Downloads repeatedly ask to open even when I have already done so

A couple of recent downloads, which I have now deleted from the download list, keep asking to download a minute or two after Firefox is started up.
This is the window:
"You have chosen to open:
MSetup.exe
which is a binary file (18.9 MB)
from: http://download.microsoft.com
Would you like to save this file?
Save File Cancel"
Why is this happening? How do I prevent it?
Or is it a bug?

You can check the downloads folder in the History Manager or the about:downloads page to see if you can locate unfinished downloads and remove them.
Note that entries may show more than once, so check the full list.
You can also check the home page setting to be sure that you haven't set multiple home pages.
You can check for problems with the <b>places.sqlite</b> database file in the Firefox profile folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
*Places Maintenance: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/
You can check for problems with the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak files in the Firefox profile folder that store session data.
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost and you will have to recreate them (make a note or bookmark them if possible).

Similar Messages

  • Why when i try signing in it keeps telling me to set up an account on my pc when i have already done that?

    why when i try signing in it keeps telling me to set up an account on my pc when i have already done that?

    You can't create an iCloud account on a PC.  What is the exact error message you are seeing?

  • With Maverick does Spotlight index keep indexing even when you have not done anything with your computer?

    I have had lion and in lion the spotlight did not index all of the time like it does now.  It seems like it index's every hour.  I have gone through the forums and have deleted and rebuilt the index but it always seems to index and take 20min to do so about every hour, even if I have not download anything.  Is this a new thing in Maverick or is it something I should worry or do something I have not already done.  I have like I said deleted and rebuilt it.  I also put my hard drive in and out of private.  I have just done a clean install of Maverick and just wondering if this is part of maverick, never did this in lion.  It seems to interrupt my TM Backup and yes I have put my external TM hard drive in the private section.
    Thanks for any help,
    Christopher Malaney

    You can force quit Spotlight indexing.
    Open Activity Monitor located in Applications > Utilities
    Select the CPU tab.
    Type mdworker in the search field top right corner of the window.
    Select mdworker then click the force quit button top left side of the window.

  • Why is my account asking me to upgrade, when I have already paid for the annual service?

    I had the SendNow service since July of 2013, it came up for renew this July, which it was renewed.
    Why am I still being asked to upgrade my account, even tho I have paid for it to be renewed already?
    Currently Send only allows me to send 50 image files at once and was able to with SendNow to send whole folders.
    Please advise, this has become a pain in the *** for me, having to send multiple emails for so many files.

    They ask you to upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Pro ... if you do so, you will get the money paid for future months back.

  • After updating firefox cannot play flash content always asks to install even when i have.

    I updated to firefox 7 last night and this morning i cannot play any flash content, ive installed it many times but it always says i need to install it when ever i play flash. Its not listed in the plugins list and when i click to check if im up to date it says flash is out dated and been disabled, update to the latest version, which i have. Please could you help, Thankyou

    -> Update All your Firefox Plugins
    * https://www-dev.allizom.org/en-US/plugincheck/
    * http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
    '''When Downloading Plugins Update setup files, Remove Checkmark from Downloading other Optional Softwares with your Plugins (e.g. Toolbars, McAfee, Google Chrome, etc.)'''
    -> Restart Firefox
    -> [[Troubleshooting Plugins]]
    Check and tell if its working.

  • Why am I continually asked to sign up for a subscription when I have already done so?

    I have a subscription but when I was trying to convert a file today, I was told I had to sign up.  Thinking my subscription was up, I signed up again, received a confirmation.  Now when I try to convert the same file, I keep getting asked to sign up.  What's going on?  Order #AD014233652

    Señores:
    Hice una solicitud para tener Adobe Export PDF pagando una anualidad de $23.88.
    No he podido entrar a su sistema, como lo hago, por favor

  • Firefox is always asking to close the current version before I can search when I have already done this.

    At times I am on and off the net a lot and quickly. I will close out the current version. Then find I have to re-connect. When I try to activate firefox again I get this message that I have to close the previous version or re-start my machine. Can I stop this from happening? It is annoying and frustrating. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    See "closing Firefox" in
    * http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#close_firefox

  • Why does Firefox keep insisting that I update to 5.0 when I have already done that several times?

    don`t know what more to tell

    It looks that the update wasn't successful because your "More system details" list still shows a Firefox 4.0.1 version.
    Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
    * Firefox 5.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
    * Uninstall your current Firefox version.
    * Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version.
    Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
    * It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
    Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder] and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.

  • HT1373 I downloaded Piezo to my iMac about a month ago. Now I can't download it to my laptop even though I have authorized the MacBook Pro in iTunes. When I open the App Store, the Piezo app indicates that I have to pay. How do I download Piezo to my lapt

    I downloaded Piezo to my iMac about a month ago. Now I can't download it to my laptop even though I have authorized the MacBook Pro in iTunes. When I open the App Store, the Piezo app indicates that I have to pay. How do I download Piezo to my laptop, which I am entitled to do?

    I'm running Snow Leopard on my iMac. I have a heap of documents that were created using an old word processor application called Apple Works and it wont work on Lion or Mt Lion. So I'm stuck with Snow leopard for the moment. I guess I can't use the new iPhoto either then...

