Firefox refuses to update past v2 despite numerous attempts

Hi!
After seeing repeated nag msgs from youtube etc informing me I was using an out of date browser, I downloaded v 3.6 from mozilla website. I ran the program... it did 'a little housekeeping' and updated my FF, or so I thought...
fast forward a couple of months later and I'm still seeing the nag msgs. Turns out my firefox didnt update! So in desperation I uninstalled FF completely, then installed v3.6. What a surprise... I'm still on FF2.02!!!
It's getting to the stage now where despite my love for FF I am going to have to stop using it and switch to a browser that actually updates properly so I can protect myself from the current swathe of ridiculous popups etc. Anyone have any ideas on how I can update my FF to something relevant to this decade? :D
== This happened ==
A few times a week
== I started getting nag msgs from youtube that my browser was out of date

This part of the user agent shows that you have Firefox 3.6.3: rv:1.9.2.3 Gecko/20100401
You can check the '''general.useragent''' prefs on the '''about:config''' page.
You can open the ''about:config'' page via the location bar, just like you open a website.
Filter: '''general.useragent'''
If ''general.useragent'' prefs are bold (user set) then you can right-click that pref and choose ''Reset''.
See [[Web sites or add-ons incorrectly report incompatible browser]] and [[Finding your Firefox version]]
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_your_useragent_string_to_its_compiled-in_default

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