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Old 11-11-2008   #1
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Default firefox exe stops right after starting

Whenever I try to open mozilla firefox, the hourglass comes up for about 2 seconds then goes away. If I have the task manager open, I notice that the task will show up for a few seconds (ram usage much lower than usual) and then will disappear. I think something may be causing it to automatically close. I really have no idea what to do. I ran AVG and it picked up a trojan or somethin, but I deleted it. My computer seems to be running much quicker, but firefox still isn't working!
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Default Re: firefox exe stops right after starting

Hello have you tried a uninstall then a reinstall of FireFox?

I sugest you have a health check on your system.

Could you click the "Prework" link below in my signiture and follow the instructions and copy and paste them back on your thread please?

Thankyou.

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Default Re: firefox exe stops right after starting

Originally Posted by Jelly Bean View Post
Hello have you tried a uninstall then a reinstall of FireFox?

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Thankyou.

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To add to Jelly Bean's uninstall Firefox, and then before you reinstall Firefox. Go here and remove the profile folder sometimes this gets corrupted and needs deleting. Back up up the bookmark (bookmarks.html) file first though.

C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
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