Windows XP (Home) SP2; All Updates I believe (47) + 5 Remove and
Re-install.

Hi,

I've recently performed a system 'upgrade' XPSP2 to XPSP2, that's what
windows called it. I did not lose any files/settings or data. During
the upgrade Windows asked for a driver for Acronis True Image and would
not extract it from the Acronis CD (or I could not get it to). The
Upgrade completed and naturally ATI would not work. I tried installing
over and that did not work, and gave 2 instances of ATI in Add/Remove
Programs. A remove and then re-install, cleared everything up. So far
so good.

Eons ago I was a Netscape fan, all the way to Communicator. They lost me
with Sea Monkey. I've been reading so much about Firefox I thought I'd
try it. I downloaded Firefox 3.0 Beta 4.exe, when I attempted to install
to C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\Downloads\Firefox Setup
3.0 Beta 4.exe, I received an error dialog with a big red/white button
on the left - "Firefox Setup 3.0 Beta 4.exe is not a valid Win32
Application. Prior to the installation try, I ran a Windows Tune-Up
utility, 1-Click Maintenance and also Iobit.Com's Advanced Windows Care
V2 Personal. I had disabled all startup programs in msconfig except
Windows Live OneCare. Any help to install Firefox is appreciated.

Thank you

"WMB" <brown.2005@.nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Windows XP (Home) SP2; All Updates I believe (47) + 5 Remove and
> Re-install.
>
> Hi,
>
> I've recently performed a system 'upgrade' XPSP2 to XPSP2, that's what
> windows called it. I did not lose any files/settings or data. During
> the upgrade Windows asked for a driver for Acronis True Image and would
> not extract it from the Acronis CD (or I could not get it to). The
> Upgrade completed and naturally ATI would not work. I tried installing
> over and that did not work, and gave 2 instances of ATI in Add/Remove
> Programs. A remove and then re-install, cleared everything up. So far
> so good.
>
> Eons ago I was a Netscape fan, all the way to Communicator. They lost me
> with Sea Monkey. I've been reading so much about Firefox I thought I'd
> try it. I downloaded Firefox 3.0 Beta 4.exe, when I attempted to install
> to C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Desktop\Downloads\Firefox Setup
> 3.0 Beta 4.exe, I received an error dialog with a big red/white button
> on the left - "Firefox Setup 3.0 Beta 4.exe is not a valid Win32
> Application. Prior to the installation try, I ran a Windows Tune-Up
> utility, 1-Click Maintenance and also Iobit.Com's Advanced Windows Care
> V2 Personal. I had disabled all startup programs in msconfig except
> Windows Live OneCare. Any help to install Firefox is appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>

Why are you installing a Beta version? Try: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

If you have any problems with it or want to continue with the Beta, check their
support:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...port+Home+Page

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
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http://basconotw.mvps.org/

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