Firefox Windows Server 2008

• P73-04755
• Firefox For Windows 2008
• Firefox Esr Windows Server 2008
• Firefox Windows Server 2008 R2

I have recently setup a development 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Host Server to test Firefox ESR 10.0.3. I can set the options to not check for updates and that works correctly. However a standard user seems to be able to go to Help>about and the application auto updates. I am slightly concerned about this being an Enterprise server. Is something setup incorrectly to not have any UAC trigger with this and disallow an update of the application?

Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility and Certification https. I'm using firefox in windows server 2008 R2.but it is not working as it should.what is the reson? Is there any limitation for server? Monday, July 2, 2012 4:26 AM. Reply Quote Help us improve MSDN. Jul 19, 2012  Firefox 13.0.1 Freezing in Win Server 2008 R2 Standard. I tried re-starting Firefox 13.0.1 in (firefox) safe mode and the same constant freezing occurs. This all started on the same day as some Microsoft Security updates were automatically installed (June 14, 2012). I have Firefox 13.0.1 running on 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium without incident. Firefox 13.0.1 Freezing in Win Server 2008 R2 Standard. I tried re-starting Firefox 13.0.1 in (firefox) safe mode and the same constant freezing occurs. This all started on the same day as some Microsoft Security updates were automatically installed (June 14, 2012). I have Firefox 13.0.1 running on 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium without incident.

To install Firefox on a Windows XP system, because of Windows restrictions, the user will have to download Firefox 43.0.1 and then update to the current release. From Firefox 53 planned for April 2017, Windows XP/Vista/Server 2008 are no longer supported. These users should migrate to ESR 52 once available (planned for March 2017). Supported operating systems: Windows 8/7 64-bit edition and Windows Server 2012/2008 64-bit edition. Firefox Backup Tool If you often update and adjust your Firefox web browser, this Firefox Backup Tool can help you, it can be easily backup all important configuration of your Firefox, including user preferences, bookmarks, extensions, browsing history, etc., you can back up all of these to one.

1 Answer

Firefox installs a service that can do updates even if the program was installed to the %programfiles% directory, and the currently logged in user has no admin rights and no right to modify files inside %programfiles%.

You can uninstall that updater service, the rest will still work fine.

Also you can lock preferences to certain values, for all users. For example you could use this to completely disable the builtin updater. Then users cannot switch it back on. A good description about this is here:http://mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/customizing-firefox-autoconfig-files/

Microsoft office x64. Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation at a later timeIT professional resourcesIT professional working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged windows-server-2008remote-desktopfirefox or ask your own question.

In this article I’ll try to describe the configuration management of modern Mozilla Firefox versions via Group Policies in a corporate environment (Microsoft Active Directory-based domain environment).

The Issues of Centralized Management of Firefox Settings

Earlier, it wasn’t too hard to manage Firefox settings in the corporate environment, since as any normal Windows application, all Firefox settings were stored in the registry. You could find or write the necessary GPO administrative templates to make it easier for administrators. (For example, Google has developed and is supporting a set of adm/admx templates for Chrome.) However, Mozilla decided to make it different, and now Firefox stores its settings in the files located in the user profile.

After digging in the Internet for a long time, I’ve found some “solutions” of this problem. But none of them is operational on different reasons. The common idea of these solutions is to create a GPO, make changes to the specific registry branch and then specify the necessary parameters in Firefox configuration files using a Visual Basic script. At the first glance, it is convenient and consistent, but … there is always a slight hitch. Mozilla developers change both the location of the configuration files and the names of these files, etc.

The method described in this article has been tested in modern Firefox versions (Firefox 43.0.2 and higher).

The Peculiarities of Firefox Management in the Domain Environment

There is a number of Firefox settings to be used both for preconfiguration and to disable or block something in a enterprise environment, where the users, as a rule, do not have the administrator privileges, and IT specialists have to determine, which browser settings are allowed to change and which settings are left preset and unchangeable in this environment.

