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 . Perform an update using the service
-* Open the Nightly that you just installed and go to the Help menu -> About:Nightly -> wait for the update to be  downloaded and click on the Apply Update button.
+* The update can be done passing throug all the User Accont Control (UAC) levels, and the UAC levels depends on the platform used.
-* check that the update was done properly (check in the about dialog that no other update is available) verify that  the maintenanceservice log contains the text: "updater.exe was launched and run successfully!" and that the result of the service command MozillaMaintenance completed with the following result: Success.
+* The update can also be done running as an administrator or as a limited user.
+*  For example:
+**on Windows 7 you have several possibilities of testing this feature. You can run as an adimin at all the UAC levels (off, low, default and high). But there is also the possibility to run as a limited account at all the UAC levels ( running as a limited user account only allows you to set 2 levels of the UAC – the default level and the one beneath the default level).
+** on Windows Vista the UAC level can only be set to on and off (for both admin or limited users).
+** on Windows XP and Windows 2003 the UAC is not present so can not be set nor changed.
+* Please remember to restart your computer after every change performed on the UAC regardless if you are running as an admin or limited user. In order to be allowed to change the UAC level when running as a limited user you have to enter the admin credentials.
+* If UAC is off or not present (On Windows XP/ Windows 2003 machines) , it should not use the service at all as long as it has write access to the directory.  The maintenanceservice-install log is generated (contains the message "Installing service...The service was installed successfully") and updated when upgrading Firefox.
+* To perform an update you can simply go to the Help menu -> About:Nightly -> wait for the update to be downloaded and click on the Apply Update button. The update is properly done when the UAC does not prompt you for permission ( if the UAC is on).
+* To ensure the update was properly done also check:
+** that Nighlty is updated to the latest version available (check in the about dialog that no other update is available)
+** that the service version is updated to the newest available if that version exists. You can verify this by checking the service version in the installation directory ( Go to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service ->right click on the maitenanceservice.exe and select Properties -> Details -> File version)
+** that the  maintenanceservice-install log  is updated and a new maintenanceservice log is generated (only if the UAC is on or present)  *** the maintenanceservice log contains the text: "updater.exe was launched and run successfully!" and the result of the service command MozillaMaintenance completed with the following result: Success.
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