Firefox won't start and XP won't let me end the process(es).

After having used firefox for ages with no problems, I tried to open a new Firefox window, and it wouldn't open. I opened the XP task manager and tried to end all of the firefox tasks (there were at least two)... Neither of them would end. No "are you sure message." Nothing. ...And firefox won't open. (I'm using Chrome)
== This happened ==
Just once or twice
== I try to open firefox

Try http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox.exe_always_open

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