[ty Ronig for replying, I can't figure out how to reply to you.]

Firestorm 4.6.9 is still usable and available on the older downloads page on the wiki.

[Firestorm 4.6.9 40478 Blocked?]

There have been a lot of changes since the 4.6.1 release. You can go to the wiki (there is a link to it in the help menu in the viewer) and see the release notes. There is also a link to the class schedule as well. The classes can help you learn about the various preferences and features. Also there is an open Q&A after the classes where you can ask pretty much anything.

[Firestorm 4.6.9 40478 Blocked?]

4.6.9 40478 was never an official release

I can only assume you meant 4.6.1.40478. As for why they didn't inform the users, well they did.

There was a blog post that went out a week ago (see http://www.firestormviewer.org/blocking-version-4-6-1/ )

[Can't see mesh clothing on others around me. Why?]

Just a guess here but I'd say you're using AMD/ATI graphics. There is a problem with the latest drivers and seeing rigged mesh. See the bottom section on http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/ati .

[For some reason whenever I turn on my Basic Shaders my mesh clothing / hair vanishes off me.]

Just a guess here but I'd say you're using AMD/ATI graphics. There is a problem with the latest drivers and seeing rigged mesh. See the bottom section on http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/ati .

[Lack of SL Voice for THREE DAYS now...]

Seen a lot of this since the maintenance. It seems that it is related to some regions. My advice is this. TP to someplace that voice os known to be working properly ( http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20Firestorm%20Support/250/6/4001 works ) , disabale voice and then relog there. Once logged in wait a couple minutes for things to rez and then enable voice. That said if you can get  your home region restarted that "should" also solve the problem.

[Antivirus complained about SLPlugin is this a false positive.]

As long as you downloaded the viewer from a legitimate source then yes it is a false positive.

[The profile web tab isn't working.]

That is a known issue on the 4.6.7 release. Please do a clean install of the new 4.6.9 release and you should be able to see web profiles again.

[could not convert images to jpeg 2000]

My guess is that you have icloud installed. See http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/icloud_issues and the LL Jira on the issue. (there is a link to that Jira on the wiki page.

[SL Connection and Bandwidth Issues]

Hi,, I suspect you need to lower your bandwidth. Try with it set to 500. Contrary to popular belief having bandwidth set high is not always a good thing. Hope this helps.