When I close firefox it doesn't really close it seems to be hidden. Then when I try to start it again I have to Alt, Ctrl, Del, go to process , turn it off then hit it to start again. I can not get it to open in the hidden process that it is in

Apparently when I close Firefox it doesn't really close. I get told when I try to open Firefox later "Firefox is still open, you must close Firefox, Then reopen it. Then I hit Alt, Ctrl & Del, go to process's then I have to close it then reopen it. It does not open until it is closed in process's.

The process can take a few seconds to close. Sometimes you need to use Task Manager.

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firefox covers the whole screen so I can not see other programs opened at the bottom of screen

It is possible that the screen is too high and that the status bar and scroll bar fall off at the bottom.
Open the system menu via Alt+Space and see if you can resize that window. 
If that works then close Firefox to save that setting.
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resizing_oversize_window
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf

When I went to open creative cloud, it said it needed an update, but after I updated it now can not get it to open up

When I went to open creative cloud, it said it needed an update, but after I updated it now can not get it to open up

what do you see when you try to open it?

When I close Firefox, it doesn't actually close, when I try to re-open. It says Firefix already open or active, but I have no access. Whats the problem?

If I log out of, (shut down Firefox), when I try to open it again, I get a message that Firefox is already running, and I can't get access, I have to log off my system and log back in before I can access Firefox.
Do you have any idea why this happens, and how I might fix it.

For possible causes and solutions see [[Firefox is already running but is not responding]].

I have used FF for years. Yesterday I could not get it to open. The clock comes on for a second then goes off. IE works OK. I uninstalled and reinstalled FF

I uninstalled FF and reinstalled it with the same results. IE and Chrome work fine. This is something that just started yesterday afternoon. Can you help?

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings and disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).
''(If you're using an added theme, switch to the Default theme.)''
If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu by clicking on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item: 
[[Image:FirefoxSafeMode|width=520]] 
If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac: Hold the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run ''firefox -safe-mode'' (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.
Thank you.

TS1369 I fractured the screen on my iPhone 4, 2+ years old and the latest when bought so I bought a new phone but I can not get my previous purchases to download to itunes that were there 2 weeks ago. Changed apple id once and now it shows up when downloa

I bought a brand new iPhone 4 as soon as it came out which was 2010 I think. No problems until two weeks ago. I fractured the screen on it so I am slowly losiong some functions like charge, touch screen ability and need to activate my new iPhone but I am having trouble with iTunes showing my full song library. I have 554 plus songs but some that will not update or download,. Two weeks ago is when this all began. I used to have a different apple ID but changed it after a few months for security reasons. Now when I try to observe my itunes library it only shows the most recent songs I have purchased,35. Not all, and there are still songs that it states it can not download because my computer is not authorized, I authorize it and it says it is already authorized. Then it gives me the old apple ID from years ago and I change it back to my new one, but this only causes it to do it over and over. I called apple and they said all kinds of mean things that my son or husband had been using my ID or account, of which is impossible because all purchases have to be password protected and I get warnings if anyone attempts to access. Also, their ID's are not my old one. Their libraries have none of my music. I do not home share but I thought that iTunes says you can use the music for households if you homeshare so I do not know why the person was so abusive but I am frustrated. So, any ideas? I was instructed to install icloud and did and it seems to me to be the culprit so I bought the stupid iCloud sharing manage,$25 yearly so that it automatically downloads your full library but no luck, still only shows the purchases I recently made with my gift card. This was suggested by the apple care expert. Can not update my phone until backed up, can not change phones until updated and backed up.

I know it sounds weird, and that is the reason I posted my question. Because my case is not like all the ones I've found online and it's confusing. I added a screen capture of my itunes with my old iphone (the one that houses my playlists) connected to it.
My playlists "ARE" in my iphone 4s. They are still there even though they do not show up when I plug in to itunes in my computer.
When connecting my phone to itunes on my macbook, the playlists do not appear anywhere in itunes. I have found my connected iphone icon, I have clicked on the arrow next to it and it does pull up the standard lists that come with the iphone/itunes: Music, Movies, TV shows, books. That's it! below that is "Genius" and below "Geniuns" is "PLAYLISTS" but the only playlist of mine that shows there is one that I created several years back titled "90's music" and that one I created it on my computer, not my phone. Under "90's music" there are also other standard playlists that itunes automatically adds.
Does anyone else have this issue or know how to get around this. I am starting to think that I am going to have to recreate these lists on my computer

How, when I sign out of Hotmail (MSN), sign back in with a different account, and click on Hotmail, can I get it to open in the same tab (or at least same window) instead of in a new window?

Under options I've checked "Open new windows in a new tab instead." Yet often when I must sign back into Hotmail, it opens in a new window. I would prefer that it open in the MSN sign-in tab or at least in the same window, but am not given a choice. If there is no way to control that, can I move tabs from one window to another window?

Thanks. I read the article but don't understand whether or not I can change the preference with regard to Hotmail.

Want to start PSE 12 in photo editor but it will only start in Orgaizer, can't get to welcome screen and the .exe file that Adobe said to look for does not exist on my files

Have tried to start PSE 12 in photo editor but it continues to start in Organizer. I do not want my pictures loaded in Organizer at all. Saw a page on the web that said to click on an .exe editor file but that is not on my files. Also cannot get a welcome screen to come up, only an organizer even though I checked it the first time to come up in photo editor. I'm now having Organizer crammed down my throat. Tried online chat but was cut off with the statement that no support is offered for v12 any longer.

