JZ, have you rebooted?
Also, try running Disk Utility and repair permissions, and then do a repair disk.
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JZ, have you rebooted?
Also, try running Disk Utility and repair permissions, and then do a repair disk.
Yup, yup, yup, did all those before posting the first plea for help, Daniel. Hopefully the Apple store will be open on Labor Day, with at least one or two geniuses on hand at the bar, because all my "This usually works" workarounds aren't.
Can you successfully install any other programs? Maybe try installing Thunderbird, since it probably has a similar install procedure - you can always uninstall it later. It sounds like something in the install process itself is breaking, not connected to Firefox directly.
t sounds like something in the install process itself is breaking, not connected to Firefox directly.
Technically the install/uninstall process on a Mac is
1. download disk image
2. Expand disk image
3. drag firefox to the extension folder.
To uninstall, drag Firefox to the trash.
JZ, do you have stuffit expander? I could make a zip file of the firefox.app and you could unzip it.
Actually, Macs should unzip without stuffit now, IIRC.
(sorry, out until just now taking Matilda to her first movie, Wall-E, which turned out to be a total happy success, yay!)
Daniel, you are a kindly genius, and I send you all sorts of virtual kisses and hugs and squeeings. WindSparrow is totally right about your world's bestness!
Whee - internets are working again! I unplugged and rebooted *everything* (modem, router, all peripherals) and whatever was clogging up the wireless tubes seems to have disappeared. Whew!
Mom and Dad are in the market for a new TV. Mom asked me the difference between plasma and LCD. I'm clueless. Can I get a clue from the hivemind please?