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Am trying to download a plug-in, but am unable to download ANY plugins. I keep getting this: Unexpected installation error Review the Error Console log for more details. -203 What can I do to solve this issue?

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I am not able to download ANY plug-ins. All attempts result in the following:

Firefox could not install the file at 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/10137/addon-10137-latest.xpi?src=addondetail

because: Unexpected installation error Review the Error Console log for more details. -203

I am not able to download ANY plug-ins. All attempts result in the following: Firefox could not install the file at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/10137/addon-10137-latest.xpi?src=addondetail because: Unexpected installation error Review the Error Console log for more details. -203

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Hi slysailr ,

Please take a look at this article Unexpected installation error -203 when installing add-ons , it should help you out with your issue.

Regards, Ziggy