I cannot install firefox, i just keep getting a message to restart my computer over and over again & I MISS my firefox!

I tried to upgrade to Firefox 4 and after downloading, I got this message: "Your computer must be restarted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now?"
I reboot and try to start Firefox and get this message: "Your computer must be restarted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now?"
No matter what I do, I keep getting that same message. Please read this email carefully and help me to get Firefox working as I destest using MS Internet Explorer!
I MISS FIREFOX!
And if I try to uninstall Firefox 4 to go back to my previous version I get the same message: "Your computer must be restarted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now?"
If I reboot, nothing has changed and I go round and round and round....

Try to run the Firefox program once as Administrator (right-click: Run as Administrator).
If that doesn't solve the problem then remove the Firefox program folder to do a clean reinstall.
Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
* Firefox 8.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Uninstall your current Firefox version if possible.
*Do NOT remove personal data when you uninstall the current version or you lose your bookmarks and other data in the profile folder.
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 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.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

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