366639 - Mozilla ActiveX plugin does not install for aol videos before modifying settings

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 359012

(Toolkit Graveyard :: Plugin Finder Service, defect)

Description

[Uzo.I]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1

not able to automatically play aol videos on firefox version 2.0.0.1 and previous



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. http://video.aol.com/
2. click on selected video
3. Click here [javascript:installAxControl();link] to install.
Actual Results:  
message drop down:
'Firefox prevented this site (us.video.aol.com) from asking you to install software on your computer - [Edit Options...]' 

action: (i click Edit Options...)
[Allowed Sites - Add-ons Installations windows comes up]

action:- (address of website us.video.aol.com) - allow - close

Issue persists.

Expected Results:  
1. Mozilla ActiveX plugin should install
2. aol video player should launch and play selected video

work around: 
click on tools-options-security tab(defaults)- uncheck 'Warn me when sites try 
to install add-ons' - ok - close browser and reattempt.

reattempt is successful.

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

Should be fixed for 2.0.0.2