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User profile for user: swedefromlawrence
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Error Message "libsmime3.dylib is in use

I'm trying to install Firefox 4 and get this error message.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Apr 30, 2011 9:33 AM

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User profile for user: Francine Schwieder
Francine Schwieder
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Apr 30, 2011 9:46 AM in response to swedefromlawrence

Apparently there are other things that will use the same shared library that Firefox uses, and that evidently gets updated when you install a newer version of Firfox. Take a look at this page:


SiliconChaos: Firefox 4: libsmime3.dylib in use error during Mac OS X install


If that sounds daunting, you could try a Safe Boot (hold down the Shift key when you reboot until you see a "progress bar") and see if Firefox willl install that way.

Francine

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Error Message "libsmime3.dylib is in use

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