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When I open Firefox in my laptop, I get an alert message that says that "It could not initialize the applications security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory, etc"

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ricgg22
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This morning it was working fine, but I tried to put 2 addons, "adblock" and "Forcastfox Weather" .

I have both of this addons in my Desktop as well as in Ubuntu. The problem is in Windows XP

This morning it was working fine, but I tried to put 2 addons, "adblock" and "Forcastfox Weather" . I have both of this addons in my Desktop as well as in Ubuntu. The problem is in Windows XP

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TonyE
TonyE
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This link shows things to check - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

ricgg22
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Thank you very much Tony E, your post was very helpful. In my laptop the issue is solved. Thank you again.