Greasemonkey Install User Scirpt Error 0×80520012 Solution
Many user experiece problem while using Greasemonkey (a firefox extension), especially when they trying to install a user js script. Below is the most common error they get “failure code: 0×80520012 ”
Error Installing User Script:
[Exception..."Component returned failure code: 0x80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)[nsIChannel.open]” nsresult: “0×80520012 (NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)” location: “JS frame:: chrome://greasemonkey/content/utils.js :: getContents:: line 167″ data:np]
The solve this failure code: 0×80520012, simply go to:-
Win XP / Win 2k
C:\Documents and Settings\ [User Name]\ Application Data\ Mozilla\ Firefox\ Profiles\ xxxxxxxx.default\
Win 98
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
Linux (usually is located is)
~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/
Mac OS X
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/
(where xxxxxxxx is a random string of 8 characters)
- create a folder name gm_scripts
- create a blank config.xml in gm_scripts folder
Once you create everything above, you can try to install a user script again. The problem should be solved!
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September 27th, 2006 at 4:25 am
Excelent post! It´s solve my problem.
Thanks and greetings from Argentina.
October 15th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
Was looking for this EVERYWHERE!!
Thankyou so much.
TNM
October 23rd, 2006 at 10:47 pm
if i go to C:\Documents and Settings\ [User Name]\ Application Data\
the only folder i see there is “Microsoft”, no “Mozilla” folder at all…
October 24th, 2006 at 12:41 am
anotherone: i think u went into the wrong user folder. Try to look for other user, if you installed mozilla firefox sure there will be the Mozilla folder.
November 24th, 2006 at 5:23 am
Thanks, mate, saved me a from some forehead slapping pain.
December 15th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Thanks for the tip :), it works.
December 23rd, 2006 at 5:33 am
Thank You!!!!! !!!!! You sooooooo help me!
January 12th, 2007 at 2:24 am
unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me - now I get no elemtent found
chrome://greasemonkey/content/install.xul line 1
February 13th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
TERRIFIC !
June 4th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Thanks a bunch! I was trying to install this script for such a long time and it solved my problem first try! Thank you!
January 26th, 2008 at 3:50 am
I too went and looked for the location and couldn’t find it. I even did a search on FireFox; another search on Mozilla; and another search on profile…nothing. Can I create the folder?
January 28th, 2008 at 1:55 am
anotherone2: yes u can create the folder for it.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I too had the same error, but in my case the folder and file were already created.
Well it turned out that the config.xml file was installed with read only access, so i just right clicked the file and changed the permission to read and write access . These solved the problem, =)
BTW, I’m running Xubuntu Hardy.
July 4th, 2008 at 2:34 am
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