I double click on the Mozilla Firefox desktop item and it wont open!

I tried to open firefox and it wont. I'll double clicked on the icon and nothing will open. Windows explorer opens fine but not firefox. I even Uninstalled it then re-installed it but still nothing. it was working fine earlyer today though. can you help?

Have you restarted your computer?
Can you open it if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
Can you open the profile manager? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile

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'''bold text'''I have windows 7. When I double click on the firefox icon on my desktop the circle moves around and around then stops and nothing happens

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