Trying to download a FIrefox and when I click on run it asks what program I want to use to open with so I cant finish install

I've been using FF for years and lately have been having issues with internet access. Worked through the troubleshooting suggestions and got it working, but last night FF couldn't connect to internet after something updated and my Norton anti virus was gone too and I couldn't fix it. The last resort was to delete my ff and download new, so I did. When I clicked on run I got a pop up asking what program I wanted to open it with and of course nothing worked. By then it was 1:30 am so I quit. Today I'm having the same issue and I'm at the end of my rope trying to figure out what to do. I'm so disgusted and can't stand it.

# Go to the following page and scroll down to the language you're interested in.
#* http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
# Next to that language, right-click the arrow icon for Windows, choose Save Target As and save the file somewhere handy, like the desktop.
# Run the installer you downloaded.

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