374727 - updates even though I say no

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 334041

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect)

Description

[turningoff]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.10) Gecko/20070216 Firefox/1.5.0.10
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.10) Gecko/20070216 Firefox/1.5.0.10

I thought I had reported this before, but I can't find it, so excuse me if it is a duplicate.

I have the don't automatically check for updates to firefox box checked, but the check constantly "falls off" and I find firefox downloading and installing an update without my permission.  Curses, curses.  From many years experience in the software field with updates that broke things, I want to be asked before an update happens.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  I don't know how frequently the check box gets cleared, just that I suddenly find myself presented with the we've downloaded an update nah nah box.
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Comment 2

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Try a user.js with the line
user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
in it. http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file

Comment 3

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

If you want to be asked first, that's another line:
user_pref("app.update.auto", false);

The line in comment 2 is for switching it off. So you can choose. :)