Need to start ff in 32 bit mode

I will begin by saying that ff "help" is ANYTHING but helpful. How pitiful it is to encounter supposedly potential solutions that are for versions of FF from many years ago. That no one even had the intelligence to segregate mac from windows help articles tells me that this is run by a bunch of jokers. I searched help articles. Began with [firefox 32 bit] got 1010 results. Went to [firefox "32 bit"] 1010 results, ["firefox 14" "32 bit"] 1010 results. Obviously help search is not sensitive to phrases. Between the primitiveness of search and the complete lack of segregation of obsolete articles, I have to say that I can't think of any program with more pathetic support.
Now that I've gotten that off my chest, ALL I FREAKIN WANNA DO IS START FF IN 32 BIT MODE, SINCE 64 IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH SIBELIUS SCORCH. I searched for 1/2 hour in google, and did encounter the question asked by someone else, but no answer had any meaning. I'm ready to delete this garbage program. And of course, now that I scan down, unlike every other support forum, I have no ability to subscribe to this thread. How consistent!

You haven't said what OS your computer runs. The default for Firefox on Mac, anyhow, is indeed 64-bit. The way to change it on a Mac to 32-bit is to select the application in Finder, Get Info (command-I), and check the box for open in 32 bit mode.
HOWEVER, I think there is a problem with Firefox 14 on Mac not respecting that checkbox, because just today my Macbook Pro suddenly cannot play Netflix movies. I am brought to a page that indicates a Silverlight incompatibility and Silverlight requires 32-bit mode. I called Netflix support (and was shocked that they answered the phone in 2 minutes, their customer svc has vastly improved) and the rep told me that a lot of people are reporting this problem on Firefox 14 on Mac. (My version specifically is 14.0.1) She said that the setting to open in 32-bit mode is not being respected.

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