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I click on the firefox icon on the desktop it starts and only goes as far as a white lit page, no functions are available after this, I try in chrome to download Firefox again without deleting my defective Firefox

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I have no got a clue of what is my problem, it has always worked fine, yesterday I did get a request for firefox to update my security, I do not think I change anything, it all looked basic ok to me. But I did delete some unused programs in hopes of improving my empty space on the hard drive

I have no got a clue of what is my problem, it has always worked fine, yesterday I did get a request for firefox to update my security, I do not think I change anything, it all looked basic ok to me. But I did delete some unused programs in hopes of improving my empty space on the hard drive

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Sorry to hear about this problem.

Sometimes program installers and uninstallers mess with certain shared Microsoft files, triggering a message related to a missing VCRUNTIME140_1.DLL file. That file not being in its expected place can cripple Firefox.

To rule out that issue, you can (re)run Microsoft's installer for the VC Runtime files:

(A) Open https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-160#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022

(B) In the "Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022" section of the article, download the installer for your system:

  • 64-bit Windows: the "X64" download
  • 32-bit Windows: the "X86" download

(C) Run that installer and restart Windows.

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Sorry to hear about this problem.

Sometimes program installers and uninstallers mess with certain shared Microsoft files, triggering a message related to a missing VCRUNTIME140_1.DLL file. That file not being in its expected place can cripple Firefox.

To rule out that issue, you can (re)run Microsoft's installer for the VC Runtime files:

(A) Open https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-160#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022

(B) In the "Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022" section of the article, download the installer for your system:

  • 64-bit Windows: the "X64" download
  • 32-bit Windows: the "X86" download

(C) Run that installer and restart Windows.

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