When I try to reinstall Firefox (as suggested because it now crashed upon trying to open) it says it can't do so because "libsmime3.dylib is busy".

This happened yesterday pretty soon after I'd done my weekly computer restart, and updated a bunch of add ons recommended by Firefox. I've tried numerous times to restart with no success. (I put at the end the error message). I try to follow the suggestion to reinstall and get the message it can't do so because "libsmime3.dylib is busy" I search for libsmime3.dylib but can't find it.
Here's the error message:
Process: firefox-bin [1354]
Path: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin
Identifier: org.mozilla.firefox
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [123]
Date/Time: 2010-08-09 11:25:37.447 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 903822 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 14
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 13
Anonymous UUID: 2C898B26-1D05-4D78-BCB3-AAFA00851B9F
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/XUL
Referenced from: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin
Reason: image not found
Model: MacBookPro5,2, BootROM MBP52.008E.B05, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.42f4
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.7f1, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0x24400000
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8217, 0x06110000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0x04600000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000

I have tried everything I could to fix this, but some things require actually being on Firefox, and since I cannot get on, I cannot click on the tabs to do it. I have even totally uninstalled firefox, and that has not fixed this. I still get the same message that firefox is running and I need to close it or restart (which I have also tried dozens of times). I have removed things like Java, and that has not helped either. If I cannot even get on line in firefox, how can I fix this. I am not crazy about using internet explorer, but right now, it is my only option. I even tried to start in safe mode, and the same message box pops up!

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