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Why firefox can not upgrade from version 23.1 to version 24

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My Dell desktop XPS 8500 -- firefox version 23.1 can not upgrade to version 24. I am running Win 7 64 bits. Some others Dell XPS 8500 machines in my office have not problem to upgrade it. These systems are running win 7 64 bits. Thank you in advance

My Dell desktop XPS 8500 -- firefox version 23.1 can not upgrade to version 24. I am running Win 7 64 bits. Some others Dell XPS 8500 machines in my office have not problem to upgrade it. These systems are running win 7 64 bits. Thank you in advance

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You can find the full version of the latest Firefox 24.0 release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:

Download and save the Firefox installer to the desktop and start the installation with a double-click on the desktop icon.

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Hello,

Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a Clean reinstall. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:

Note: You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.

  1. Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
  2. After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
  3. Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
    • Windows:
      • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac: Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
    • Linux: If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Install Firefox on Linux. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory.
  4. Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
    1. Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
    2. Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.

Please report back to see if this helped you!

Thank you.

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Hi, I downloaded a clean copy of Firefox v24 -- installed it -- but it stopped extraction and disappeared it .

I have tried to go back to Firefox 23.1 -- it extracting about 2% and seat there forever.

You have any other ideas to try ?

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You can find the full version of the latest Firefox 24.0 release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:

Download and save the Firefox installer to the desktop and start the installation with a double-click on the desktop icon.

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Hi All, Thank you -- The problem is fix now -- I download a full version of Firefox and run it as Administrator. It work fine now. Thank you for your support, Best regards.