Error msg: "there was a problem sending the command to the program" when using a FireFox shortcut

This happens only when I use a shortcut to invoke Firefox. I am running Windows 7 professional. The Firefox window opens after the error message occurs, so I would classify this as an annoyance.
Several help postings mention removing "ddeexec" from Firefox registry entries. This worked for a while (it seems to be related to Firefox updates) but now no longer works: ddeexec is removed but the error message still occurs.

Don't seem like this can be fixed so I went back to version 6.0.2 which works good.
I have Chrome now as my default browser and will not use fire fox until they fix it!
Chrome works great!

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    Hi there
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    Don't seem like this can be fixed so I went back to version 6.0.2 which works good.
    I have Chrome now as my default browser and will not use fire fox until they fix it!
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    '''bold text'''

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    As reported in earlier replies, the annoyance disappeared after I upgraded to Roboform 7.5.6, from 7.5.4.
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