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I did a restore (Wndows XP). After that Firefox would not start. You can see the "hour glass" for a second, but nothing happens. I tried the SAFE Mode Start and it would not work. I went into the Program file and tried opening with the .exe fie. Nothing, I don't won't to lose my Bookmarks by having to install a new version. I have not tried creating a new profile becauae i'm not sure if I can do it right or even if it would work.
Would appreciate any help. Thanks. Bearcat78

Hello Bearcat78.
I advise what you suspect... a clean reinstall. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. But it's not too difficult.
'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
Firstly, backup your profile by saving a copy of the profile file... See: [[Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data]].
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
Please report back to see if this helped you!

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