Firefox says I am already running Firefox,and I have to close the first one first.Only it's not running and I have to re-boot my computer in order to access Firefox.
I have been using other browsers because of this annoying problem,and don't want to because FF is my favorite.
Also,in addition to the problem above:When I launch FF to get to my home page,two FF's open.I have to tick one to get back to just one.This happens every time.
Also:No matter when I launch FF and attempt to start surfing,I always get the message that FF cannot find whatever webpage I am looking for,including my home page.
FF was running beautifully,as always,until this started a month ago.I attempted to uninstall FF so I could start over,but it doesn't appear in my "uninstall" folder in my control panel.
I purchased a registry cleaner program a few days ago,hoping somehow it might help,but it has not.
Thank you
See "Hang at exit":
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+hangs
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== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; MDDC; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618)See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs and [[Firefox hangs]] (Hang at exit)
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If you see any ''firefox.exe'' processes then click the End button to end those Firefox processes.
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See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Kill_application -
When I close Firefox and then come back to it later a box comes up that says it's already running. It says to close Firefox first but when I hit close nothing happens and the box comes up again. I have to shut down my computer and restart to get into Firefox again. If I can't get this fixed I will start using someone else. Someone told me a way to close Firefox but I forgot what they said.
== This happened ==
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== a couple of months agoHello Brian.
You don't need to restart your computer to open Firefox again: you just need to close it manually through your application manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC in Processes tab). Anyway, hopefully this support article is what you need:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+hangs
What's probably happening is that you may be having a problem with some Firefox add-on that is hindering your Firefox's normal behavior. Have you tried disabling all add-ons (just to check), to see if Firefox goes back to normal?
Whenever you have a problem with Firefox, whatever it is, you should make sure it's not coming from one of your installed add-ons, be it an extension, a theme or a plugin. To do that easily and cleanly, run Firefox in [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode safe mode] and select ''Disable all add-ons''. If the problem disappears, you know it's from an add-on. Disable them all in normal mode, and enable them one at a time until you find the source of the problem. See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes this article] for information about troubleshooting extensions and theme. You can troubleshoot plugins the same way.
If you want support for one of your add-ons, you'll need to contact its author. -
When I try to open firerox I get a pop up saying it's already running? I checked the taskbar to see if there are any firefox running, there were not, so I restarted my computer and I still got the same error message. So then I uninstalled firefox from my computer and then reinstalled, now I'm still getting the SAME error message!
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* [[Firefox is already running but is not responding]] -
This is a problem that I've been experiencing for the last month. After I've had Firefox open and then close it, when I try to re-open it, it says it's already running, but I have to re-boot my computer to get it going again. I have had to re-boot 5 times just today alone. What's up with that, and how can it be fixed??!!
See "Hang at exit":
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+hangs -
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Also, as you've already found out from the above link, some programs and plugins will prevent Firefox from closing properly. I've found this less common then simply being in a hurry. But you need to also consider it. -
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*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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== This happened ==
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== I started using FF 3.6.3See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes and [[Firefox crashes]]
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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionstore.max_resumed_crashes
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You may have installed the "Genieo" or "InstallMac" ad-injection malware. Follow the instructions on this Apple Support page to remove it.
Back up all data before making any changes.
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If there are other items with a name that includes "Genieo" or "genieo" alongside any of those you find, remove them as well.
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After removing the malware, remember to reset your home page in all the web browsers affected, if it was changed.
If you don't find any of the files or extensions listed, or if removing them doesn't stop the ad injection, then you may have one of the other kinds of adware covered by the support article. Follow the rest of the instructions in the article.
Make sure you don't repeat the mistake that led you to install the malware. Chances are you got it from an Internet cesspit such as "Softonic" or "CNET Download." Never visit either of those sites again. You might also have downloaded it from an ad in a page on some other site. The ad would probably have included a large green button labeled "Download" or "Download Now" in white letters. The button is designed to confuse people who intend to download something else on the same page. If you ever download a file that isn't obviously what you expected, delete it immediately.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.
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