Auto updates get disabled when I deploy via group policy. I too use s rebuilt msi for deploying firefox to all our users.įrontmotion is usually a few days or sometimes weeks behind the latest official firefox build but it's the only msi that I trust that always works the way I need it after testing. This doesn't seem to have any other negative consequences. If a user locks the workstation with Firefox running and a second user logs in, the installer will hang with the installer file opened over the network. This does not work well during the month where both versions have the same version number. The UpdateFirefox.vbs uses the Firefox version number from the registry to determine if a machine has the regular or ESR version of Firefox. You'll have to do this yourself or remove them manually. I didn't write anything to delete the old versions after a new one is found. Modify it as necessary to add or replace with the non-ESR version. The batch file in the zip will only download the latest ESR version. The trigger is the log on of any user, with a delay of 30 seconds.Įdit both scripts to assign the file paths for your environment. I run this as a domain admin account, and set it to run whether the user is logged in or not, with highest privileges. Place wget.exe and FirefoxDownload.bat in C:\Scripts on the machine on which you want to run the downloading script.Īssign UpdateFirefox.vbs as a scheduled task in a Group Policy. I have attached them in case you want to use it. I then use a login script to update Firefox and assign it using group policy. I use a script on one of my servers to download the latest version of Firefox to a central location.
It updates Chrome, FF, winscp, notepad++ and whatever apps I have installed on that machine via ninite. Https:/ Opens a new window / / Software_Update%3aManually_Installing_a_MAR_fileįor the one off upgrades, you can update firefox from within firefox if you have admin privs, but hopefully none of your users actually has this.Īt home I use ninite pro that is scripted to run a silent update every night (the network control requires disabling UAC which I will never do). This link might work better if you are trying to deploy via group policy (via a script mind you): Using a patched IE is a better (or less terrible) option.ĭo you have any automation that deploys firefox to your workstations or are you manually installing/updating it. See the following link for a brief explanation by one of the mozilla devs: http:/ Opens a new window / / futurereleases/ 2011/ 10/ 04/ mozilla-firefox-and-silent-updates The difference is that Chrome installs into the users profile if they do not have local admin privileges.
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