Problem in trying to uninstall firefox 5

I am trying to uninstall Firefox 5. I am using a desktop with XP Pro.
Nothing happens when I go to the contol panel and uninstall. I click on remove and nothing happens.
I also went to C:\program files\mozillafirefox\uninstall but their is no helper.exe file.
The other option would be how do I transfer my bookmarks from IE8 to Firefox.

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https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20crashes#w_get-help-fixing-this-crash
Type '''about:crashes''' in the URL bar and hit Enter. <br />
Click the hyperlinks to bring up the Crash Report pages and copy'n'paste the URL of each of those reports into the message box here. We'll see if we can help you figure out what is causing those crashes to happen.

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I assume you are using windows. There are two options:
1. Try restarting your computer and then try uninstalling.
2. Firefox might be a program that starts immediately upon booting. In that case, go to the task manager, end all tasks that firefox is running. Then try uninstalling firefox

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If this started after you installed Firefox 27, do you want to test whether Firefox 26 still works smoothly? This article has a link to download the installer from Firefox 26 (you need to visit using Firefox 27 to get the link): [[Install an older version of Firefox]].

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See [[Firewalls]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
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See [[Firewalls]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up

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Is the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\) still there?
If so then try to delete that folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
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#Before Uninstall take backup of your Firefox Profile.
#*http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
#*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
#After Firefox File > Quit
#Uninstall and Reinstall your Firefox
#Restore your Profile.
#*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox <br>
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*Clean Reinstall
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:
'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
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'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
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#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
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##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
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I am trying to uninstall Firefox from my desktop, and I am not allowed to do this and it will not disappear. Please let me know what I can do. It does not work as a browser, and I can't uninstall it.
Thanks.

See this - https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+Firefox

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