This can, for example, include:

• Import Wizard – Firefox runs this wizard at the first start to import the settings from other installed browsers. You would like to disable this wizard.
• Automatic updates for Firefox – Options -> Advanced -> Update -> Firefox updates. Firefox is better to update centrally, but not separately for every user computer. Automatic updates for the extensions can be left, since they are stored in the user computer.
• Mozilla Maintenance Service – Firefox installs the update service, which allows to automatically update Firefox without prompting UAC permissions.
• Default browser check – Options -> Advanced -> General – Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup. If Microsoft Internet Explorer is selected as a default browser in the corporate environment, this check has to be disabled and the opportunity to make Firefox a default browser by a user has to be blocked.
• At the first start, disable ‘Welcome to Firefox’ tab, as well as ‘Know your rights’ and ‘Improve Firefox’ notifications.

How to Manage and Lock Firefox Settings

Firefox can be configured with the default settings, which are locked for any new user profile. Thus, the settings will contain all necessary parameters. Mozilla has made it easier (I don’t think so!) to deploy Firefox with the preconfigured settings by means of adding some special files during the installation (or, for example, when a computer is connecting to the domain network). It is supposed, that Firefox is installed in the default folder:

• %ProgramFiles%Mozilla Firefoxbrowserdefaultsprefall-settings.js
• %ProgramFiles%Mozilla FirefoxMozilla.cfg

Then Firefox will be configured with the default settings and all necessary parameters will be locked.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences for more details. Please note that the article is a bit obsolete, but the main principles are still working.

To configure user settings, you have to use the feature of locking user preferences.

The File all-settings.js

The file all-settings.js allows to make Firefox read some configuration settings from the file Mozilla.cfg. Just add two lines to all-settings.js:

pref('general.config.obscure_value', 0);
pref('general.config.filename', 'mozilla.cfg');

The File Mozilla.cfg

Here we can determine and lock the specific Firefox settings. For instance, in the example below, the automatic update feature, “Welcome to Firefox” tab and “Know your rights” and “Improve Firefox” notifications are blocked. The last line prevents making Firefox a default browser.

1. All parameters in Mozilla.cfg has to be written starting from the second line. Don’t ask me why. For example, try to put a comment // in the first line.
2. The parameters and all settings are case-sensitive. If you make a mistake, Firefox won’t start.

lockPref('app.update.auto', false);
lockPref('app.update.enabled', false);
lockPref('app.update.service.enabled', false);
lockPref('toolkit.telemetry.prompted', true);
lockPref('browser.rights.override', true);
lockPref('browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone', 'ignore');
lockPref('browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser', false);

A sample of Mozilla.cfg used in the real corporate environment is shown below.

// Parameters keywords.
// pref
// sets the preference as if a user had set it, every time you start the browser.
// So users can make changes, but they will be erased on restart. If you set a
// particular preference this way, it shows up in about:config as “user set”.
// defaultPref
// is used to alter the default value, though users can set it normally and their
// changes will be saved between sessions. If preferences are reset to default
// through the GUI or some other method, this is what they will go back to.
// Appears in about:config as “default”.
// lockPref
// is used to lock preferences so they cannot be changed through the GUI or about:config.
// In many cases the GUI will change to reflect this, graying out or removing options.
// Appears in about:config as “locked”. Some config items require lockPref to be set,
// such as app.update.enabled. It will not work if it set with just pref.
// clearPref
// can be used to “blank” certain preferences. This can be useful e.g. to disable functions
// that rely on comparing version numbers.

