ReminderFox 2.1.5.x disabled due to not signed -- How to handle

[Art Lang]

 

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ReminderFox  [2.1.5.4]   release    <'20160102_1100'>
  Profile directory: C:\Users\Art Lang\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\m2zssp42.default
  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:43.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/43.0 (en-US)

 

Hello,

 

I love reminderFox and use it for ALL my scheduling.  Thanks.  Since FireFox began requiring Signing, every time I restart Firefox or Windows, Reminderfox is disabled.  I reinstall it every time and get ver. 2.1.5.4.  I thought this version was signed.  What can I do so ReminderFox is not disabled every time I start FireFox?   I noticed that the above info states FF 43.0, according to FF help I am running FF 43.0 4.  Any help will be much appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Art

 

[Guenter]

Firefox since version 43 needs to have all add-ons signed.
Reminderfox loaded from the official Mozilla add-on page is officially signed. So it should not be disabled with a restart of Firefox.

If you're faced with the situation Reminderfox is disabled, please go for the following steps:

-- If Reminderfox has been disabled go the the "Add-ons" tab of Firefox and enable Reminderfox.
-- Go to the Reminderfox Options. You find that with the context menu (right mouse click) on the Reminderfox icon on the menu bar.
-- On the "General" tab use the link "Back up reminders to file" -- select a directory where you can go to easily again later.

-- Remove Reminderfox with the "Add-ons" tab
-- Restart Firefox
-- Reinstall Reminderfox using the official page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reminderfox/

-- If you are missing your reminders after the installation, open Reminderfox Options. On the "General" tab use the link "Restore from backup file"

Please report back any other experience.

Guenter

[bjme...@gmail.com]

I have followed this post to a tee and while it works after I restart after reinstalling. the next time I shut down and restart, it goes back to being disabled. I've tried it 4 times now with the same result each time.

Regards,
Bryan

[fjavier...@gmail.com]

I Have the same problem, over and over again. Use MAC OSX 10.9.5
Regards
J Fuentes (Spain)

[gNeandr]

Hello,

sorry to hear the proposed method doesn't help. The basic problem is
with Firefox and the method they handle the installation of add-ons.
This was changed with FX45 and the only "save" solution is to generate a
new Reminderfox with a different installation procedure. Sounds easy and
we did it already, but also noticed some regressions with it.

To make the story short: we need time for a new release .. and are
working hard on that already!
The other way, you go back to a previous version of Firefox.

Sorry to have no better answer today.

Guenter
Reminderfox Team

[hda...@gmail.com]

From Mozilla itself:
Override add-on signing (advanced users)

You can temporarily override the setting to enforce the add-on signing requirement by changing the preference xpinstall.signatures.required to false in the Firefox Configuration Editor (about:config page). Support is not available for any changes made with the Configuration Editor so please do this at your own risk.

The short version:
Type into the Firefox address bar: about:config
Enter this in "Search": xpinstall.signatures.required
Double-click the value to toggle it to false.
Restart the browser.