Recent answers to how do i know if i have the latest version of firefox and how do i get it if i don'thttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/7459752011-12-30T09:06:54-08:00MacOS Click on Firefox (upper left hand corner) Click on About.
2011-12-30T09:06:54-08:00almacboohttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/745975#answer-292963<p>MacOS Click on Firefox (upper left hand corner) Click on About.
</p>Since Firefox 6, Help>About just says
Firefox is up to date, if it is. Instead you need to go 2011-10-31T11:06:55-07:00PeaceByJesushttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/745975#answer-268241<p>Since Firefox 6, Help&gt;About just says
Firefox is up to date, if it is. Instead you need to go to Help&gt;About&gt;TroubleShooting information.
</p>Just click on Firefox and then click help. a menu will pop up It should say something like help-Get 2011-07-19T06:47:37-07:00Shorties63https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/745975#answer-217398<p>Just click on Firefox and then click help. a menu will pop up It should say something like help-Get Started-Troubleshooting Information -Submit feedback -Restart with add ons disabled and last the one you need About Firefox click that one it will tell you what version you are running.
</p>To find your version: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Finding+your+Firefox+version
See if there2010-08-04T07:53:28-07:00TXGuyhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/745975#answer-2<p>To find your version: <a href="https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Finding+your+Firefox+version" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Finding+your+Firefox+version</a>
</p><p>See if there is an update available by clicking Help &gt; Check for Updates
</p><p>You can always see what the latest version is here:
<a href="https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html</a> (rt side under "Upgrade your Firefox"
or here: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html</a>
</p><p>For update options, Tools &gt; Options &gt; Advanced, Update tab; see: <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window+-+Advanced+panel#Update_tab" rel="nofollow">http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window+-+Advanced+panel#Update_tab</a>
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<p><u><em><strong>Other Issues</strong></em></u>: ~~red:You have installed plug-ins with known security issues. You should update them immediately.~~
</p><p><u><strong>Update Java</strong></u>: your ver. ~~red:1.4.2 (very old)~~; current ver. 1.6.0.20 (<u>important security update 04-15-2010</u>)
(Firefox 3.6 and above requires Java 1.6.0.10 or higher; see: <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Java-related+issues#Java_does_not_work_in_Firefox_3_6" rel="nofollow">http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Java-related+issues#Java_does_not_work_in_Firefox_3_6</a> )
<em>(Windows users: Do the manual update; very easy.)</em>
~~red:Check your version here~~: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/</a>
See: <strong><a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox#Updates" rel="nofollow">Updating Java</a></strong>
Do the update with Firefox closed.
<u><strong>NOTE:</strong></u> Java version 1.6.0.21 has been released. It is mainly an update for developers of Java applications and most users do not need to be concerned about downloading version 1.6.0.21. <u><em><strong>At this time</strong></em></u>, the update option in existing installations of Java 1.6.0.20 are not updating to version 1.6.0.21; <u><em><strong>at this time</strong></em></u>, it must be manually downloaded and installed. According to the Java release notes:
<em>"<strong>Bug Fixes</strong></em>
<em>Java SE 6 Update 21 does not contain any additional fixes for security vulnerabilities to its previous release, Java SE 6 Update 20. Users who have Java SE 6 Update 20 have the latest security fixes and do not need to upgrade to this release to be current on security fixes."</em> Source: <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u21.html" rel="nofollow">http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u21.html</a>
</p><p><u><strong>Install/Update Adobe Flash Player for Firefox (aka Shockwave Flash)</strong></u>: your ver. 10.~~red:0 r45~~; current ver. 10.1 r53 (<strong>important security update 2010-06-10</strong>; see: <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html</a>)
~~red:Check your version here~~: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/</a>
See: <strong><a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash" rel="nofollow">Updating Flash</a></strong>
-<strong><u>use Firefox to download</u></strong> and <u><strong>SAVE to your hard drive</strong></u> (save to Desktop for easy access)
-exit Firefox (File &gt; Exit)
