Kick Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Hi, This is a bit of a mystery for me - I have the latest version of VLC (2.1.5) on both my XP desktop and Windows 7 desktop. I also have the latest version of Firefox (33.0.1) on both. After running the Add-ons manager in Firefox to check for plugin updates, it reports that an update is required for VLC and classes it as vulnerable at present. The VLC plugin is version 2.1.3.0 - if I run the updater, the plugin version remains the same - completely uninstalling VLC and installing version 2.1.5 again leads to the same 2.1.3.0 plugin appearing in the Firefox plugins list and the same vulnerability response when I do the check for plugin updates. I'm hoping this is just a VLC issue which they will sort soon but wonder if others have experienced the same problem. Any advice/suggestions (not rude ones of course :big_grin:) would be welcome. Quote
DSTM Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 I just installed VLC and didn't need a Plug in to play fine with FireFox 33.0.1 I didn't run the Add-Ons manager. Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
Kick Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Hi DSTM, I originally just installed VLC but the plugin gets added to Firefox. I ran the Add-ons manger just to see which of my add-ons needed updating. VLC was in the list and reported as vulnerable. VLC itself is running well with no obvious problems. Quote
Rich-M Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Personally all those nag messages about updating addons is one of the reasons I left FF. I had the same experience where I kept doing Adobe Flash Player and something else and it refused to show it updated calling for it over and over again so I moved back to Chrome. I think Java did the same thing so if it works I would just ignore that. Quote
DSTM Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 If it ain't broke don't try to fix it, Kick. Quote Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm Schizophrenic, and so am I Free Photo Restoration and Repair for all Forum members - CLICK HERE Please pop back and let us know if your Computer problem has been solved.
Kick Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks Rich and DSTM. VLC certainly ain't broke - the program version is the latest and works as expected. The plugin number is the same as in the previous version of VLC so I guess Firefox and VLC are not communicating very well. I won't worry about it any more. Avast normally warns when a key program needs its plugins updating and it hasn't in this case. Quote
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