Firefox won't close down completely when I close the program

When I close Firefox I can't reopen it later as it still shows it as running in Task Manager in Win XP. I have to go into Task Manager, shut it down there and then I can reopen it normally.

At least you have found a correct workaround. For troubleshooting info
*See [[Firefox-hangs#w_firefox-hangs-when-you-quit-it]]_firefox-hangs-when-you-quit-it
*and [[Firefox is already running but is not responding]]

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Re: Windows shuts down completely when Satellite C855-11F not in use

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I understand what happen but you dont offer any relevant info for better understanding.
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