A couple of corrections to the above:

1) I only wantyed to CHECK  - should read = I only wanted to CHECK
2) even closing the - should read = Even closing the

To the final sentence I would like to add: WTF? Why does the word "CHECK" now mean "Update Automatically"?

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And to the whole "Question/Request for Assistance" the following as well since I am here.

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SO .... now I am currently in the middle of an update download that is hogging my access (I'm on a dial up connection yippee /sarcasm) to the web. The 35.2 MB download will take another two hours and has already been ongoing for and hour and a half. The beauty of the situation is that I will probably NOT accept the update once it is finished. (I will probably revert to the current version because I am not going to play "Keep Up With The Jones-Geeks" just to make my browser operate. It usually means that several of my installed programs no longer work correctly IF they work at all.)

SO ... Thanks a Lot Firefox designers. WHY is there No Warning at all for us access challenged folks? How nice of you to ASS-u-me that everyone who clicks that link is: 1) using a high speed connection AND 2) wants the latest version without so much as a "May I ?".

WHEN did "CHECK" become "Go ahead and pile it on me"?

I cannot afford to buy the newest, fastest, best-est, shiniest version of every program that comes out every time there is an update or newer version. I would need to hire a 'puter geek full time to keep up and for what? So I could say "Yep I'm up to date" (gloat, gloat) ? I'm running Win XP on a 10 year old eMachines tower because it is all I can afford. Did I mention that I'm retired with no pension and poor to boot? OR that I may not be real happy at the moment? Pardon my candor.

I would also like to REQUEST that all responses to this "Question" be to my email address as I do not frequent this forum but once a year IF that and even then only when all else fails. Every time I do come here I get frustrated by the "only the fastest connections, newest OSes and 'puter geekiest need apply" attitude.

My thanks if you decide to help,

gooch

G"ee" mAIL dot com at capngooch - you can figure it out.

If files already have been downloaded then remove the files in the updates and updates\0 folder. You can also delete the active-update.xml file.

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Updates_reported_when_running_newest_version

Software Update not working properly:

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates
(%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates)

This was helpful as now I know where to remove the update IF it causes major problems with the rest of my programs. AFTER IT HAS DOWNLOADED!

I had to allow the download as there is NO WAY TO STOP IT once it has started, or so it seems.

I would suggest changing the wording of the "CHECK" for updates (on the Help Tab in the browser itself) to Download Updates and or offer a second choice of seeing a listing of any updates that are available.

Thank You cor-el for your helpful response.

I MUST note that the original problem has NOT been solved or addressed as yet so, to me, this is NOT Resolved.

Have you considered breaking your network connection so the download fails immediately?

Also, be advised that the latest Firefox checks for updates the moment you open "About Firefox" so if you do not want to download, you will need to avoid that in the future.

I did, in fact, break the connection and it restarted itself as soon as I opened the Firefox after reestablishing the connection.

Please read (ALL of) both of my earlier messages.