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firefox 4 wont update to firefox 5

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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!

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
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       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
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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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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.