I can not install firefox and get a message do not have the permissions etc.
It is said that some features may not work if I download as long as the current user and it offers me the opportunity to do as another user. I am the administrator and nothing seems to get past this screen
@colin
Run the program Firefox once as an administrator (right click: run as administrator).
If this does not help, then do a clean reinstall.
- Download a new copy of Firefox and save the file to the desktop.
- http://www.Mozilla.com/Firefox/all.html
- Uninstall your current version of Firefox and remove the Firefox program folder before installing this copy of the Firefox installer.
- Do not erase personal data if you uninstall the current version.
- It is important to remove the Firefox program folder to delete all the files and make sure that there is no problem with the files that were the remains after uninstallation.
@cysomers1
I get the same message when you try to upgrade to the latest verson of Firefox to my Apple eMac under Snow Leopard. Help!
- Download a new copy of the Firefox program: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
- Trash the current demand for Firefox to do a cleanup (re) install.
- Install the new version you downloaded.
Your profile data is stored in the Firefox profile folder, so you will not lose your bookmarks and other personal data.
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So I'm at the end of my rope with this one... it lasts for months, and I keep revisitng every two weeks to try and fix that and every time to be completely frustrated. I found this forum tonight, so here goes...We downloaded a few games on the HP Games Web site. We download them and everything works fine. Then, we will open the games and this pop up error message:
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Start your computer in safe mode
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