Trouble updating Firefox?
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From: Marlene Brennand on 28 Mar 2010 08:46 Just logged on to the missus's G4 iBook (10.5.8) and I am trying to update Firefox 3.5 to 3.6. When I try and drag Firefox to the Apps folder it wont let me do it, giving the error message "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items" I am logged in as the administrator (in fact that's the only login account that is active). Anyone got any ideas what is going on ? Thanks -- JohnB
From: Peter Ceresole on 28 Mar 2010 08:50 Marlene Brennand <marlene.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > Anyone got any ideas what is going on ? Have you tried restarting the Mac? -- Peter
From: Marlene on 28 Mar 2010 08:55 Peter Ceresole wrote: > Marlene Brennand <marlene.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Anyone got any ideas what is going on ? > > Have you tried restarting the Mac? Yep - still no go. cheers -- JohnB
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 28 Mar 2010 08:56 On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:46:32 +0100, Marlene Brennand <marlene.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: >Just logged on to the missus's G4 iBook (10.5.8) and I am trying to >update Firefox 3.5 to 3.6. When I try and drag Firefox to the Apps >folder it wont let me do it, giving the error message "The operation >cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for >some of the items" > >I am logged in as the administrator (in fact that's the only login >account that is active). > >Anyone got any ideas what is going on ? Have you tried deleting FF first, then moving the new version? This is generally down to user permissions on the files inside the ..app bundle, and is more trouble to fix than it is to work around. Cheers - Jaimie -- Actually, the Singularity seems rather useful in the entire work avoidance field. "I _could_ write up that report now but if I put it off, I may well become a weakly godlike entity, at which point not only will I be able to type faster but my comments will be more on-target." - James Nicoll
From: Marlene on 28 Mar 2010 09:02
Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:46:32 +0100, Marlene Brennand > <marlene.brennand(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Just logged on to the missus's G4 iBook (10.5.8) and I am trying to >> update Firefox 3.5 to 3.6. When I try and drag Firefox to the Apps >> folder it wont let me do it, giving the error message "The operation >> cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for >> some of the items" >> >> I am logged in as the administrator (in fact that's the only login >> account that is active). >> >> Anyone got any ideas what is going on ? > > Have you tried deleting FF first, then moving the new version? > > This is generally down to user permissions on the files inside the > .app bundle, and is more trouble to fix than it is to work around. > > Cheers - Jaimie Yep that's sorted it ! Thanks Jamie and Peter -- JohnB |