I assume you mean the fact that you can't realistically update Firefox without running it as an Administrator?
As you also said you were running XP... What did you expect?... privilege escalation is garbage in XP.
Delete your update temp files(C:\Documents and Settings\%USER_NAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates,
Run Firefox as administrator or Installer to update...
Running as user in XP is a hassle to be sure, but you could have been able to discern the problem yourself I think.
The Firefox Files are stored under "Program Files" unless you installed their to your own profile... why would you have access to patch them?
Most people run as administrator as well... so its probably not a common problem.
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I assume you mean the fact that you can't realistically update Firefox without running it as an Administrator? As you also said you were running XP... What did you expect?... privilege escalation is garbage in XP. Delete your update temp files(C:\Documents and Settings\%USER_NAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates, Run Firefox as administrator or Installer to update... Running as user in XP is a hassle to be sure, but you could have been able to discern the problem yourself I think. The Firefox Files are stored under "Program Files" unless you installed their to your own profile... why would you have access to patch them? Most people run as administrator as well... so its probably not a common problem.