11/08/2005 06:21:00 PM|||my moustache|||

A great number of Firefox users, particularly enthusiasts and power users, have been making the transition from 1.0.7 to the (beta) release client, v1.5. Frequently, users are encountering extension compatibility issues due to the authors of various extensions failing to test and update their software for the new versions.

Fortunately, many of these "incompatible" extensions are in fact quite compatible, with a tiny bit of effort.

It first must be noted that extension installation files, like those obtained through the Mozilla extensions site, are ZIP files, with a different file extension (.xpi).

To upgrade your extensions, under Windows:

1. First, download the .xpi installation file for the incompatible extension.
2. Change the file extension to .zip (you may have to disable "hide extensions for known file types" in Windows Explorer, if you haven't already.
3. Extract the .zip file with your application of choice.
4. Using Notepad, open install.rdf.
5. Search for maxversion and replace the corresponding value with "1.6" (For instance, if the maxversion tag has a value of 1.0, we will replace it with 1.6).
6. Save the file and recompress the archive. Rename the file once again, replacing .zip with .xpi.
7. In Firefox, use the Open File (under the file menu) to open the installation file.
8. Enjoy!

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