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I click Run to launch the Mozilla Firefox setup wizard, it says 'extracting', then nothing happens.

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After is says "Extracting it asks if I want to run as administrator or as current user. There is no administrator, so I click "current user" and nothing happens.

After is says "Extracting it asks if I want to run as administrator or as current user. There is no administrator, so I click "current user" and nothing happens.

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Make sure your not local user. you must have Administrator privileges to install Mozilla Firefox

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What do I use for the password for the Administrator? reply to; bentonbain@gmail.com

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What is the password that I need to put in for Administrator?

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If you run a Windows account that has Administrator privileges then you should be able to change or set the Administrator password. in the Windows user account manager

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Where do you find: "Administrator password. in the Windows user account manager"