How can I check what plugins are loaded in my Firefox Browser ?

Download the most popular plugins from the addons website

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7

Not sure that you have the correct plugin OR its not upto date then check this link and it will tell you remember not all plugins are dervived for XPI add-ons like the Microsoft Silverlight Plugin and the DivX Web Player

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/




Another great way to find out what plugins that are loaded into Firefox is to use the my config option in the Mr. Tech Toolkit add-on you may want to check the show descriptions + filename in the options menu to display the DLL file and Version info.





Examples of Popular Plugins

ADOBE DOWNLOAD MANAGER FOR FIREFOX XPI
This will download the Adobe Reader and other large files unless you have a download manager installed like IDM one of the fastest on the web, if this is the case don't install Adobe DLM
ADOBE SHOCKWAVE SLIM
This will install shockwave for director plugin
GARMIN COMMUNICATOR PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX EXE
This will enable your Garmin SatNav to communicate with Firefox
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX EXE
To add wmv content to be played in Firefox

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