Suddenly after running Firefox for years, I cannot open multiple browser windows using Windows XP.

I have always been able to open more than one browser windows, so I can have my email minimized while doing other tasks on one or more other browsing pages. All of a sudden, I can only open one browsing page. When I try to open a second, I get the red circle with a diagonal slash through it stopping me.
Can anyone help me?

Hi,
The path to the profile would usually be '''My Computer''' > '''?:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\***.default''', if there are no other profiles. If there is another profile, it would be that instead of ***.default. You may have to enable hidden files and folders.
Please see [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Windows this.]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder & Files]

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