why does the upgrade to 33.1.1 require a reboot on Windows 7?
this is a point upgrade from 33.1 and firefox refuses to start until I reboot the machine. I can't just reboot anytime I want. there doesn't seem to be any consistency in when or why these upgrades require a reboot and it's frustrating.
this is a point upgrade from 33.1 and firefox refuses to start until I reboot the machine. I can't just reboot anytime I want.
there doesn't seem to be any consistency in when or why these upgrades require a reboot and it's frustrating.
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hello anixter, this is strange - in my experience no firefox update ever required a restart of my windows 7 machine. maybe this is something that can be addressed by a clean reinstall:
- download the full firefox installer from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
- uninstall firefox from the windows control panel (this won't affect your custom settings like bookmarks, passwords, extensions that are stored in your profile)
- afterwards go to the firefox program folder, which is usually located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox, and delete it manually if there are any remains in it.
- finally reinstall the browser with the setup file you have downloaded initially...
In the process of uninstalling Firefox, found the remains of a much older Firefox installation. This could have been causing a conflict. --Thanks