\Trash\Cache
del /q/f %temp%Firefox\tmp.xpi
rem if exist %temp%Firefox\install.log del /q/f %temp%Firefox\install.log

%SystemDrive%\Programs\FirefoxPE\Firefox.7z.Maker\7za.exe a -r %temp%\Firefox3.7z %temp%\Firefox\*.*

UPDATE: Plugin can be downloded from here: Nikky's files
Regards
Nikky

oscar

Jul 15 2008, 09:26 AM

QUOTE (Nikky @ Jul 14 2008, 04:05 PM)

Firefox3 & Bookmarks can be done

6 Organize it whatever you like it

The problem is this step,my experience is that you cannot organize whatever you like. You can with FF2 but not witrh FF3.
For example you cannot install an add-on, you cannot easily customize toolbars, etc.

Nikky

Jul 15 2008, 11:01 AM

@oscar
OK, maybe isn't so easy.
I'm import and edit old bookmarks, on next boot bookmarks are in place and working.
For add-ons (plugins), I'm Install Flash player. Originaly files go to X:\i386\system32\Macromed\Flash folder. I'm copy files (see upper) in B:\Firefox\plugins folder. To be true, some files for flash I have already on cd (for Reatogo see OEM1\5-reatogo_XPE_main\flash folder). On next boot flash animation in FF3 works for me.
Maybe if you have some complicated FF plugin witch additional settings are stored some ware in registry.

Do you have and use fbwf BartPe plugin?
Do you use core BartPe or BartPe + Xpe or Reatogo as I do?

Is anyone else try (Virtual-R maybe) ?

dog

Jul 15 2008, 11:10 AM

I've thrown together a ff3 plugin, I have it importing from a ff2 bookmarks.html, and not showing the default mozilla links or bookmarks toolbar. Not tried any add-ons yet.

Nikky

Jul 15 2008, 11:17 AM

Just for the record, I use normal Setup (not Portable version).

oscar

Jul 15 2008, 11:44 AM

Portable Firefox, normal Firefox, no way, FF3 for Bartpe is a piece of poo.

Searching in Ffirefox forums I have found that too many people thinks FF3 is worse than FF2.
Too buggy, too unstable.

Nikky

Jul 15 2008, 02:17 PM

What I can say? Picture show as 1000 words. Pics is taken fiew min ago with my Reatogo bulid and FF3:

Screenshoots, image upload, this post is made with my Reatogo bulid and FF3.

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