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Firefox won't start. I already did the step "End process" in the task bar, firefox was opened after that. But after I closed firefox, the same problem occured. I needed to end process all the time to use firefox. There are no Skype toolbar, Norton IPS, et

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Firefox won't start. I already did the step "End process" in the task bar, firefox was opened after that. But after I closed firefox, the same problem occured. I needed to end process all the time to use firefox. There are no Skype toolbar, Norton IPS, etc. in my add-ons. I don't know wwhy this happens. My toolbars are all gone also. Please help! =(

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Every time Firefox opened

== I used Skype. Im not sure if this is the cause, I also installed toolbars like "Facebook toolbar", and "TopSite"

Firefox won't start. I already did the step "End process" in the task bar, firefox was opened after that. But after I closed firefox, the same problem occured. I needed to end process all the time to use firefox. There are no Skype toolbar, Norton IPS, etc. in my add-ons. I don't know wwhy this happens. My toolbars are all gone also. Please help! =( == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I used Skype. Im not sure if this is the cause, I also installed toolbars like "Facebook toolbar", and "TopSite"

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Kill Application In Task Manager, does firefox.exe show in the Processes tab? See: Kill Application

Causes and solutions for Firefox hanging at exit: Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix Firefox hangs at exit (Mozillazine article) "Firefox is already running but is not responding" error - How to fix

Safe Mode You may need to use Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode (click on "Safe Mode" and read) to localize the problem. Firefox SafeMode is a diagnostic mode that disables extensions and some other features of Firefox. If you are using a theme, switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes before starting Safe Mode. When entering Safe Mode, do not check any items on the entry window, just click "Continue in Safe Mode". Test to see if the problem you are experiencing is corrected.

See: Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems

If the problem does not occur in Safe-mode then disable all of your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears. You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via File > Restart Firefox (on Mac: Firefox > Quit). You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window.


Other Issues: to correct security/stability issues

Update Java: your ver. 1.6.0.17; current ver. 1.6.0.20 (important security update 04-15-2010) (Windows users: Do the manual update; very easy.) See: Updating Java Do the update with Firefox closed.