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When updating, says I do not have permmision. I am the administrater.

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When I check for updates it indicates I have a security update but syas I do not have permision to apply the update. I am on a MAC desktop running Leopard 10.5.8 and firefox 3.6.22. I am the administrator and signed in under my administrative user account. I also have my system to check for updates and install automatically. But when I check my update history, I have none. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

When I check for updates it indicates I have a security update but syas I do not have permision to apply the update. I am on a MAC desktop running Leopard 10.5.8 and firefox 3.6.22. I am the administrator and signed in under my administrative user account. I also have my system to check for updates and install automatically. But when I check my update history, I have none. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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cor-el
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Firefox 4 versions and later do not run on a PowerPC Mac.
Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.

For an unofficial Firefox 7 compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:

If there are problems with updating or with the permissions then easiest is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.

Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the disk image (dmg) file to the desktop

  • Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
  • Install the new version that you have downloaded

Your profile data is stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder, so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data.

ggmen1
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Thank you very much for the info. Have installed Tenfourfox and add-ons but still cannot view video content. Any suggestions? Keeps indicating I need flashplayer. Thanks.

cor-el
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How-To Guide: How to enable Flash on TenFourFox 6 and 7

ggmen1
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Thanks cor-el. I went to the first link you suggested and followed the instructions by going to "about:config" and changing the value to true on flashplayer but still cannot view videos. I am running flashplayer 9 which I think is the latest version I can run on a Mac G4 Power Pc with no intel? Installed all add-ons I could think of that may resolve the issue but still to no avail. My current system is Leopard 10.5.8. Any further suggestions? Thanks