My First try with Sandboxie , seem to have a problem with FF

[Unknown_User_934]

Hi, I have just downloaded Sandboxie , no problems Ive just gone to sandboxie Control > Function > Run Sandbox > Default Browser which is Firefox ( portable )
When I click on Default Browasr, the Firefox page loads OK, but it shows
A completely new Firefox Browser page that’s not showing all the add ons
And themes ive installed on Firefox.

In the Sandbox Control when I click Default Browser, a file is shown
… firefox.exe
Any one know how I can get my normal Firefox page to start up when I click
The Default Browser setting in Sandboxie Control../

Thanks ….

[MitchE323]

welcome mypenry, like your motto. That is very doable - I don't use FF but many other seasoned, hardened, sandboxie members do. Sit tight, you'll be good to go. And again welcome
mitch

[Unknown_User_934]

Hi mitchE323

Thanks for the welcome , I can't wait to start using Sandboxie with FF, as it looks great ,so hope some one
help me out








Thanks ..... mypenry

[MitchE323]

I believe it is (from the task bar right click) Open Main Window - Configuration - Sandbox settings - set file copy options - check bottom box - configuration - reload configuration.

that is at least most of it - maybe openfilepath for the addons or just wait.

[Unknown_User_934]

Hi MitchE323 Thanks ....

just done .... (from the task bar right click) Open Main Window - Configuration - Sandbox settings - set file copy options - check bottom box - configuration - reload configuration. )

the box came on screen Ok but I could not see a check box marked .....

configuration - reload configuration



Thanks .. Mypenry

[MitchE323]

you have to check it - the bottom one - the only one that referances firefox.

[Unknown_User_934]

Hi mitchE323. Thanks again,

the File Copy Options DefaultBox , shows only one reference to Firefox
a check box at the bottom, it says this..

Allow Mozilla Firefox full access to the bookmark files

so ive ticked this box, but still the same problem ..?

or am I doing some thing wrong some where ..?

Many Thanks .... Mypenry

[MitchE323]

no it's not wrong that's probably just the favorites - but the rest of the stuff is easy and doable - I just want you to get it perfect from a user

also dont forget to reload configuration with all changes.

[Unknown_User_934]

Thanks MitchE323....

May be there's a FF user some where here that can advise me
on what to do next , so thanks MitchE323 , and standing by ...


Mypenry

[wraithdu]

You say you're running FF portable? My guess is that the 'Run Default Browser' is starting firefox.exe. To correctly run FF Portable, you need to launch the browser via FirefoxPortable.exe.

Can you try right-clicking FirefoxPortable.exe and choose 'Run Sandboxed' and see if you have the same problem? I run FF Portable all the time without issue.

[Paul_K]

Is your PortableFirefox installed on a hard drive, or on a flash drive?

[Unknown_User_934]

Thanks to all who replied, well ive just tried wraithdu's advice ..( you need to launch the browser via FirefoxPortable.exe. ) and when I do this FF loads as my default Browser Ok and now its showing all my add on's Etc, so many thanks for the info, and Paul_K my FF is on a flash drive , so is there any thing more
I should know about running Sandboxie if my default browser is on a flash drive...?


Many Thanks Mypenry

[wraithdu]

Nope, just that you have to launch FF Portable via the launcher. You'll probably need to change (within windows) your default browser to point to the FF Portable launcher if you want the 'Launch Default Browser' functionality of Sandboxie to work correctly.

[Unknown_User_934]

Thanks wraithdu , for the advice ....

as you can see I am a complete newbie to sandboxie so this question may sound dumb … at the moment my FF browser is running in sandboxie
And ive downloaded a pdf file ok and used the quick recovery default
Box to recover the file to the same folder OK, if I downloaded say an application
That contains a virus Etc, and I then wanted to recover it from Sandboxie
To my HDD, how would I know that the application locked inside Sandboxie
Contains a Virus..? have I missed some thing in my reading up on Sandboxie
Some where …?


Many Thanks mypenry

[wraithdu]

No you haven't missed anything. Sandboxie is not an AV scanner. If you want to be sure an EXE you've downloaded does not have a virus, you're still going to need to scan it, whether it is a background scanner or on-demand scanner is up to you of course.