  • I-Photo won't open even though I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite and downloaded the I-Photo upgrader.  The upgrades indicate they were successful but I still get an error message when I try to open I-Photo telling me I need to prepare the library

    I-Photo won't open even though I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite and downloaded the I-Photo upgrader.  The upgrades indicate they were successful but I still get an error message when I try to open I-Photo telling me I need to prepare the library

    I-Photo won't open even though I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite and downloaded the I-Photo upgrader.
    But have you run the the iPhoto Library upgrader? It is installed in Applications > Utilities. Launch it and direct it to your iPhoto library.
    Which version of iPhoto did you upgrade from?
    The upgrader is only necessary, if you have been  running iPhoto7.1.2 or earlier.

  • I have a Mac 10.6.3. Everytime I open FireFox the installer icon shows up on my desk top. Even when I eject it and close Firefox when I reopen it the installer shows up again asking me to drag the icon to my applications folder, which I have already done

    Every time I open Firefox the installer opens onto my desktop with the icon to drag it into my application file. I have already done so. I tried dragging it again but it says that it already exists. I have to eject the installer to get it off of my desk top after I am done using Firefox. After closing Firefox if I want to open it again it does the same thing. I just downloaded Firefox today. I have also tried restarting my computer. I have a MacBook Pro.
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == Today

    You will not be able to install Firefox 3.6.8, you already have the last version of Firefox that works on OS X 10.3.9. Later versions of Firefox require at least OS X 10.4

  • I'm new to iPad. I've installed some apps. The apps are "open" even when I go to something else or close that page. I just did some updates on other apps and see those apps are still "open". How do I close them?  I'm sure it's draining my battery. Help!

    I'm new to iPad. I've installed some apps. The apps are "open" even when I go to that page and go off it. How do I close them?  I'm sure they are draining my battery. Can someone explain what I'm doing or not doing correctly?  Thanks

    1blindmouse wrote:
    I'm new to iPad. I've installed some apps. The apps are "open" even when I go to that page and go off it. How do I close them?  I'm sure they are draining my battery. Can someone explain what I'm doing or not doing correctly?  Thanks
    If you are referring to the fact that, in the App Store app, after you have installed or updated an App, that the Install button changes to now read "Open" then this does not mean that the App is Open and running. It means, rather, that, if you touch the button now marked "Open", the App will be started and "Open". It's just a quick way to get to the App you have just installed or updated.

  • Sometimes when I open Calendar, it is blank even when I have entered appointments.  What must I do?

    Sometimes when I open Calendar, it is blank even when I have entered appointments.  When this happens, I tap calendars and tap hide all calendars and then tap show all calendars and mt appointments appear.  How do I get the Calendar app to show my appointments without going through this extra step?  Thanks

    Close All Open Apps...  Perform a Reset... Try again...
    Reset
    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

  • New window will not open even when "open new window in tab" is checked

    I cannot open a new window even when i have the option "Open new window in tab" checked.
    Firefox will NOT open a new window under any circumstances.
    Also, when I quit Firefox, the system thinks that multiple instances of FF is running but they are invisible to me.

    Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
    * Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
    See:
    * [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

  • Hello..i have the macbook pro and i had a password when it opens and when i have updated the software when i delete something it asks me every time to put my password ;/ how do i delete my password or just correct a setting for it?

    hello..i have the macbook pro and i had a password when it opens and when i have updated the software when i delete something it asks me every time to put my password ;/ how do i delete my password or just correct a setting for it?

    You may need to rebuild permissions on your user account. To do this,boot to your Recovery partition (holding down the Command and R keys while booting) and open Terminal from the Utilities menu. In Terminal, type:  ‘resetpassword’ (without the ’s), hit return, and select the admin user. You are not going to reset your password. Click on the icon for your Macs hard drive at the top. From the drop down below it select the user account which is having issues. At the bottom of the window, you'll see an area labeled Restore Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. Click the reset button there. The process takes a few minutes. When complete, restart.   
    Repair User Permissions

Maybe you are looking for

  • ERROR MESSAGE when installing DB INSTANCE on WINDOWS/ORACLE

    Hi Friends, We are installing our SAP systems (currently SOLMAN 4.0) in a distributed mode. The Central Service Instance is successfully installed. But when we install the DB Instance, we have the following error message at the "Execute Service" step

  • Satellite A300D-15B - Upgrade from Windows 7 32bit to 64bit?

    I've added an extra 4GB of memory to my Satellite A300D-15B (PSAKCE). When I try to run the Windows 7 64bit upgrade it fails with a blue screen. Is it possible to upgrade this model to 64 bit Windows 7?

  • Can I delete prior versions of Adobe CC?

    Will it cause any problems if I delete the prior versions of Adobe CC?

  • Dragging bug.

    I've noticed lately, that sometimes the ability to drag sometimes stops. Like one playlist into another playlist, or songs from the library into a playlist. It seems to happen after I switch from Safari back to iTunes. If I quit iTunes and open it ba

  • Could not activate Photoshop 2014

    I ordered below plan. With Mac and CC, I downloaded photoshop 2014 but couldn't activate although I logged in with account that is subscribing the plan. Creative Cloud Photography plan (one-year) It is just keep asking the serial number, as it couldn