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Updates will not download anymore even though the computer meets all the requirements and it goes into and endless loop of connecting to the server, why?

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chezo7
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Firefox used to update automatically as it's set-up to do. Now it shows an update for security and asks to download it. Then it won't download it. The box shows a bar that continually shows that it's in motion and the message says that it's trying to connect to the server but it never does. I checked the system requirements for the download and it has the requirements. Your help information doesn't give an answer for this problem. I would need to talk to someone who can help. Is that at all possible? Thanks, chezo7

Firefox used to update automatically as it's set-up to do. Now it shows an update for security and asks to download it. Then it won't download it. The box shows a bar that continually shows that it's in motion and the message says that it's trying to connect to the server but it never does. I checked the system requirements for the download and it has the requirements. Your help information doesn't give an answer for this problem. I would need to talk to someone who can help. Is that at all possible? Thanks, chezo7

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ideato
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You can not download version 8.0.x, the latest for your PPC MAC is the 3.6.24 version.

Firefox 4 versions and later do not run on a PowerPC Mac. Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0/system-requirements/


3.6.24 version you can download from here:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html


by the way a group of Mac users have created their own Community Build from the "Firefox 4+" versions.

TenFourFox for PPC's running Mac 10.4.11 & 10.5.8 .

http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/

http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/

also see:

http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported


thank you

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