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i get error message file is corrupt for firefox 3.6

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Stephanie
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every time i try to download firefox 3.6 i get to extraction and i get an error message "file is corrupt." i do not like using the firefox beta version. can you try to help me figure out why i can not download or install or use 3.6. or can you come up with a newer version that is not beta whatsoever. i loved EVERTYHING about 3.6 until it stopped working on my laptop. i've even tried installing it on my desktop and i get the same error message. is it just the 3.6 version or is it something i'm doing wrong. please help me fix this.

every time i try to download firefox 3.6 i get to extraction and i get an error message "file is corrupt." i do not like using the firefox beta version. can you try to help me figure out why i can not download or install or use 3.6. or can you come up with a newer version that is not beta whatsoever. i loved EVERTYHING about 3.6 until it stopped working on my laptop. i've even tried installing it on my desktop and i get the same error message. is it just the 3.6 version or is it something i'm doing wrong. please help me fix this.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Are you downloading thru Firef0x 4.0b3 or thru IE8?

Also, some Anti Virus programs have been corrupting Firefox downloads recent;y, try temporarily disabling your AV program long enough to download Firefox 3.6.8.

cor-el
cor-el
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You will need to create a new profile if you didn't create one for the 4.0 beta version.

See: 

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox