Re: Why can't Firefox and Thunderbird find their own updates?

[Sean Earp <smearp () mac com>]

Hello Roger-

This feature was broken in all of the 1.0x versions of Firefox and  
Thunderbird.  It works great in Firefox 1.5 .  You will want to  
manually uninstall version 1.07, and download/install 1.5 from http:// 
www.getfirefox.com.  Going forward, the update feature actually  
works.  Good luck!

-Sean

On Dec 15, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Roger A. Grimes wrote:

> I've been perplexed since the whole Firefox/Thunderbird popularity  
> craze
> with one question:
>
> Why can't Firefox and Thunderbird find their own updates?
>
> I have Firefox 1.07. I went to Tools, Options Advanced, Software  
> Update,
> Check Now. It said no updates found, when 1.50 is waiting to be
> downloaded.
>
> I have Thunderbird 1.0. I did the same...went to Tools, Options,
> Advanced, Software Update, Check Now. It said no updates found, when
> 1.07 is waiting to be downoaded.
>
> Maybe I'm doing something wrong...you know...expecting the Check for
> Updates feature to work when I click on it. So, open source is  
> supposed
> to kick Microsoft's butt and offer me a secure alternative when the
> simple click update features don't even work.
>
> I think I've already complained here before, but I would have thought
> this problem would have been fixed in the intervening six months.
>
> </Vent off>
>
> Roger
>
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