My Firefox won't open when I double click it. 16.0.2

Okay, so I got this new computer (Gateway) on Friday, and Sunday Firefox decides to not work. I have been un-installing and re-installing Firefox. I have done this like 20 times. Didn't help. I also have tried pressing 'shift' while double clicking on the icon for Firefox, didn't work either!! I'm currently using Explorer (not crazy about.. but will have to deal until this gets solved). I have also tried this link:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html. Did not work either.
Please help me!!!

A possible cause is security software (firewall,anti-virus) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program (16.0.1 to 16.0.2).
Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firewalls
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites

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