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@geekdom
My embarrassingly obvious mistake …yes, no maybe about it!! 🙂

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

It is interesting, and perhaps a mere coincidence, but William Buffet just purchased 75 million shares of APPLE stock!!?

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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@Bob99
Thank you for your reply. Firstly…I do have a Mozilla folder in \Program files…and one in \Program files x86…

I have one shortcut link on desktop which points to Firefox x86, it is the original that has always been there. The upgrade did not place a new shortcut link to replace the previous one on the desktop.

On my taskbar I have two Quick Launch icons…one the original 56.0 version which when hovered over says Mozilla Firefox…the other is the new one from when I upgraded to what is now 59.0.3…which when hovered over says just Firefox.

I am considering everything you stated, and taking into account your willingness to walk me through the needed steps to rectify my situation…however, given that I suffer with High Anxiety, ADHD, and chronic pain issues which make things a little challenging on my brain, I am leaning at this point towards just using Revo Uninstaller and removing as many traces of Firefox as I can and rebuilding it from scratch. I have imported all of my history and bookmarks and such into Chrome and believe I can re-import them back into a new install of Firefox…tell me if I am wrong on that account…and then just install any extensions and addons that I had and reset my previous preferences. Does this sound like a viable approach to you? I feel more secure in starting fresh than digging into the registry. I have used Firefox since the beginning of their Phoenix release and this is only the second major issue I have had in all of this time.

Meanwhile I will await your reply, and continue to consider my options…it is still functioning without issue as far as I can tell. And just when I made it through the last round of Windows Group A updates and was ready to sail for another month….this!!! 🙂

Thank you kindly for your help…much appreciation.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

@Peacelady
Oh, BTW, I read with great interest a thread by you and Elly today, concerning issues that people with various disabilities have with and while computing…I am in somewhat of a similar situation and thought it would be helpful if one or both of you started a Forum Topic on this subject. Just a thought. 🙂

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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@Peacelady
Thank you kindly for your time and effort here. I have considered this approach as well as all others presented…I have imported all of my history and bookmarks into Chrome…so doing an uninstall and a clean reinstall may be the safest for me, will just have to consider all my options for a bit longer, as I have time since there are no apparent conflicts at this point…just want to put things right as they should be, and it will bug me until it is resolved, nonetheless. I think you ‘understand’ from what I have read in your comments and replies!! 🙂 Again, thank you.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

@PKCano
Thank you PK….I had read up a bit about this particular solution among the several others I have come across…silly people like me are always searching for the easiest, least problematic solution, which isn’t always what is available to the somewhat tech challenged, at least until one has ventured to where they have not yet been…and then hoping they make it through and back unscathed!! I have your suggestions in my back pocket…I just want to be certain I have a good comprehension of what I am doing first.!! Thank you for responding, greatly appreciated. Learning is always a great thing in the end.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

@The Surfing Pensioner
Thank you…however I had already read that link, about 10 times actually, trying to make up my mind since there have been no actual conflicts thus far in having both…just in that I do not attempt to run both simultaneously, but I would like to clean everything up though as I do like a clean system. I did the same upgrade to a second machine just prior to this one with no issues whatsoever…A little reticent at this point to dig into the registry without a clear vision of what I am doing, which at this point I don’t feel certain of. Again, thank you for your effort and reply, much appreciated.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

@Peacelady
I love your quote!! May I add “Nothing difficult was ever easy”! From everything I have read and followed, I ‘think’ you will be just fine. (But don’t hold me to that, I only know what I know!) 🙂

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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@Peacelady
Yes, I do remember you quite well, as your ‘boat’ was of a similar make and model as mine, and I gathered the courage to sail into the unknown based upon your experience, though fortunately for me the waters were less choppy than it appears yours were!! Thank you…as comments / replies such as this in regards to real life experience and outcome have as great an impact on decision making as do all of the other posts, comments, questions and replies do. I am feeling a bit more reassured as each day goes by…as I am approaching a threshold of saturation of information. I appreciate your reply, and shared experience. 🙂

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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Ahh…the answer I have been searching for…Thank you kindly Mr.PKCano. I appreciate your time and efforts here.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

Am I giving Microsoft too much credit to assume that since the average user is not aware nor following this issue with *950 that the newer version would therefor be included in KB4093118?

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

@woody
What a timely post!! I am just sitting here with the new release of KB4099950 sitting on my desktop…I have been mulling over the decision to uninstall the older version and install the newer…in preparation for KB4093118. My finger has been on the “switch” for awhile now…just hoping that any moment a definitive answer would miraculously appear in a post or in the replies, or rather instead to wander into the darkness unaware…anyway I suppose I will just rest my finger for a bit longer and see what may pop up here!! 🙂 Thank you for your enduring devotion.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

anonymous #186251….I did state that March’s were the most complex and confusing month’s situation I have thus far experienced, however I did manage to tread through the wilderness and break through the other side successfully, minus the KB4099950 issue which still remains unsettled on my machine though with no apparent backlash that I can see…but I managed to scale through with the help of everyone here in regard to all the other updates and KB’s…so I consider that to be in large measure a testimony to the value of following the advice here…questions did still remain, but I am still on a functioning machine thanks to all here. I consider that as close to success as I could hope for, given the nature of the issues Microsoft has thrown at us. I respect your opinion…but I will still give Woody and All a thumbs up…for, after all, we are each responsible for seeking our own answers and making our own decisions in regard to our own unique devices and experiences…Woody is not responsible for what Microsoft does…nor for the maintenance of our machines, thus I will accept graciously any guidance I might glean from this site…now and going forward.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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@Peacelady
I, like you, would consider myself pretty much as an “average Group A user”…with the distinction of one who wants to learn, understand and in some measure take control over my computer enough to insure I am running a safe, stable and secure environment. Last month seems to have been one of the more complex and confusing for windows-7 in quite some time, and while the more we read and consume the mounds of information, the more confusing and anxiety ridden the experience may seem…it is important to keep up so as not to miss some subtle answer that may slip through if we are not paying attention…it is none-the-less- reassuring than ultimately just prior to the next round of updates Woody always manages to pull things together enough to give us a write-up in his ComputerWorld site to explain the procedure(s) we need to follow to hopefully insure success…in a straightforward and concise manner. So while we may stress in our desire to follow and understand throughout the month just what is going on and what we need to know…things seem to flush themselves out just in time…even if we may always be a month behind. Hang in there…Woody’s has not failed me yet. I hope you find a bit of comfort in these words!!!

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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HiFlyer, jburk07

I wake up each morning, pour my coffee, take a look at the weather and then check out Woody’s…my morning computing newspaper…then go about my daily business. I would like to extend my debt of gratitude to you Woody and especially to all of the MVP’s (and everyone else) who make this site what it is…a safety net to computer health and security. I am up and running each day thanks to you all. “Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don’t notice where we happen to be.” ― Dan Gutman

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. --John Augustus Shedd

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