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Kërkoni te Asistenca

Shmangni karremëzime gjoja asistence. S’do t’ju kërkojmë kurrë të bëni një thirrje apo të dërgoni tekst te një numër telefoni, apo të na jepni të dhëna personale. Ju lutemi, raportoni veprimtari të dyshimtë duke përdorur mundësinë “Raportoni Abuzim”.

Mësoni Më Tepër

Kjo rrjedhë është arkivuar. Ju lutemi, bëni një pyetje të re, nëse keni nevojë për ndihmë.

I'm told I don't have permission to update, go to system administrator which I don't have; it's a laptop.

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  • Përgjigjja më e re nga FredMcD

Journalist22
Journalist22
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I can't update Firefox! Every time I use it I'm told there is a stability update that needs to be installed but when I try, I get the message that I do not have permission to install it! I'm then told to go to my system administrator but I don't have such a thing. There's only me.

It's a laptop, quite elderly, and I'm being driven to drink by the constant messages telling me to update! Please help!

Thanks.

I can't update Firefox! Every time I use it I'm told there is a stability update that needs to be installed but when I try, I get the message that I do not have permission to install it! I'm then told to go to my system administrator but I don't have such a thing. There's only me. It's a laptop, quite elderly, and I'm being driven to drink by the constant messages telling me to update! Please help! Thanks.

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Josh Ross
Josh Ross
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Every laptop has an admin account. Provided that this is not a malicious pop requesting access to your Laptop, you should have one. When you launch the laptop, you should have 2 prompts for users. One should be yours another is an administrator account or someone else's account with those rights. If that is not the case, it means you have the permissions. You just need to accept the Windows prompt that should pop up. If that doesn't happen, you can try right-clicking Firefox and "Run as administrator" then proceed to update.

FredMcD
FredMcD
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Shut down Firefox. Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)

Right click on Firefox.exe and select Properties. Now select Compatibility. Turn Off Run This Program In Compatibility Mode, and Run This Program As An Administrator.

Do the same for any Firefox shortcuts you have. Now restart Firefox.