Firefox browser will not close, even when using ctrl/alt/del

I downloaded the 4.0 beta firefox today, and have been using it most of the day with good success. Then I noticed when I closed the browser, the icon stayed active on my task bar. I clicked the icon and the browser reappeared on my screen. I tried several times to close it, the last time using ctrl/alt/del and task manager to cancel it. Nothing worked. I have a Dell Studio 1749 with Windows 7 , 64 bit, which may be the sorriest OS since Windows Millennium. Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated.
Michael Mayville -- [email protected]

Isn't it {Shift+Ctrl+ESC} to open the Task Manager in Win7?? I know it was changed to that key combination in Vista.
As far as the problem with Firefox 4.0 not properly closing, see this: <br />
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20hangs#w_hang-at-exit

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