Firefox doesn't load at all when i click on the icon on desktop, any advice?

it did work and I have no idea why it stopped working. I click on the desktop icon and the hour glass is there for only 2 seconds and nothing else happens. I have had to start using IE but much prefer mozilla. Any ideas how to fix this? I have done several systems restores but it's not worked at all. Simone

Can you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
Can you get to the profile manager? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile

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