Task manager says Firefox 32

My Firefox is crashing. Not Responding...NOT RESPONDING...NOT RESPONDING...over and over and over...
I have a 64 bit laptop. When I go to task manager Firefox shows as Firefox.exe *32. Has the wrong Firefox been loaded into my system?>
Thanks

No that is ok.
Firefox for Windows is a 32 bit browser, although developers do have experimental 64 bit builds available. On Linux and Mac ordinary users may install 64 bit versions.
Crashes and hangs are separate problems. If you have crashes please paste a couple of Crash IDs into your next post.
#[[Firefox crashes - Troubleshoot, prevent and get help fixing crashes]]
#[[Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix]]
* Or maybe [[Warning Unresponsive plugin - What it means and how to fix it]]
*Does killing the Firefox process in TaskManager allow Firefox to restart ?
*What if any error messages are you getting ?

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