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Applications, including Firefox and Pandora, do not recognize that I have updated to v 9.0.1 of Firefox, even thought I ahve updated to it twice. What can I do to have other applications recognize I am using Firefox 9.0.1?

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RoryCR
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I have updated to Firefox 9.0.1 on two occasions. I am still receiving messages from Firefox and Mozilla among others requesting me to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox in order for my system to function. When I do a Help>About Firefox, it shows that I am using version 9.0.1. What additional steps are required in order for other applications, including Firefox, to recognize that I am using version 9.0.1? Thanks. Rory

I have updated to Firefox 9.0.1 on two occasions. I am still receiving messages from Firefox and Mozilla among others requesting me to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox in order for my system to function. When I do a Help>About Firefox, it shows that I am using version 9.0.1. What additional steps are required in order for other applications, including Firefox, to recognize that I am using version 9.0.1? Thanks. Rory

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Your user agent is corrupted by Fast Browser Search (FBSMTWB) and that identifies you as Firefox/3.5.7

see your user agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20091221 Firefox/3.5.7 FBSMTWB

reset user agent as mha007 reply above

see also these pages and threads about Fast Browser Search (FBSMTWB in the user agent).

http://help.fastbrowsersearch.com/

http://www.pccybertek.com/2009/05/remove-fast-browser-search


thank you

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Hasan
Hasan
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You have a corrupt User Agent. Its showing that you are using Firefox 3.5.7. Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

Check and tell if its working.

ideato
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Your user agent is corrupted by Fast Browser Search (FBSMTWB) and that identifies you as Firefox/3.5.7

see your user agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20091221 Firefox/3.5.7 FBSMTWB

reset user agent as mha007 reply above

see also these pages and threads about Fast Browser Search (FBSMTWB in the user agent).

http://help.fastbrowsersearch.com/

http://www.pccybertek.com/2009/05/remove-fast-browser-search


thank you