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I click the shortcut and Firefox doesn't start - but it is there in Task Manager - how can I stop this?

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BruceWF
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I have a desktop shortcut and a Taskbar shortcut (WIN XP - SP3). Mostly when I click on either of these I get the timer for a few seconds then NOTHING. I wait and wait. In frustration, I open Task Manager and there is firefox.exe taking about 100,000K. If I END this process, Firefox will usually then start off the shortcut, but asks if I want to restore the previous session or start a new session. This is driving me mad! I can't rely on Firefox starting when I want to browse. Any help appreciated, please!

I have a desktop shortcut and a Taskbar shortcut (WIN XP - SP3). Mostly when I click on either of these I get the timer for a few seconds then NOTHING. I wait and wait. In frustration, I open Task Manager and there is firefox.exe taking about 100,000K. If I END this process, Firefox will usually then start off the shortcut, but asks if I want to restore the previous session or start a new session. This is driving me mad! I can't rely on Firefox starting when I want to browse. Any help appreciated, please!

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VEROTIKAA
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I GOT THE SAME PROBLEM HUN AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE "TASK MANAGER PROCESSES" OPTION IS THE BEST WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FAST AND THE OTHER BEST WAY IS TO UPDATE EVERYTHING MOZILLA FIREFOX YOU HAVE AND CHECK FOR COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH YOU ADD ONS IT WORKED FOR ME AND IT MIGHT FOR YOU AND OTHERS AS WELL HEY ITS WORTH A SHOT

BruceWF
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Thanks Verotikaa Yes, the Task Manager option works, but it's a painful extra step and it shouldn't be necessarily almost every time I want to use Firefox. I tried shutting Firefox down via the FILE -> EXIT menu but no benefit. I do have some Add-ons, downloaded from Mozilla web site, and your thoughts on one of those being incompatible with the current Firefox version (3.6.12) is a good possibility - thanks for that suggestion. I guess if all else fails I could download the full latest version and reinstall. Again, a nuisance.