Despite settings, firefox does not clear history.

Had this problem with vista and now with windows 7 (full instal - not upgrade) - Security settings for firefox are to wipe everything when closed - firefox32.exe hangs when program closed and history (etc) is not cleared. System is 64 bit. Possible causes (symptoms I've noticed) are - MTV stream open when computer rests - divx or megavideo stream open when computer rests - none of these things work everytime so it's hard to tell what causes it - has been a problem with two versions of windows.

The sessionstore.js file that stores session data includes cookies from open tabs, so if tabs are restored and you haven't logged out then you may still be logged on unless the session has expired via other ways.
You can set the browser.sessionstore.privacy_level pref to 2 (never) or 1 (non-HTTPS) on the about:config page to disable saving cookies via session restore in the sessionstore.js file.
The browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred pref is used when you do not reopen the previous session automatically via "Show my windows and tabs from last time" and uses the same values.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.sessionstore.privacy_level
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config

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