I drag Firefox icon onto quick launch task bar, but it disappears everytime upon Windows start-up.

I had Firefox in my quick launch task bar. One day it disappeared. I dragged the Firefox icon from "Programs" to the quick launch bar. It also showed up in C:\documents and settings\owner\ Application data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\. But every time upon Windows start-up, the Firefox icon appears for a few seconds and then disappears. The entry in C:\documents and settings\owner\ Application data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ also is no longer there.

''JBABath [[#question-1047121|said]]''
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I have had a lot of problems with Vi-View infecting Firefox recently but I have successfully removed it. In the process of removed and re-installed Firefox. On re-installation, Firefox works perfectly. However, if I close the program and attempt to reopen it I have a problem. An icon appears in the task bar and if I hover over it, it shows a normal Firefox start tab. However, I cannot maximise the screen to use the program. If I try to bring it up, a reduced size image flies off to the right of the screen. I have IE11 and Chrome installed and I have checked them to ensure Vi-view is no longer present on the machine to ensure this virus was not the problem.
My operating system is Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit.
Any assistance gratefully received. I don't want to stop using Firefox.
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Many thanks for the quick reply. I have done as you suggested. I ran SFC, which did not report any errors. I copied to a USB stick and then deleted all traces of Firefox from my machine, not only in the "Programs" directory but also in "AppData". I downloaded the UK specific Firefox Full Installer and reloaded the application.
Everything is now working exactly as it should and Firefox is back as my default browser.
Thanks again for your help.

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