How can I get Firefox not to update?

I unchecked all update boxes in options>advance>update after uninstalling 5 and re-installing 4. Some time (days or weeks) later I saw a window saying Firefox was downloading updates. I found the update box had been rechecked--definitely not by me, and I'm the only user of this computer.
Today, again some time later, I again saw the downloading updates window. This time the boxes remained unchecked but, if the window was correct, updates are still downloading.
I am on dial-up and don't spend that much time online so I have not yet had 5 reimpose itself on my computer.

Do a clean reinstall and download a fresh Firefox copy from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html and save the file to the desktop.
Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that 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.
You can skip the step to create a new profile, that is not necessary for this issue.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

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