I am unable to open firefox 4 properly without an error! HELP!

This is the message I now get everytime I try to open Firefox 4 broswer:
"Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features."
Now I have tried reinstalling it, disabling all the add-ons (including my Webroot), and scanning for every possible problem. I have 21 gig free space, so that's not it either. It does open and go to my home page, but it's jumbled and I can't do anything. Not even come to Mozilla's site. It just opens a tab and does nothing else.
I miss my Firefox already! Please does anyone know why this is happening and how I might fix it??

Okay I just updated the Graphics driver like it suggested in my system details part. No change.

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