-<em><u>In Windows,</u></em> check to see that Firefox is completely closed (<em>Ctrl+Alt+Del, choose Task Manager, click Processes tab, if "firefox.exe" is on the list, right-click "firefox.exe" and choose End process, close the Task Manager window</em>)
-<em><u>In Windows,</u></em> double-click on the Adobe Flash installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Flash
-when the Flash installation is complete, start Firefox, and test the Flash installation here: <a href="http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507&amp;sliceId=1" rel="nofollow">http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507&amp;sliceId=1</a>
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<ul><li><u><strong>NOTE: On Vista and Windows 7</strong></u> you may need to run the plugin installer as Administrator by starting the installer via the right-click context menu if you do not get an UAC prompt to ask for permission to continue (i.e nothing seems to happen). See this: <a href="http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm" rel="nofollow">http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm</a>
</li><li><strong><u>NOTE for IE:</u></strong> Firefox and most other browsers use a Plugin. IE uses an ActiveX version of Flash. To install/update the IE ActiveX Adobe Flash Player, same instructions as above, except use IE to download the ActiveX Flash installer. See: <a href="/en-US/kb/ActiveX" rel="nofollow">ActiveX</a>
</li><li>Also see: <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash</a> ~~red:<em><strong>AND</strong></em>~~ <a href="/en-US/kb/How%20do%20I%20edit%20options%20to%20add%20Adobe%20to%20the%20list%20of%20allowed%20sites" rel="nofollow">How do I edit options to add Adobe to the list of allowed sites</a>
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<p><u><strong>Install/Update Adobe Reader for Firefox (aka Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox)</strong></u>: your ver. 9.3.2; current ver. 9.3.3 (important security update release 06-29-2010; see: <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html</a>)
~~red:Check your version here~~: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/</a>
See: <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox#Installing_and_updating_Adobe_Reader" rel="nofollow">http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox#Installing_and_updating_Adobe_Reader</a>
~~blue:<em><u>You may be able to update from the Adobe Reader installed on your system</u></em>~~ instead of going to the Adobe site and downloading. Start &gt; Program Files, find and click Adobe Reader to open, click Help, click Check for Updates. Allow the download/update to occur. If you use this method, no need to proceed with the instructions below, <u><strong>but</strong></u> do look at the two bulleted items at the bottom "<strong><u>NOTE for IE:</u></strong>" and "Also see:". Restart Firefox and check your new version here: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/</a>
~~blue:<em><u>If you go to the Adobe site to download the current Adobe Reader:</u></em>~~
-<strong><u>use Firefox to download</u></strong> and <u><strong>SAVE to your hard drive</strong></u> (save to Desktop for easy access)
~~red:-See the images at the bottom left of this post to see the steps to take on the Adobe site~~
-exit Firefox (File &gt; Exit)
-check to see that Firefox is completely closed (<em>Ctrl+Alt+Del, choose Task Manager, click Processes tab, if "firefox.exe" is on the list, right-click "firefox.exe" and choose End process, close the Task Manager window</em>)
-double-click on the Adobe Reader installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Reader
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<ul><li><u><strong>NOTE: On Vista and Windows 7</strong></u> you may need to run the plugin installer as Administrator by starting the installer via the right-click context menu if you do not get an UAC prompt to ask for permission to continue (i.e nothing seems to happen). See this: <a href="http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm" rel="nofollow">http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm</a>
</li><li><strong><u>NOTE for IE:</u></strong> Firefox and most other browsers use a Plugin. IE uses an ActiveX version. To install/update the IE ActiveX version, same instructions as above, except use IE to download the ActiveX installer. See: <a href="/en-US/kb/ActiveX" rel="nofollow">ActiveX</a>
</li><li>Also see: <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Adobe_Reader" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Adobe_Reader</a> ~~red:<em><strong>AND</strong></em>~~ <a href="/en-US/kb/How%20do%20I%20edit%20options%20to%20add%20Adobe%20to%20the%20list%20of%20allowed%20sites" rel="nofollow">How do I edit options to add Adobe to the list of allowed sites</a>
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