Laptop-Vista-Moz Fifx won't work-says something about proxy server? Computer Challenged so I don't understand.

I am computer challenged so I don't understand this. When I try to download Mozilla Firefox on my laptop it tells me that firefox uses a proxy server and won't complete the download. I don't like IE, and do like Mozilla Firefox and have used it for a long time on my desk top. If someone could tell me what to do to make it work I really would appreciate this.
This is on a laptop, not this computer

Are you trying to do this while on a corporate wifi or over home wifi/cellular?

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