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How do I get Restore to quit popping up?

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Every time I sign on, it shows Sorry but Firefox has encountered problems and the Restore shows up. I have tried restoring and shutting down. i have tried shutting down each window. I have tried clicking off of all three and nothing works.

Every time I sign on, it shows Sorry but Firefox has encountered problems and the Restore shows up. I have tried restoring and shutting down. i have tried shutting down each window. I have tried clicking off of all three and nothing works.

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This usually indicates that Firefox is crashing or hanging during the shut-down process. Can you spot any pattern in the sites that were in use, for example, whether they use particular plugins (Flash, Silverlight, Java)?

For general assistance with Firefox crashing or hanging, see:

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This usually indicates that Firefox is crashing or hanging during the shut-down process. Can you spot any pattern in the sites that were in use, for example, whether they use particular plugins (Flash, Silverlight, Java)?

For general assistance with Firefox crashing or hanging, see:

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Thanks - it worked