Firefox closes when "tools"+ "options" clicked & won`t respond to Typed URLs but ok with "bookmarked"urls

Investigating why FF was using so much memory I was advised to use "Restore Firefox" button.
Did that but now I can`t use "tools" "options" `cos it closes the browser. Other menus under "tools" work OK.
If I try to download any updates for plug-ins etc the FF browser closes down.
Can`t browse my images folders to add to interactive sites.....closes down FF
Can type a URL but nothing happens but if I enter a "bookmarked" url or a "history" url then it is OK
Firefox is 16.0.1
Any help appreciated please.

Thanks for your response.Unfortunately when I try to download '''anything''' my browser closes so I can`t reinstall Firefox.
Many of the fixes say "go to Tools & Options" but when I click on Options the browser again closes.
I seem to have lost access to IE some while ago and have been using Firefox OK up until recently, but then my computer started to go very slow and the Task Manager keeps showing 100% usage of the CPU.
When I start the pc with only the desktop displaying, the CPU usage is 60-70% and around 35 processes are running. Is this normal?
When I open Firefox the usage increases rapidly until the CPU shows 100%.
It was while resetting Firefox to try and sort this usage problem that I lost my download ability and the use of "tools" then "options" and also urls that are typed in.(bookmarks & history ok)
Any advice welcome.

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