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How do I change from esr to release chanel to update latest version

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foxygayle
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I use Windows XP and I cannot download the latest Firefox updates - current version is 60 and I am on 52.8.0 (32-bit) and am the esr channel - I do not know how I got there and would like to be able to go back to the release channel and update to version 60 - I only became aware of this because I have been experiencing crashes and "plugincontainer.exe" error message I want to go back to the regular version of Firefox, but no matter what link I try to download from, it always says it's the ESR version, even after I uninstalled Firefox and rebooted. Can anyone give me step by step instructions on how I can get the regular version? I would be very grateful

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I use Windows XP and I cannot download the latest Firefox updates - current version is 60 and I am on 52.8.0 (32-bit) and am the esr channel - I do not know how I got there and would like to be able to go back to the release channel and update to version 60 - I only became aware of this because I have been experiencing crashes and "plugincontainer.exe" error message I want to go back to the regular version of Firefox, but no matter what link I try to download from, it always says it's the ESR version, even after I uninstalled Firefox and rebooted. Can anyone give me step by step instructions on how I can get the regular version? I would be very grateful Thank you

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other major browsers have stopped support for that old os long before firefox did. an alternative to buying an upgrade would be to switch to a linux version that supports a lower spec pc...

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philipp
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hi, unfortunately support for windows xp was dropped after firefox 52, so it isn't possible to update to version 60 on that operating system: Firefox has ended support for Windows XP and Vista

TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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There's no regular Firefox on WinXP anymore. ESR 52.8.0 is the recent version for you and ESR 52.9.0 will be the last update ever.

foxygayle
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Thank you for your response - Outside of getting a new PC with windows 10 what can you suggest - I love & trust Firefox, but do I have to switch to a different browser and is there anything that is safe?

philipp
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other major browsers have stopped support for that old os long before firefox did. an alternative to buying an upgrade would be to switch to a linux version that supports a lower spec pc...

foxygayle
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Thank you for responding. I appreciated it