Firefox v36 - Profile corrupt after clean uninstall / install

Hi All,
Please could I have some help with my Firefox.
I have been using Firefox for years and have not had an issue with my profile before.
When my machine (windows server 2012) goes to standby and I reconnect, the tabs crash out.
I can close the Firefox window but the firefox.exe still remains running and I get an access denied message when trying to close it.
I then need to restart the machine in order to get the process to close.
When I uninstall the application, I also deleted the Mozilla folders in AppData as well as ran CCleaner to clear out the registry.
It then reinstalls fine for a day or two before the issue starts again.
Is there any info on why this could be happening?

''guigs2 [[#answer-705862|said]]''
<blockquote>
You can remove all data stored in Firefox from a specific domain via "Forget About This Site" in the right-click context menu of an history entry ("History > Show All History" or "View > Sidebar > History") or via the about:permissions page.
If this is not the case, please consider changing the way Firefox connect to the internet: [[Advanced panel - Accessibility, browsing, network, updates, and other advanced settings in Firefox]]
The default setting is "Use system proxy settings" and you also could try "No proxy."
</blockquote>
Thank you for the suggestions but none seem to help.
Firefox just crashes out all the time now, I open the browser, close the browser and then that's it, I cannot open another window as the task is already running.
Something is corrupt even after I clear all data and registry files.
Will need to use IE/Chrome until I can get a solution

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