332107 - Can't install new themes

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 310737

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[steve erickson]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

When I try to install a new theme I get a message the software installation is disabled.  Yet, under preferences I don't see any option to enable it.  When I try to close the broswer I get a message that there are pending downloads even though the download manager has none indicated. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to Themes website
2. Try to install new theme
3.

Actual Results:  
See details above. 


Occurs no matter which theme I try to install.

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Please visit support forums before filing bugs.

To re-enable Extension and Theme installing 1) Type about:config into the address bar 2) Paste xpinstall.enabled into the filter bar 3) If the value field is false, double click to change to TRUE.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 310737 ***