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Why do I have to restart my computer with every Firefox upgrade?

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starrider
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For that past several upgrades, I have to restart my computer to complete the installation. If I don't restart my PC, firefox will not open. I use firefox on other computers and have never had to restart any of them after an upgrade. The computer that has to be restarted is a Win7 Home Premium 32-bit system.

What do I need to do to stop the restarts after FF upgrades?

For that past several upgrades, I have to restart my computer to complete the installation. If I don't restart my PC, firefox will not open. I use firefox on other computers and have never had to restart any of them after an upgrade. The computer that has to be restarted is a Win7 Home Premium 32-bit system. What do I need to do to stop the restarts after FF upgrades?

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Gnarrrk
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Strange. I've never had to restart my computer for Firefox upgrading. Does Firefox restart when you do an addon upgrading, that asks for Firefox to restart ?

cor-el
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Try to run the Firefox program once as Administrator (right-click: Run as Administrator).

starrider
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Sorry to reply so late, but in answer to your question, no, when I install Addons, I don't have to restart my PC.

starrider
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Run this once and see what happens when the next update occurs? What's strange is that I don't know there was an update until I try to open FF. Then it tells me that I must restart my PC for the upgrade to complete. If I don't, I can't get into FF.