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Software Update: Updating to 1.0 RC2, Final

This is for people who intend to help us test the Firefox 1.0 RC2 releases only. It will tell you how to test the in-place update functionality when upgrading from various versions of Firefox.

Firefox Preview Release Users

If you're using Firefox Preview Release and wish to update to Firefox 1.0RC2, do the following:

  1. Open a Firefox window and type about:config in the Location Bar and hit Enter.
  2. In the panel that appears, type app.update.url in the Filter box.
  3. Double click on the row that appears.
  4. A dialog box will appear. Change the value in the text box to read https://aus.mozilla.org/update/firefox/en-US-1.0-rc.rdf and click OK.
  5. Go to Tools, Options and choose the Advanced panel. Scroll down until you see the Software Update section, then click Check Now
  6. The Update Wizard will appear and check for updates. When the check is complete the available updates will be presented. Choose the "Firefox 1.0 RC2" option and click Next
  7. Allow the software to download and install and then restart the browser. You should now be using Firefox 1.0 RC2.

Firefox 1.0RC1&2 Users

If you're using Firefox 1.0RC1/2 release and wish to update to Firefox 1.0 Final (when it comes out), do the following:

  1. Open a Firefox window and type about:config in the Location Bar and hit Enter.
  2. In the panel that appears, type app.update.url in the Filter box.
  3. Double click on the row that appears.
  4. A dialog box will appear. Change the value in the text box to read https://aus.mozilla.org/update/firefox/en-US-1.0-rc.rdf and click OK.
  5. Type app.version in the Filter box replacing the text that is there.
  6. Double click on the row that appears.
  7. A dialog box will appear. Change the value in the text box from "1.0" to "0.10" and click OK. This fools the update system into thinking you're using an earlier version of Firefox.
  8. Go to Tools, Options and choose the Advanced panel. Scroll down until you see the Software Update section, then click Check Now
  9. The Update Wizard will appear and check for updates. When the check is complete the available updates will be presented. Choose the "Firefox 1.0 RC1/Firefox 1.0" option and click Next
  10. Allow the software to download and install and then restart the browser. You should now be using Firefox 1.0RC2/Final.

Do not quit the browser once the install phase of the upgrade is in progress!

If you encounter any problems during the upgrade you can recover by downloading a full installer from the website and installing over the browser. Please report any problems you find in bugzilla (Firefox product, Software Update component).