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I need to close firefox to install a program.How to I close firefox and reopen it after I am done?

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When installing Flash Player I get a message that states; You must close Mozillo firefox. But how do I do this and when done open Fire Fox??????????

When installing Flash Player I get a message that states; You must close Mozillo firefox. But how do I do this and when done open Fire Fox??????????

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cor-el
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  1. Download and save the Flash installer for the Firefox browser to your desktop.
  2. Exit Firefox (File > Exit), you may need to verify that in the Task Manager (XP: Ctrl+Alt+Del, Vista: Shift+Ctrl+ESC, Processes tab)
  3. Start the Flash installer with a double-click on the desktop icon of the Flash installer.

You may have to run the Flash installer as Administrator (right-click: Run as ...) to get access rights for installing the files and modifying the registry.