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"firefox could not install this item because of a failure in Chrome Registation. please contact the author. I'm not computer savy....i need some basic steps to clear this up. thanks

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how do i get rid of "firefox could not install this item because of a failure in Chrome Registration, please contact the author" from coming up 3 times

how do i get rid of "firefox could not install this item because of a failure in Chrome Registration, please contact the author" from coming up 3 times

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Chrome Registration failures in Vista/Windows 7 can be a security measure to prevent programs from making changes to protected folders and registry keys.

The solution is to run the Firefox program once as Administrator (right-click: Run as Administrator) to get elevated permissions.

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