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I am trying to upgrade to Firefox 4, and I get this error message: The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.

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I am trying to upgrade to Firefox 4, and I get this error message: The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.

I am trying to upgrade to Firefox 4, and I get this error message: The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.

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  • Download a new copy of the Firefox program: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
  • Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install.
  • Install the new version that you have downloaded.

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