Firefox won't install on my computer

I've had firefox installed on my laptop forever. Lately, it's been having trouble updating firefox. I removed the firefox program and then tried to reinstall it on my laptop. I click on the download button and click run but nothing ever happens. I even tried saving the program and same thing. It saves I click on the setup and it still won't download. PLEASE HELP!!!!

Hello lynchsta ,
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox program files and then install Firefox. Please follow these steps:
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
Or better yet, download the full setup file here: https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-33.0.2-SSL&os=win&lang=en-US ( I assume that u use windows and language English US ) . For other builds: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
# Before trying to install it, delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
More information about reinstalling Firefox can be found [[Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems#w_5-reinstall-firefox|here]].
WARNING:Do not use a third party uninstaller as part of this process. Doing so could permanently delete your [[Profiles|Firefox profile]] data, including but not limited to, extensions, cache, cookies, bookmarks, personal settings and saved passwords. These cannot be easily recovered unless they have been backed up to an external device! See [[Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles]]. 
Please report back to say if this helped you!
Thank you.

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