Hi,
You failed to say which operating system you are running on so I'm assuming it is Windows of some type.
You should be able to find the following files, using explorer, depending on your system.
64bit system: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe"
32bit system: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe"
Double clicking on that should start the editor - suggest to create a shortcut to it.
If you can't find one of those files, then you either installed it somewhere else or you need to re-install elements.
Brian

I can not get FF 8 to resize the foreground window when I press ctrl + to zoom in, Is there a fix?

I am stuck with FF 3.6 because FF 8 does not resize the java script window properly when zooming in on a web page. See http://www.titantv.com/ for an example web page.
Is there a fix?
I have tried disabling all add ons viewing with original default settings. Nothing seems to work. So I am stuck using FF 3.6 which is the last version of FF that works with Java.

That would make things worse for you.
See '''http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resizing_oversize_window'''
Use Alt+SpaceBar to move or resize, especially if you have a problem grabbing edges of a window.
You can use JavaScript to resize windows with a bookmark, but there are severe limitations, see
: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resizing_oversize_window#JavaScript_no_longer_allowed_to_resize_windows
'''Setting up:'''
# use '''about:config''' to change '''services.sync.prefs.sync.dom.disable_window_move_resize''' to '''false'''.
# Invoke bookmark anywhere but from the location bar which almost eliminates use of keyworded bookmarklets which was the most beneficial method. But there are ways of getting around that.
'''To invoke a keyworded bookmarklet from the location bar'''
# Bring up about:config
# "Ctrl+L" to back to the location bar instead of within Filter
# invoke your keyworded bookmark, which can include substitution
# return to your previous tab, Ctrl+W will close current tab
'''To invoke your keyworded bookmarklet from the Bookmarks sidebar''', set up a folder with your
resize bookmarks in it and include a [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dev_:_Firefox_Chrome_URLs Chrome URL] bookmark for '''about:config'''
Name: ---about:config---- within resize folder containing Javascript resize/move
:Location: chrome://global/content/config.xul
'''steps:'''
# "Ctr+B" bring up Bookmarks sidebar
# search on resize javascript
# invoke about:config in a new tab, Ctrl+click on the about:config chrome bookmark you included
#"Ctrl+L" to return to the Location bar
# invoke a resize bookmark from display in sidebar
# "Ctrl+W" to close the about:config tab, maybe you'll return from where you came from
All of my resize bookmarks have a keyword shortcut usually named by width, and can be seen in the following:
* http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/kws.htm also look for link to k.html

I can not get my ipod to play the play button keeps flickering when I turn it on

I cant get my ipod touch to play, what should I do?

Here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
It is normal and expcted for a computer to see the iPod as a camera since that is how you get photo off the iPod.

I can not get my computer to take the download for Firefox.

I am trying to download Firefox, but everytime I get to the extracting stage it stops. What can I do to finish the download?

Hi,
Here it is:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=304431
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BH
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My computer is off and set up on Japanese. I can not login anymore because I type the password in English but the keyboard was set up last in Japanese language.how can I change the language by using the keyboard only so that I can write in English my pass

Hi
My computer was shut down. It was set on Japanese Hiragana language before shutting down. Now I want to login with my password in English. Yet, teh keyboard was set in Japanese and thus, I can not login anymore. How can I reset/change from Hiragana Japanese mode to Englsih ( US) with some shortcuts on my keyboard?
thank you

Try Apple/Command + space.
For the future, go to system prefs/accounts/login items and check the box for Show Input Menu on Login Screen.

Each time I try to access music and photos on Apple TV it asks me to turn sharing on in iTunes. When I go to sharing it says it's on and I have to turn it off then on again to get it to work. Is there a way to avoid this?

Each time I try to access music and photos on Apple TV it asks me to turn on sharing. Sharing is on and I have to turn it off then turn it on again to get it to work. Is there a way to avoid all this work every time I wish to play iTunes through my TV?

Welcome to the Apple Community and a merry Christmas.
Start here, and reset your security questions, you will receive an email to your rescue address, use the link in the email and reset your security questions.
If that doesn't help or you don't have a rescue address, you might try contacting Apple throughiTunes Store Support

My computer is running SO slow. The intermet also keeps freezing up and I have to turn airport off then back on/refresh before it will work again. I dont have enough space on my start up disc to run certain programs. Easiest way to fix?

My computer is running SO slow. The intermet also keeps freezing up and I have to turn airport off then back on/refresh before it will work again. I dont have enough space on my start up disc to run certain programs. It will say I need to quit programsin order for things to run. Easiest way to fix? Im not great with computers!
Running mac os x version 10.6.8

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I need to get into my old account and get my addresses and then cancel the old account but can not get into it. Had to change my user name when I moved and now I can't get into Firefox. Can't remember the old password. What to do??

I moved during the summer. I changed to highspeedand & when I set my computer up it told me that my email address was already in use so I had to change it(????) I changed from jkady to [email protected] I tried to change it on firefox but it would not except the new name and I could not get into my old account.I need all my addresses and would like to cancel the old account but I can not get into it. This is very frustrating!!!!! I need my addresses!!!!!!!!

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When I close firefox it doesn't really close it seems to be hidden. Then when I try to start it again I have to Alt, Ctrl, Del, go to process , turn it off then hit it to start again. I can not get it to open in the hidden process that it is in

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