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Why did Firefox 36 DISAPPEAR from my xp3 Desktop system?

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I'm successfully running Windows XP3 with PCMatic and have have had no problems for Six months or so, but this morning when I went to search for something on the net, my Firefox 'short cut' didn't work, telling me it couldn't find firefox.exe... and neither could I ... IE8 and Chrome also on the system...... talk about eliminating the competition ;-) ??? PS... have since reinstalled Firefox 36...so, I'm not sure what use the 'share' data will be...

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I'm successfully running Windows XP3 with PCMatic and have have had no problems for Six months or so, but this morning when I went to search for something on the net, my Firefox 'short cut' didn't work, telling me it couldn't find firefox.exe... and neither could I ... IE8 and Chrome also on the system...... talk about eliminating the competition ;-) ??? PS... have since reinstalled Firefox 36...so, I'm not sure what use the 'share' data will be... [admin note: I've removed the email address - please don't post your personal emails in the forums for privacy reasons - thank you!]

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hi gwlindq, i can't really explain what happened there either - are you up and running again after reinstalling firefox, or do you need further help in this regard?

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hi gwlindq, i can't really explain what happened there either - are you up and running again after reinstalling firefox, or do you need further help in this regard?