[slackline]

Apparently the recent .NET upgrade fucks around with Firefox (see also here).

Yet another reason (for me) to avoid M$.

[Bubba]

Good call - i'd disabled the extension already but the page in your 2nd link zaps it completely.

[Bubba]

Unfuckingbelievable - this extension just re-installed and activated itself.

[slackline]

Unfuckingbelievable - this extension just re-installed and activated itself.

M$ == 

Jump on the penguin bandwagon bubba, just run a VM for any music/video/pics software that you want to do, it makes sense just from a security aspect.

[Jaspersharpe]

The bastards. When I checked, it was there despite the fact that I'd told it not to download the update. 

Cheers for the link slackers. I've killed it.

[Norton Sharley]

Seems this has now been resolved.  Installing .net 3.5 no longer prevents the add on from being removed from firefox.  MS must watch the UKB and take heed of Slack-line.  Well done.