Windows 8 prevents me downloading firefox

Windows 8 prevents me downloading firefox, it says the set up file is corrupt or invalid. I can't even get IE10 to display the help pages on the mozilla webpages. I am having to post this question from another machine

Download firefox from official website, Download offline installer
*http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

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  • I'm using Windows 7 I have downloaded Firefox 17 It will not load I go to uninstall and it will not uninstall. When try to go to a website I gt cant load xpcom

    I'm using Windows 7 I downloaded Firefox 17 It will not load I go to uninstall and it will not uninstall. When I am using Thunderbird I try to go to a web site and I get the error code couldn't load xpcom.
    How do I unistall this mess and start over again???

    Please go to www.getfirefox.com and download Firefox 24 (don't use Firefox 17 it's not supported) and install it.

  • Windows xp old desktop, downloaded firefox, able to search web with google in top righthand corner, but can't search using the firefox search box, why not?

    Computer novice, with old windows xp desktop, changed to firefox, have firefox as homepage, but can't use the central firefox search box, I type a word, click on search .......and....wait.......nothing happens. Have been able to use the top right hand corner search box (set on google). Not great with computers, so feel like I'm really missing something basic! Help! Thanks!

    hello, please see if installing the search reset addon can resolve the issue: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/searchreset/ (a restart of the browser is necessary afterwards).

  • When I download firefox, using recommended setting, or my own, all the sub files/folders like plugins, modules, updater end up on the desktop as well as in the file location. And when I try to put them into the file location, they don't. And when I delete

    When I download firefox, using recommended setting, or my own, all the sub files/folders like plugins, modules, updater end up on the desktop as well as in the file location. And when I try to put them into the file location, they don't. And when I delete them, FireFox won't open. I tried deleting FireFox and reinstalling it multiple times, and a message pops up sometimes that says FireFox may not have installed correctly, so I follow the steps, but all the extra icons on my desktop don't go away. This has happened every time I have downloaded FireFox. The browser itself works, but I need to know how to get rid of these icons, but still be able to use FireFox. This is on a new computer, with Windows 7.
    == I downloaded FireFox. ==
    == User Agent ==
    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.6) Gecko/20100625 Firefox/3.6.6

    Managed to solve this myself. Just went to properties > hidden.

  • Downloaded Firefox but do not have orange icon on desktop to open it

    I have Windows XP and just downloaded Firefox as a recommendation from a friend who raved about it. I did not get the orange icon on my desktop, just the 'window' box and when I open it, it states "I am attempting to open a file of type 'Application Extension' (.dll)" and it cannot find the file for me. What step did I miss? Is it because I did not make it my default browser? I checked my computer program access and firefox is not listed in the custom section as a possible default browser selection. Should I unistall and start again making it my default browser?

    Sounds that something went wrong with installing Firefox.
    Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
    * Firefox 6.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
    * Uninstall your current Firefox version.
    * Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version.
    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.
    If there are problems with downloading or installing then you may need to disable anti-virus software temporarily.

  • Downloaded Firefox yesterday. Every time I open the Firefox browser, it starts in Safe Mode even though I have shut down and restarted my computer several times

    I have Windows OS. I downloaded Firefox yesterday. Every time I open the Firefox browser, it starts in safe mode. I have restarted my machine several times -- Firefox still starts in Safe Mode. My favorites from IE copied to Firefox fine, and Firefox is now my default browser...it just keeps opening in Safe Mode.

    I downloaded the toolbar. When I was done using the computer, I put it to "sleep." The next time I "woke" the computer and went to Firefox, the toolbar was gone. When I downloaded the toolbar again, I got a box in the upper left hand corner of the screen stating Firefox BLOCKED the toolbar, and did I want to allow it. There was NO option to allow always-it's just a one time deal. When I shut down for the day, I expected it to remain, but no-next time I fired up firefox, NO TOOLBAR. I pulled up Inbox dollars again, clicked on download toolbar, got the box stating it's blocking the toolbar, etc, etc, etc. Unless Firefox upgrades daily, or in some cases, several times in one day, I'm going to stick with my description that the toolbar magically disappears EVERY TIME I OPEN
    FIREFOX!!!
    I don't profess to be any type of computer whiz, I'm totally self-taught, and it's not beyond the realm of possibility that I'm doing something wrong. I've been using Firefox for about a week, so I'd welcome any help!

  • Can't download firefox as no download button appears

    download button does not appear on the download page
    == Operating system ==
    windows vista home premium528

    Try downloading Firefox from this page, make sure you select the correct language version.
    http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

  • Downloaded firefox 5 and now screen is black except for toolbar

    My laptop has windows XP. I downloaded Firefox 5 and my screen is black except for the toolbar. It doesn't matter which site I try to get to, the screen is still black. I had to go to my IGoogle homepage an access the help link because once I go back to Firefox, black screen again. I never had this problem until I upgraded to 5. Any help would be appreciated or I will have to go back to the older version of Firefox.

    Hi Aphthonius,
    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    If you only see the "connect to iTunes" screen on your iPhone, this means that the device is in recovery mode and needs to be restored. The information and steps in this article can help further:
    If you can't update or restore your iOS device
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
    All the best,
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  • I can't download firefox. When I click on run, I get a window saying that the author is unknown. When I click on run in the new window, another window says the file is corrupt. What can I do about this?

