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HOW MAY I STOP THE WARNING RE. SECURITY UPON OPENING FIREFOX????????

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WHEN OPENING FIREFOX A MESSAGE SCREEN POPS UP RE. SECURITY. HOW CAN I STOP THIS MESSAGE???????????????

WHEN OPENING FIREFOX A MESSAGE SCREEN POPS UP RE. SECURITY. HOW CAN I STOP THIS MESSAGE???????????????

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Doesnt sound like you are logging into your PC as an administrator. Re-install FF but this time Right-click the installation file and choose to "Install/Run as Administrator"

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Can you give us the exact message?

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Check that Firefox isn't set to run as Administrator.

Right-click the Firefox desktop shortcut and choose "Properties". Make sure that all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.

  • Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
  • "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected

Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\).

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THANKS BUT THIS DID NOT HELP!!!!!

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Can you attach a screenshot?

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  • Make sure that you do not exceed the maximum size of 1 MB