Cant open firefox on multiple computers due to roaming profiles?

Hello. I am a teacher and multiple students log on to a network with the same user name and password. When they try to dun firefox on multiple computers only one will work. The others say that firefox is already running even though it isn't. i suspect roaming profiles. Internet explorer works fine but firefox doesn't. Is there any fix for this that will allow me to run multiple instances of firefox on seperate computers when users on the network log on with the same user name and password?

Unfortunately, those so called amazing improvements you reference haven't changed much when it comes to the browser freezing on startup when it's being opened. 278,228K memory using when not doing much. Have a couple of small plug-ins but probably not much compared to most FF users.

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* Firefox 3.6.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
* Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
* Do not remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
* It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere (not in the Firefox program folder) and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
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