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Firefox will not come on line and with Internet Explorer, I get blocked when i try to download the upgrade - help

nicholsorca
nicholsorca
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I have 2 computers. My desktop is fine but my laptop will not upload firefox. I have tried to upgrade firefox but get a message that Internet Explorer has blocked the downgrade and/or that the file is corrupted.

I have 2 computers. My desktop is fine but my laptop will not upload firefox. I have tried to upgrade firefox but get a message that Internet Explorer has blocked the downgrade and/or that the file is corrupted.

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Go to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ and download Firefox 8.0.1. Save it to your desktop and run it from there.

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Tim
Tim
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Go to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ and download Firefox 8.0.1. Save it to your desktop and run it from there.

nicholsorca
nicholsorca Question owner
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thanks very much for your suggestion - problem solved