Firefox won't start (platform version not compatible)
Issue
Firefox is crashing or closing unexpectedly
Description
After an automatic upgrade, Firefox no longer starts, giving an error of the form: "Error: Platform version '1.9.2.6' is not compatible with minVersion >= 1.9.2.7 maxVersion
Alla svar (2)
Do a clean reinstall and download a fresh Firefox copy from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html and save the file to the desktop. Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer. It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
You can skip the step to create a new profile, that is not necessary for this issue. ..... See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall
Sorry, my post was chopped off, have reposted the full question separately (inc. why a clean reinstall is not satisfactory). Please delete this thread.