Firefox is running in lower task bar but will not open on desk top.

I click on the desk top short cut and the fire fox symbol shows up in the lower task bar and task manager shows firefox running but it isn't running on the desk top.

In the Task Manager, make sure to check both the Applications tab and the Processes tab. On the Processes tab, Firefox may have two different components running: firefox.exe and plugin-container.exe. Well, in 3.5.11, it would be only the first one.

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