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Start pg says I need new Firefox version, "About Firefox" says my version is up-to-date????

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byems
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When I go to my firefox Start page, a note says my Firefox Browser version needs to be updated..I have downloaded LATEST Version several times. When I go to "About Firefox", it says I am up-to-date. What's wrong ?? Thanks, Bob

When I go to my firefox Start page, a note says my Firefox Browser version needs to be updated..I have downloaded LATEST Version several times. When I go to "About Firefox", it says I am up-to-date. What's wrong ?? Thanks, Bob

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Swarnava Sengupta
Swarnava Sengupta
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upgrade your browser to Firefox 8.0.1 and try

James
James
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Nothing is wrong.

The 8.0 to 8.01 patch is not being served to Windows and Linux users, only Mac OSX. The 8.0.1 is for to fix a Java crash issue on Mac OSX. On Windows it is only really needed if one uses Roboform 7.6.1 or older and gets crashes upon Firefox startup.