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Paused download 3.6.4 and can't restart or install newer version

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herndons
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I must have paused downloading 3.6.4 at some point and now when I try to upgrade, the 3.6.9 file downloads but then nothing else happens. When I click on "help", "resume downloading Firefox 3.6.4" appears and when I click on it, it just says connecting to the update server" and hangs there. I would hate to have to uninstall Firefox and lose all my bookmarks but is that the only solution?

I must have paused downloading 3.6.4 at some point and now when I try to upgrade, the 3.6.9 file downloads but then nothing else happens. When I click on "help", "resume downloading Firefox 3.6.4" appears and when I click on it, it just says connecting to the update server" and hangs there. I would hate to have to uninstall Firefox and lose all my bookmarks but is that the only solution?

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cor-el
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update (Software Update not working properly)
Remove the files in the updates and updates\0 folder: 

C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates
(%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates)
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updates