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i get download error message "application cannot be found"

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AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser
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when i try to download a file from a website : after the download i try to open the file and get the error message "application not found"

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== tried to download files from other websites

when i try to download a file from a website : after the download i try to open the file and get the error message "application not found" == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == tried to download files from other websites

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Morbus
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Hello Ken.

Are these any kind of files or just some files in particular?

Also, why do you think this issue is related to Firefox?