Firefox will show in processes but will not actually open. Must force close and reopen in safe mode to run. Can not reset, freezes.
Everything that I know is listed in the original question.
It is possible that your security software (firewall, anti-virus) blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firewalls
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/fix-problems-connecting-websites-after-updating
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AdapterDeviceID: 0322
AdapterVendorID: 10de
Add-ons: [email protected]:1.0,{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}:6.0.2
AvailableVirtualMemory: 2043473920
BuildID: 20110902133214
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EMCheckCompatibility: true
FramePoisonBase: 00000000f0de0000
FramePoisonSize: 65536
InstallTime: 1315428336
Notes: AdapterVendorID: 10de, AdapterDeviceID: 0322, AdapterDriverVersion: 5.3.1.6
ProductName: Firefox
ReleaseChannel: release
SecondsSinceLastCrash: 95303
StartupTime: 1316129351
SystemMemoryUsePercentage: 91
Theme: classic/1.0
Throttleable: 1
TotalVirtualMemory: 2147352576
Vendor: Mozilla
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See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
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See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+crashes
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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Mozilla+Crash+Reporter
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Thank you to anyone who might be able to help.
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
AMD Phenom II x4
6BG Ram
AMD 5770 graphics, running Catalyst 13.1By any chance, did you disable Firefox's use of hardware graphics acceleration? To avoid a round-trip through Windows Safe Mode, you could try adding these to your prefs.js file while Firefox is closed.
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
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See Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile:
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