Firefox won't open - get error message "this operation has been cancalled due to restrictions in place on this account..."

I can't open firefox - every time I try I get the above error message. This has started after no apparent changes or updates to my system, just a normal shut down. I have tried changing the registry .htm, .html etc. file names and reinstalling as suggested but this doesn't work. The only way I can open firefox is after I have reinstalled it and it automatically launches a browser.
I can open firefox in a new user account which suggests something has changed in the account I usually use but I have no idea what since I have not made any changes myself and can't see anything that would suggest it is blocking firefox from opening. I've run a virus scan and it is coming up clean.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be very grateful for some help.
Thank you.

Hi mcclausky, you may need to manually remove a policy setting from the registry. You also should scan for malware that might have created this problem.
This article lists scanning and cleaning tools other Firefox users have found helpful: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].
To check your Windows registry for policy settings that might affect Firefox or other programs, I suggest consulting a Windows forum or Microsoft's forums. For example:
* http://windowssecrets.com/forums/
* [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-system/this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to/9677848e-072d-4206-87f4-9da9284d6151 This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. - Microsoft Community]
* [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-security/restrictions-this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due/8af1d0cd-8fbd-4223-9396-86d7497bb275 Restrictions. This operation has been cancelled due to to restrictions in effect on this computer.Please contact your system administrator. - Microsoft Community]

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You can try following solutions and see which one fix it for you.
Solution 1:
• Go to Control Panel -> Add Remove Programs, click on Set Program Access and Defaults.
• Open up the configuration whichever is selected and change the default web browser to something else.
Solution 2:
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Solution 3:
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"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome
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Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 as DC
2 Domain administrator accounts: the built-in Administrator and a manually created which belongs to the Administrator group
Problem Description:
When I logged into the server using the Administrator account, I can't open any administration/management Windows application such as:
Command Prompt
Computer Management
Any application located in Administrative Tools
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are many posts related to this error message, but none of them implies the denial of access to every administrative Windows application with the Administrator account.
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