The new version of Firefox will not load at all onto my computer. Is it possible my computer is too old?

I have been using Firefox without major problems for years but the latest update refuses to even run on my computer and I've tried everything short of reformatting. Is it possible my OS (Windows XP) won't support it?

A possible cause is security software (firewall) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox 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.com/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firewalls

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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
How about with a new, empty profile? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile

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while its working with IE message : the url is invalid and cannot be loaded .
may coz i dont have valid ssl certificate but with previous version i did not face any issue

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The issue has been resolved in Firefox 10 which is scheduled for release in a few days from now. This may happen if the system is missing either Visual C++ 2005 SP1 or the .Net Framework 3.5 SP1. You can try the pre-release Firefox 10 beta: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/ or download and install either [https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5638 Visual C++ 2005] or .Net Framework 3.5 SP1.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=713167

The new version of Firefox will not load at all onto my computer. Is it possible my computer is too old?

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