How do I keep Firefox from trying to update?
Whenever I try to open Firefox my Windows warning will appear saying Firefox updater wants to install something. I currently have "never check for updates selected", so why isn't Firefox following this? My version is 12 and I have no desire to update to 13.
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Note: Turning off the automatic update of Firefox is not recommended. Only the latest version of Firefox gets regular security updates and will keep you safe and sound on the internet.
However, if you really need to turn off the automatic update of Firefox, please follow these steps: In the Firefox window, click the Firefox button at the top, then select the Options menu item.
- If no Firefox button is shown, click the Tools menu at the top of the menu bar, then select Options.
- From the Options window, click the Advanced panel.
- In the Advanced panel, click the Update tab.
- Under Firefox updates, select Never check for updates.
- Now click the OK button to apply the changes.
That's the problem - I've already done that and Firefox is still trying to automatically update!
Application Basics
Name
Firefox
Version
12.0
User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/12.0
Profile Directory
Show Folder
Enabled Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Crash Reports
about:crashes
Memory Use
about:memory
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
McAfee ScriptScan for Firefox
14.4.1
false
{D19CA586-DD6C-4a0a-96F8-14644F340D60}
McAfee SiteAdvisor
3.4.1.195
false
{4ED1F68A-5463-4931-9384-8FFF5ED91D92}
Important Modified Preferences
Name
Value
accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar
0
browser.cache.disk.capacity
1048576
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run
false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value
1048576
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
2
browser.startup.homepage
http://www.google.com/
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID
20120420145725
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
rv:12.0
browser.zoom.full
false
extensions.lastAppVersion
12.0
network.cookie.prefsMigrated
true
places.database.lastMaintenance
1339396488
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages
104858
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
true
security.warn_viewing_mixed
false
Graphics
Adapter Description
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Vendor ID
0x10de
Device ID
0x1082
Adapter RAM
1280
Adapter Drivers
nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version
8.17.12.9573
Driver Date
2-9-2012
Direct2D Enabled
true
DirectWrite Enabled
true (6.1.7601.17789)
ClearType Parameters
ClearType parameters not found
WebGL Renderer
Google Inc. -- ANGLE (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti) -- OpenGL ES 2.0 (ANGLE 1.0.0.963)
GPU Accelerated Windows
3/3 Direct3D 10
AzureBackend
direct2d
I cannot find anything in your system information that would indicate that the value for updating was ever changed.
Please do the following:
- Enter about:config in Firefox and press Enter.
- Dismiss the warning that appears.
- Set app.update.auto and app.update.enabled to false.
See if that helps!