// Set browser custom home-page
pref(“browser.startup.homepage”,”http://www.woshub.com”);
pref(“browser.startup.page”,1);

// Proxy settings
pref(“network.proxy.ftp”, “192.168.1.11”); // the domain name can be specified
pref(“network.proxy.ftp_port”, 3128); // proxy-server port number
pref(“network.proxy.http”, “192.168.1.11”); // the domain name can be specified
pref(“network.proxy.http_port”, 3128); // proxy-server port number
pref(“network.proxy.share_proxy_settings”, true);
pref(“network.proxy.socks”, “192.168.1.11”); // the domain name can be specified
pref(“network.proxy.socks_port”, 3128); // proxy-server port number
pref(“network.proxy.ssl”, “192.168.1.11”); // the domain name can be specified
pref(“network.proxy.ssl_port”, 3128); // proxy-server port number
pref(“network.proxy.type”, 1);

// Check default browser
pref(“browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser”, false);

// Disable updater
pref(“app.update.enabled”, false);
// Make absolutely sure it is really off
pref(“app.update.auto”, false);
pref(“app.update.mode”, 0);
pref(“app.update.service.enabled”, false);

// Disable Add-ons compatibility checking
clearPref(“extensions.lastAppVersion”);

// Don’t show ‘know your rights’ on first run
pref(“browser.rights.3.shown”, true);

// Don’t show WhatsNew on first run after every update
pref(“browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone”,”ignore”);

// Disable the internal PDF viewer
pref(“pdfjs.disabled”, true);

// Disable the flash to javascript converter
pref(“shumway.disabled”, true);

// Don’t ask to install the Flash plugin
pref(“plugins.notifyMissingFlash”, false);

//Disable plugin checking
pref(“plugins.hide_infobar_for_outdated_plugin”, true);
clearPref(“plugins.update.url”);

// Disable health reporter
pref(“datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled”, false);

// Disable all data upload (Telemetry and FHR)
pref(“datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled”, false);
// Disable telemetry
pref(“toolkit.telemetry.enabled”,false);
pref(“toolkit.telemetry.rejected”,true);
pref(“toolkit.telemetry.prompted”,2);

// Disable Health report
pref(“datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled”, false);

// Disable warning OnClose multiple tabs
pref(“browser.tabs.warnOnClose”, false);

Other parameters to your taste can be selected at the Firefox page about:config

How to Copy Files Containing Firefox Settings to User Computers Using GPP

Then you have to copy these files to the computers of your users. To do it, create the rules of deleting/copying files using Group Policy preferences (GPP).

• You can locate your files in NETLOGON folder – but it is a mauvais ton : )
• You can locate files in a network share and allow Domain Computers to read these files. I have to remind that it happens when starting the computer and logging on the domain, i. e. during the StartUp, when there is no user, start with the SYSTEM privileges

P73-04755

I have these files located in Firefox folder in the network share.

A couple of points:

1. The enforced policy is used, which is applied every time when a computer connects to the network.
2. Each time the files are deleted and then copied back again. Why? It is convenient for me. Nothing more.

Copy/delete the files using GPP: Computer Configuration –> Preferences –> Windows Settings -> Files

It will look like that:

Epson 1640xl scanner driver. This file contains the Epson Expression 1640XL EPSON Scan Utility and TWAIN Driver v1.01E. This installer places a folder on your desktop labeled 'epson10958'. To install, open the folder and double-click the.dmg file to create a disk image with the product's name on your desktop. Home Support Scanners Expression Series Epson Expression 1640XL. Epson Expression 1640XL. Epson Expression 1640XL. Downloads; FAQs. Does Epson make drivers for Unix or Linux? This Bulletin contains information regarding the Epson Scan ICM Updater v1.20 for. Mar 30, 2019  Epson Expression 1640XL Microsoft SilverFast Ai 5X which can be used as a plug-in or as a TWAIN Photoshop driver and supports Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Included in SilverFast is IT-8 to directly calibrate and change scanner profiles for reflective and transparent scanning.

That is almost all. We have configured the file Mozilla.cfg and copied it to the user computers. Now you can create your own Mozilla.cfg, determine your settings, and lock those settings you wouldn’t like to be changed by the users.

Firefox For Windows 2008

Firefox Esr Windows Server 2008

Firefox Windows Server 2008 R2