Firefox will not start. its not running in task manager and i dont have norton or skype. it ran yesterday when i updated to it now today it wont start

i had an older 3.somthing version of firefox it worked perfect. i updated to yesterday i loved it but today it just wil not open no errors nothing click on it and theres an hour glass then nothing. i went through you trouble shooting list as i said before but nothing matches this.

hello justin, thanks for reporting with your crash report ID. ironically this issue might be caused by a recent windows update (KB2670838). until there's a fix for it or an updated graphics driver that can solve the issue, please disable hardware acceleration in firefox.
while in safemode go to ''firefox > options > advanced > general'' & switch off hardware acceleration.

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Try to wait a bit longer before reopening Firefox to give Firefox more time to close completely. 
Try to use "Firefox/File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit") to close Firefox if you are currently doing that by clicking the close X on the title bar.
See "Hang at exit":
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+hangs

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a) I don't have DMG either in applications but I have '''Document''' instead.
So '''set "Document" to Always Ask '''going to Firefox>Preferences>Applications
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b) If already downloaded, check what's under Get Info > Open with
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https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/images/2014-07-24-03-56-33-60e1a9.png
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I was running 3.x for a long time with no troubles.
Last week it crashed, and since then I have been unable to start Firefox although it is showing as running in the Task Manager when I attempt to start it.
So it opens no window, but appears to be running.
Same for Safe Mode.
Same for Profile Manager.
Can't use switch to from task manager.
I uninstalled 3.x and deleted all mention of Firefox or Mozilla from the registry.
I installed 4, and still have the exact same problems.
Running XP with a load of business apps, but nothing installed recently.

There may be a corrupted file on Firefox. 
Please attempt to perform a clean reinstall. [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/forum-response-clean-reinstall (More Details)] This is different than a regular uninstall.
If a clean reinstall does not fix the issue, please try starting your operating system in safe mode. 
To do so, please do the following:
#Ensure that your computer is shut down completely
#Press the power button
#Tap the <code>F8</code> key repeatedly before the Windows logo and startup screen is displayed
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I close Firefox and then try to shut down my computer, but Windows says that Firefox is still running. It does not show up as running in Task Manager. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times with same result.

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The one thing that is locking up fire fox is the plug ins. You have to check to see if a plug in is locking up firefox first of all.
To see the processes press : CTRL+ALT+DEL. then click the tab marked "Processes" Then look for Fire Fox and click on it. Click the Yes button when the warning box show up.
Then do the say for "Plug-in Container" I believe that is called.
this is because all ads are now flash ads or video ads. They lock my computer up all the time.
When the CTRL+ALT+DEL are pressed. Keep this minimized and you can see if your computer is running at 100% memory near the clock. If the box is totally green, you are running a lot of programs on your system. Check the processes and find out what is not needed. Also watch your virtual memory. Rule of thumb is 1.5x total memory.
Then now it would be able to shut down the computer the right way.
Hope this helps you out.

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security QUESTIONS

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Saudi Arabia
(44) 0844 209 0611***
www.apple.com/sa/support/
*** £0.05p per minute when dialed from a landline within the UK. Call charges may vary when calling from a mobile phone.
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I have looked areound and no one seems to be having this problem (that I can tell).
My problem started when I upgraded to iTunes 11.1 running Windows 8. When I tried to open iTunes, it never opens but if I open the Task Manager I can see it running (32-bit) with a couple other Apple programs. I have downloaded with both Firefox and Chrome.
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Firefox will not start. its not running in task manager and i dont have norton or skype. it ran yesterday when i updated to it now today it wont start

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