Firefox will not load when I double click icon, but is "running " in the backgr

Just recently my firefox will not open at all. I ahve tried to unistall and then reinstall and that did not help. When I go to shut down my computer, it states that firefox is "not responding" and do I want to end the program. HELP!!

See "Hang at exit":
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
* [[Firefox hangs]]

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    Hello Diana.
    Unfortunately, this kind of problems are the hardest to fix because they're the hardest to diagnose. For now, try reading this support article:
    https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+will+not+start
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    *https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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    Remove all rules for Firefox 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.
    See:
    * https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Server+not+found
    * https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firewalls

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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory
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    *Firefox 15.0.x: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

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    *[[firefox hangs]]
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