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I am trying to install firefox however I get an error message that says to reboot to remove a previously installed version, I do that but it still keeds giving me the same error message, I have uninstalled previous version and deleted all files to firefox but it will not allow to reinstall firefox, I am stuck as to how to get firefox reinstalled on my computer

I am trying to install firefox however I get an error message that says to reboot to remove a previously installed version, I do that but it still keeds giving me the same error message, I have uninstalled previous version and deleted all files to firefox but it will not allow to reinstall firefox, I am stuck as to how to get firefox reinstalled on my computer

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Try deleting firefox.exe.moz-delete.

Another method:

  1. Uninstall Firefox using the control panel.
  2. Reboot your computer.
  3. Delete the entire C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox folder.
  4. Install the latest version from http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/
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Try this:

  1. Click on the Windows start button in the bottom-left.
  2. In the search field, type C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
  3. Click on the Mozilla Firefox folder that appears in the results. That should show you the folders and files in the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox folder.
  4. Right-click on the file firefox.exe.moz-upgrade and delete it.

NOTE: If you're using 64-bit system, the text to type in step 2 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox

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If files already have been downloaded then remove the files in the updates and updates\0 folder.

You can also delete active-update.xml and possibly updates.xml (this will clear the update history).

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates
(%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox)
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there is no firefox.exe.moz-upgrade file there is one that is firefox.exe.mox-delete though, there is nothing that has active-update.xml

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Chosen Solution

Try deleting firefox.exe.moz-delete.

Another method:

  1. Uninstall Firefox using the control panel.
  2. Reboot your computer.
  3. Delete the entire C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox folder.
  4. Install the latest version from http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/

Modified by Chris Ilias

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Worked thank you!