Firefox wont open/load

I uninstalled firefox a couple of weeks ago due to my laptop crashing. I deleted all the mozilla/firefox folders and then reinstalled firefox. Ever since then i've never been able to actually open/load firefox as it just gives me the vista loading circle for a second then nothing happens. I've reinstalled it a few more times with the same problem, any help is much appreciated.

thanks but none of them works,, it keep giving me same thing,,,this!
Secure Connection Failed
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(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)
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