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 When an install is not available Firefox will update the notification bar to say as much.
+== Installation Steps ==
+When the pfs gives us a result for a mimetype search and the user agrees to the install Firefox will perform the following steps:
+If there is an <code>xpi_location</code> specified then Firefox will attempt to install that file as a regular extension.
+If there is an <code>installer_location</code> specified then Firefox will attempt to run that as a standard executable.
+In both of the previous cases the location must either be on a https server or a hash must be given (as <code>xpi_hash</code> or <code>installer_hash</code>). After the executable has completed or the xpi install is finished if the property <code>needs_restart</code> is true then the user will be asked to restart Firefox. Otherwise the webpage that triggered the search will be reloaded.
+If neither <code>xpi_location</code> or <code>installer_location</code> is present then Firefox will simply open the page in the <code>url</code> property.
 = Bugs =
 * {{bug|430853}} - Improve PFS user experience
 * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/PFS2 PFS2 JSON]