FF 3.6.10 hangs when opening Tools:Options

Precisely, with ff open if I select Tools:Options the pull down closes but nothing happens. If I click the mouse on the desktop I get an hourglass and nothing else happens. IfI click again, the ff title bar shows (not responding)...and nothing happens.
This also happens in safe mode with allplugins and extensions disabled and my antivirus disabled.
I've been using FF for years and never had such problems.
Can anyone help
jona

You can try to delete downloads.sqlite and mimeTypes.RDF in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder]
Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See [[Basic Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile|Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile]]
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins"
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

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