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my download won't start on windows 8 i get window that gives option to open or save but won't do anything else?

dayt398
dayt398
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I can't get firefox to down load on my windows 8 computer.

when I click free download I get box at bottom of screen about installer and options to run or save but nothing happens when either option is chosen.

am I doing some thing wrong?

I can't get firefox to down load on my windows 8 computer. when I click free download I get box at bottom of screen about installer and options to run or save but nothing happens when either option is chosen. am I doing some thing wrong?

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Try downloading Firefox from here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

Save it to disk, then start the install by double-clicking the exe.