406826 - Cannot download any addons due to error -203 unexpected installation error

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 361358

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Cameron]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11

I have difficulties downloading anything. I can't download any addons to mozilla, every time a pop up comes up saying: Coul d not install the file at http://, see error logs for more detail
-203
The error console takes me to this script with folowing code highlighted 'var e = validExtensions[i]'

var extensionsLocationsFile = getFile(KEY_PROFILEDIR, [FILE_EXTENSION_MANIFEST]);
    var fos = openSafeFileOutputStream(extensionsLocationsFile);
        
    var extensionSectionHeader = "[ExtensionDirs]\r\n";
    fos.write(extensionSectionHeader, extensionSectionHeader.length);
    for (var i = 0; i < validExtensions.length; ++i) {
      var e = validExtensions[i];
      var itemLocation = e.location.getItemLocation(e.id).QueryInterface(nsILocalFile);
      var descriptor = getAbsoluteDescriptor(itemLocation);
      var line = "Extension" + i + "=" + descriptor + "\r\n";
      fos.write(line, line.length);

I love mozilla and dont want to change browser but I may have to as I can't use it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
Use my compouter and try to download anything through firefox.
IE is ok.

Comment 1

[Cameron]

Attachment: screengrab of error

Comment 2

[Cameron]

Attachment: in more depth

Comment 3

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

When you say you have trouble downloading anything do you mean that when you try to download a file the file is corrupt or do you just have trouble installing add-ons?

Comment 4

[Craig McDaniel]

I had the same problem when trying to install DownloadHelper 2.5.3 at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/21723/video_downloadhelper-2.5.3-fx+fl.xpi

I hit the "Install now" button and got the same message and error console data as Cameron. Tried repeatedly. Download pop-up shows the 178kb file downloads, I get the error message and select OK then "restart to install." No go. Using Firefox 2.0.0.11 and Vista Home.

I tried several other extensions to make sure it wasn't limited to DownloadHelper and, like Cameron, I could not install any extensions in any category.

Comment 6

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Verified dup

Comment 7

[Craig McDaniel]

When the status of this bug is shown as "resolved," as this one is, does it mean the bug has been fixed and that I should be able to download and install extensions?

Comment 8

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

(In reply to comment #7)
> When the status of this bug is shown as "resolved," as this one is, does it
> mean the bug has been fixed and that I should be able to download and install
> extensions?

No; its full status is "Verified Duplicate," so if you follow the path to its duplicate, you'll see that it's still an open issue...

Comment 9

[Cameron]

I am running windows x64bit professional operating system, maybe there is a conflict here. Anyone else with this problem using it? 

Comment 10

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Please comment in the active bug, rather than this duplicate.