    I want to have firefox as my default browser. As this is a new laptop, I hasve to download firefox. As per the instructions, I click on "run" to complete the download, but instead of completing the download, a window appears which says that the author is unknown. If I ignore the window and click on run, I get another window which says the file is corrupt and I can't finish the download and have firefox as my browser.
    I have windows 7 and explorer is the default browser and I want to change to firefox, but so far am being prevented from doing so. How can I successfully download firefox?

    It is possible that your anti-virus software is corrupting the downloaded files or otherwise interfering with downloading files by Firefox.
    Try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.
    See also:
    * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files

  • I'm trying to download Firefox 4 onto Windows 7 platform. I keep getting an error message that says Java script has an error in Chrome ? Unable to complete download. Constant ahngs & freezes

    I am running on Windows 7 platform. I tired to download the latest Firefox 4 release. Each time, I get the message that "there is an error on line 20 in Java script Chrome that is preventing the download from continuing. I've run Fox in safe mode & still get the same message.

    Your More system details list shows that you use Firefox 4:
    *Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:2.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0
    Are you trying to (re)install Firefox 4 or do you get that error if you start Firefox?
    Do a clean (re-)install:
    * Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
    * Firefox 4.0: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
    * Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
    * Don't remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
    * 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 (not in the Firefox program 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.
    If that still doesn't work then create a new profile as well.
    See [[Basic Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile|Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile]]
    If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)
    * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

  • I need to download a windows 32 bit version of firefox from a Linux computer

    Sorry I can't work out how to do the above after a few minutes of trying.My windows 7 machine has been taken over by malware and prevents the download.I think the malware originated from a website pretending to be mozilla.org which I accidentally clicked on.Reinstalling windows has not fixed the problem.i guess they have a robot installing malware to my ip address or something.The offending website is the one that pops up as the number one advertised website when you search for "mozilla firefox" on bing.The website does not appear on google on my Linux machine.Perhaps the malware is introducing the fake website into my search results.I don't know ,I am not an expert.

    A possibility is to open the Mozilla FTP website in <u>Windows Explorer</u> and download the Firefox setup file that way.
    See "How To Download Firefox On a New Computer Without Using Internet Explorer":
    * http://www.howtogeek.com/125447/
    * ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/latest/win32/en-US/

  • I downloaded firefox, now it wont open, and i have tried re-downloading and it wont work, and i have recent windows.

    i tried to update, and now it wont open. when i try to re-download, it tells me that i have to shut down firefox, and that its already running so it wont install. when i click the icon to make firefix start, nothing happens. this is true of my desktop shortcut, and also in the start menu.

    I had same problem too. Sometimes Firefox cannot start its interface but its task does run. I can try to turn it off by Windows Task Manager (end process firefox.exe) then start Firefox again. Or else remove it and install again. Hope this help

  • I downloaded Firefox to my Macbook, but when I drag it to the dock and open it, I get a blank Firefox window and so can't run Firefox.

    Firefox shows properly downloaded with 18.7 meg. I dragged from the download folder into the Applications folder. When I try to drag from the Apps folder to the Dock, Firefox will not stay in the dock but instead shows on the desktop. When I click on the Firefox logo on the desktop, a Firefox window appears, with no options to do anything.

    I downloaded firefox again, deleted the earlier version, and now firefox is working properly.

  • Names of downloaded files appear in Downloads Window only if that window is open during download. I run Firefox 4 on windows xp 32 bit sp3. I didn't have such problem with Firefox 3. Can somebody please help me?

    When I download a file with firefox 4 Downloads Window opens but downloading file name doesn't appear there. If I keep Downloads Window open further downloads appear in it but if i close it and reopen it again it appears blank, all downloaded file names are disappeared. I tried everything, unchecked "Remember download history" box and checked it again, deleted downloads.sqlite file, even created new profile but nothing helped.

    It is easy for me to explain things badly, and I can not see what you are actually doing, I will therfore try to list as steps to take.
    Please confirm that you have used firefox safe mode and still see the problem, by doing the following:
    # open firefox - use any profile
    # use '''Firefoxbutton -> Help -> Restart with add-ons disabled'''
    # you should now see an options dialogue with a list of check box options,
    #*you may get a confirmation option, if so accept it
    #* do you now see the listing of check boxes, with a continue button at the bottom
    #without making any changes, click the continue with safemode
    # firefox should now restart in safe-mode
    Now try the downloading, whilst we know you are in safe mode.
    # once a download has completed, use the option to open the containing folder that you see in your download manager
    ## does that option work ok,
    ## does it open a folder with downloads in it, make a note of the folders path/location/name
    ## do you see the downloaded file you just downloaded
    ## if so regardless of what the downloads folder says you have found the downloads
    ## close firefox and the folders with the downloads
    ## are you now able to reopen the 'containing' folder and find the downloads <br />( use Windows Explorer, not clicking on firefox, - firefox is closed)
    ## close the folder again
    ## open firefox, this time no need to be in safe mode
    ## look again for the containing folder whose name you noted down, does it still contain the downloads
    #'''IF''' you are getting problems now that you are in safe mode read the article about [[Unable to download or save files]]
    ## the article has several steps it suggests you try,
    ## please try all the steps in turn and report what happens with each step

  • How can I download Firefox onto a disk from my Windows PC, and then take the disk to my Mac and upload it to use on the Mac? Safari does not work anymore.

    My Mac assures me that I am connected to the internet, using Airport and also ethernet, but Safari never gives me a home page. Can I download Firefox onto a disk using my Windows PC and then take the disk to the Mac and upload Firefox to use on the Mac ?

    You can grab a "full" installer (.dmg file) from this page (scroll down to your preferred language):
    https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

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