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Error on launching and reseting Firefox

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I had a problem launching firefox, It said I need to quit or restart firefox and it didn't work so it asked me to reset it. Reset didn't work too.. What to do?

I had a problem launching firefox, It said I need to quit or restart firefox and it didn't work so it asked me to reset it. Reset didn't work too.. What to do?

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I believe this is a result of a microsoft update for windows 7.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838

It was released yesterday and has caused me the exact same problems.

I managed to fix it by uninstalling the update, restarting the computer and then choosing "start in safe mode". Seems to have fixed the issue.

Hope this helps!

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Just to add to my previous post, after starting it in safe mode I was able to run it normally when FF was restarted.

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Can you name the update? I hope it will make it work...

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The update that caused the crashes (I believe) is the KB2670838 Update (link in my first post). I have heard its caused some issues with other browsers and messaging software also.

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Thank you so much! It works now =)

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Glad I could help! =]

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Last question, when will the update be fixed?