sometimes I close Firefox then try to open it again. Message "Firefox still running" However, it is not visible. Must reboot to get it to run again.

12 years ago

30.1.12, 20:55

sometimes I can find it under the processes tab in the task manager and end process, and sometimes I cannot.

Running windows xp

sometimes I can find it under the processes tab in the task manager and end process, and sometimes I cannot. Running windows xp

Have a look at

"Firefox is already running but is not responding" error - How to fix <-- clickable link (blue) --
kill firefox.exe (and maybe plugincontainer.exe) processes, the easiest method, as explained in the linked article is to use Task manger (Ctrl + Alt + Del {XP}) (Ctrl + Shift + Esc {>=Vista})

You may need to make further investigations if the problem re-occurs or persists

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Answer 1 · 2012-01-30 20:55:29

John99

30.1.12, 21:17

Have a look at

"Firefox is already running but is not responding" error - How to fix <-- clickable link (blue) --
kill firefox.exe (and maybe plugincontainer.exe) processes, the easiest method, as explained in the linked article is to use Task manger (Ctrl + Alt + Del {XP}) (Ctrl + Shift + Esc {>=Vista})

You may need to make further investigations if the problem re-occurs or persists

Answer 2 · 2012-01-30 20:55:29

30.1.12, 21:35

I know how to deal with the problem now. Thanks