Re: Firefox "New Updates Available" popup??

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 14:23:01 -0400, in netscape.public.mozilla.general
"ggull" <ggullSPAM <at> NOTrcn.com> wrote:

>> You might try
>>
>> Tools -> Options (or Edit -> Preferences) -> Advanced -> Software Update
>> -> [x] Firefox, [x] My Extensions and Themes, [ Check Now ]
>
>That's exactly what I do (pressing the "Check Now" button), and it detects
>an update, gets to the point where it should download .... and just hangs,
>with no modem activity.  From a thread on alt.fan.mozilla at least one other
>person has this problem.  When I get a chance, "real-soon-any-day-now", I
>plan to follow a suggestion to download the new version, then uninstall the
>old one before installing the new one.  Fortunately, I haven't done any
>customizing so all I have to worry about saving are my bookmarks.

One thing that may cause this behaviour is if the "allow sites to install
software" (or something like that) is unchecked.

Check it, do your update, go back and (recommended)uncheck it.

FACE