The ClickOnce helper is exactly it - it seems like the FireFox 3.5 update doesn't brign the ClickOnce helper along with it. Here's the link to the helper addon - once I installed this, the automated Gears installation proceeded as advertised:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9449 Thanks for the help. On Aug 12, 1:58 pm, Kevin Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect this may have something to do with the .NET click once helper > add-on (from what I can tell it deals with the .application files). For my > Firefox 3.5.2 install I had to manually get the .NET helper and install it, > the "Find Updates" feature of Firefox didn't seem to know about the 1.1 > version of the .NET helper and the 1.0 version is incompatible with 3.5.2. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:22 AM, wanderer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have the exact same problem as well, has anyone else figured out how > > to solve this besides what Peter did? I'd rather not have to uninstall > > FF if I don't have to. > > > On Aug 10, 11:19 pm, awaegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. Is anyone else having this problem or is it an > > > isolated incident? I tried the installation on my Vista machine as > > > well and got exactly the same error. This is frustrating. > > > > On Aug 5, 8:10 pm, Peter Sutcliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Andrew I had the same problems when I downloaded Firefox 3.5 from the > > > > Mozilla site. However, I got sick of trying and decided to return to a > > > > version of Firefox that was working with Gears (I have a Mac so went to > > the > > > > latest Mac version that did work with Gears). I installed it over the > > top > > > > of 3.5 and Gears automatically began working as normal. Some time later > > I > > > > decided to try installing 3.5 by using the update feature and this time > > it > > > > updated Gears and other add-ons and has worked fine since then. > > > > > Hope this helps, all the best > > > > Pete > > > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:54 AM, awaegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Two problems installing Gears on Firefox 3.5.2: > > > > > > 1. FireFox doesn't seem to want to launch the main downloaded file, > > > > > GoogleInstaller_en.application, as an application, instead it just > > > > > gives the prompt to save the file. This is contrary to the > > > > > documentation on the gears installation page > > > > > > 2. When I launch the installer 'manually', I get the message "Cannot > > > > > download the application. The application is missing required files. > > > > > Contact application vendor for assistance" > > > > > > I've installed previous versions of Gears just fine, and I'm also > > able > > > > > to install this by downloading GearsSetup.exe, but I'm developing an > > > > > app that's highly dependent on Gears and I want as smooth an install > > > > > process as possible for my users, who will not be able to follow a > > > > > complex installation procedure. > > > > > > Is anyone else having these problems? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > - Andrew > >
