firefox 4 wont update to firefox 5
hi,
I have 2 PC's, both very similar set up; 1st PC: the one I'm on, is version 4.0.1 2nd PC: version 5.0 Both have gotten to these stages via update through "Check for Updates". Problem is, 1st PC says it is up to date. So I'm little confused and wondering why 1st PC won't update?
If there's any other info needed, please let me know.
Thanks!
Chosen solution
Firefox 5 is probably a 5.0 b1 (beta) version.
Did you ever install a Firefox 4 beta or release candidate?
It is possible that you are still on the beta channel.
You can check the pref app.update.channel on the about:config page.
If the value of that pref is beta then it is better to download and install the full Firefox 4 release or edit the file \defaults\pref\channel-prefs.js in the Firefox 4 installation folder and change the line to:
pref("app.update.channel", "release");
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hi, this is 2nd PC info....er, can only upload pic?
Application Basics
Name
Firefox
Version
5.0
User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:5.0b1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/5.0
Profile Directory
Open Containing Folder
Enabled Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Feedback
1.0.9
true
testpilot@labs.mozilla.com
Java Quick Starter
1.0
true
jqs@sun.com
Norton Toolbar
5.6
false
{2D3F3651-74B9-4795-BDEC-6DA2F431CB62}
Symantec IPS
2.0
false
{BBDA0591-3099-440a-AA10-41764D9DB4DB}
Modified Preferences
Name
Value
accessibility.blockautorefresh
true
browser.history_expire_days.mirror
180
browser.history_expire_days_min
180
browser.places.importBookmarksHTML
false
browser.places.importDefaults
false
browser.places.leftPaneFolderId
-1
browser.places.migratePostDataAnnotations
false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
2
browser.places.updateRecentTagsUri
false
browser.startup.homepage
www.google.com
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID
20110427143820
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
rv:5.0b1
browser.zoom.full
false
extensions.lastAppVersion
5.0
gfx.blacklist.direct2d
2
gfx.blacklist.layers.direct3d10
2
gfx.blacklist.layers.direct3d10-1
2
network.cookie.cookieBehavior
1
network.cookie.lifetimePolicy
2
network.cookie.prefsMigrated
true
places.database.lastMaintenance
1305193248
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages
96323
print.print_printer
Canon MP480 series Printer
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_bgcolor
false
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_bgimages
false
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_command
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_downloadfonts
false
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_edge_bottom
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_edge_left
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_edge_right
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_edge_top
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_evenpages
true
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_footercenter
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_footerleft
&PT
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_footerright
&D
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_headercenter
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_headerleft
&T
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_headerright
&U
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_in_color
true
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_margin_bottom
0.5
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_margin_left
0.5
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_margin_right
0.5
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_margin_top
0.5
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_oddpages
true
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_orientation
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_page_delay
50
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_pagedelay
500
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_paper_data
9
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_paper_height
11.00
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_paper_size_type
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_paper_size_unit
1
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_paper_width
8.50
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_reversed
false
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_scaling
1.00
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_shrink_to_fit
true
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_to_file
false
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_unwriteable_margin_left
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_unwriteable_margin_right
0
print.printer_Canon_MP480_series_Printer.print_unwriteable_margin_top
0
privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache
false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies
false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.history
false
privacy.cpd.cache
false
privacy.cpd.cookies
false
privacy.item.cache
false
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
true
privacy.sanitize.promptOnSanitize
false
privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown
true
security.warn_viewing_mixed
false
Graphics
Adapter Description
Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family
Vendor ID
8086
Device ID
29c2
Adapter RAM
Unknown
Adapter Drivers
igxprd32
Driver Version
6.14.10.4820
Driver Date
4-16-2007
Direct2D Enabled
false
DirectWrite Enabled
false (0.0.0.0, font cache n/a)
WebGL Renderer
(WebGL unavailable)
GPU Accelerated Windows
0/2
Chosen Solution
Firefox 5 is probably a 5.0 b1 (beta) version.
Did you ever install a Firefox 4 beta or release candidate?
It is possible that you are still on the beta channel.
You can check the pref app.update.channel on the about:config page.
If the value of that pref is beta then it is better to download and install the full Firefox 4 release or edit the file \defaults\pref\channel-prefs.js in the Firefox 4 installation folder and change the line to:
pref("app.update.channel", "release");
hhmm ok, thanks. don't remember if I installed it per se, mostly used update function, which is why bit confused. That makes sense though, thanks.