My Firefox browser opens to a white screen and when I try to browse a website it opens a new page and is also blank

- installed a new updates for windows last night and restarted my PC
-When I open my Firefox browser it sits at a white screen, with nothing in the URL area.
-When I try to go to a website it reloads says "New Tab" and doesn't load any content and stays blank.
-running version 17.0 on Firefox
-Running Windows 7 64-bit
-updated patches from Microsoft on 12/12/12
-All my other browsers (chrome and IE) still work properly.

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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