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Internet Explorer is deliberately stopping the Firefox download

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Hugheen
Hugheen

Every time I try to download Firefox from within Explorer the download is aborted because Explorer stops it with a message it is doing so for security. This seems to me to be a very cheap shot at me and you. What can I do about it? You should sue them.

Hugheen

Every time I try to download Firefox from within Explorer the download is aborted because Explorer stops it with a message it is doing so for security. This seems to me to be a very cheap shot at me and you. What can I do about it? You should sue them. Hugheen

Chosen solution

Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

See also:

  • [/questions/964240] How do I install Firefox on a computer with no current browser on it?
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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi Hugheen, are you sure you are downloading from Mozilla's site?

You could try this page: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

In some cases, malware infections may prevent you from installing non-Microsoft browsers. This article has a list of free tools if you want to supplement your regular security scans: Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.

Hopefully you get get to Firefox!

cor-el
cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

See also:

  • [/questions/964240] How do I install Firefox on a computer with no current browser on it?
kobe
kobe

I thought IE was the optimal browser for downloading Chrome and or Firefox, run the full installer when downloading, since the stub installer always has problems (for me).