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Firefox will not start, have repeatedly reloaded it form your site, on my XP (SP£) PC?

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Alec
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Desktop icon / exe file will not start Firefox. Have repeatedly downloaded it & works for a short time & then fails. Also experiencing screen freezing, having to restart PC - are these connected?

Desktop icon / exe file will not start Firefox. Have repeatedly downloaded it & works for a short time & then fails. Also experiencing screen freezing, having to restart PC - are these connected?

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cor-el
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A possible cause is security software (firewall,anti-virus) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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